Ace Football previews the Championship round 44 match between Cardiff and Oxford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Both Cardiff and Oxford need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Championship table. The match takes place at Cardiff City Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.
Form: Cardiff vs Oxford
Cardiff Form
In their previous three outings, Cardiff drew 2-2 with Preston, before losing 0-1 against Stoke and 2-0 against Sheffield United. Cardiff just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Cardiff City Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded seven goals.
Oxford Form
It is all or nothing with Oxford following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 1-3 in an encounter with Queens Park Rangers to which, they replied by beating Sheffield Wednesday0-1. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 0-1 against Leeds. Oxford only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by seven goals to four.
Betting facts for Cardiff and Oxford
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Cardiff and Oxford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 12 Cardiff home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 12 Cardiff home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Cardiff matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 10 Oxford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Oxford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Oxford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Cardiff vs Oxford
Yakou Meite is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Oxford look to Siriki Dembele, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Cardiff vs Oxford
Full-time result
Cardiff claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Oxford won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing five in this series of matches.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Cardiff only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Oxford scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Oxford managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Oxford have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Cardiff.
Total goals
Cardiff saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Oxford, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.
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