Championship: Derby vs Oxford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 32 match between Derby and Oxford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Derby and Oxford will be desperate for points on Tuesday, 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?

Form: Derby vs Oxford

Derby Form

A single draw is all Derby have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 2-1 and 0-1 against Cardiff and Sheffield United respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Norwich. Derby claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew zero and lost four, scored six goals and conceded six.

Oxford Form

Oxford are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 0-0 draw with Stoke and a 1-1 draw with Bristol City. In their most recent match, they were defeated 1-0 at the hands of Burnley. Oxford only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by seven goals to three.

Betting facts for Derby and Oxford

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Derby and Oxford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Derby vs Oxford

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Lars-Joergen Salvesen will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Oxford hope Gregory Leigh can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

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Full-time result

Derby claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in six of the games in this run. Oxford won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing six in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Derby scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Oxford scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Derby have failed to score in 4 consecutive home games. Oxford should be able to score at least once on Tuesday as Derby failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Oxford managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Derby and Oxford.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Derby, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Oxford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Derby failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches.