Ace Football previews the Championship game between Charlton and Oxford who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Charlton and Oxford will be desperate for points this coming Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?
Ranked as number 17 in the Championship standings, Charlton, have so far collected 24 points this season, while Oxford collected 19 points. This puts them up as number 22 after 21 rounds.
Form: Charlton vs Oxford
Charlton Form
A single draw is all Charlton have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 3-1 and 1-2 against Coventry and Middlesbrough respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Birmingham. Charlton won three of their previous six matches at The Valley, Charlton in the Championship. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to nine against.
Oxford Form
Oxford only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 2-0 defeat against Swansea. Then a 1-1 draw with Blackburn followed, before Preston claimed a 1-2 victory. Oxford managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring eight time and letting in five.
Betting stats and facts for Charlton and Oxford
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Charlton and Oxford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 14 of the last 16 Charlton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Charlton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Charlton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Charlton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Charlton have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 14 of the last 15 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 15 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 Oxford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 Oxford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Oxford away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Charlton vs Oxford
Despite scoring just once in six Championship games, Charlton hope Lloyd Jones adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Oxford put their faith in Ciaron Brown to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Championship games.
Betting markets: Charlton vs Oxford
Full-time result
Charlton claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Oxford won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run. Amazingly, Oxford failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 matches. Oxford have not lost to Charlton in 7 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Charlton scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Oxford got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Charlton will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Saturday, as Oxford have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Oxford have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Charlton.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Charlton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Of the last ten games for Oxford, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.1 times goals per game. Charlton conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Oxford conceded a goal in their last 11 matches.
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