Ace Football previews the Championship game between Ipswich and Oxford who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Ipswich enjoy home advantage, when visitors Oxford swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Ipswich claimed 41 points after 24 rounds. Meanwhile, Oxford amassed 22 points and rank as number 22 in the Championship at the moment.
Team form: Ipswich vs Oxford
Ipswich Form
Ipswich look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Sheffield Wednesday by 3-1, before drawing 0-0 with Millwall. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Coventry 0-2. Ipswich put four wins on the board in their previous six Championship matches at the Portman Road. They drew twice while losing none, scored nine goals while conceding two.
Oxford Form
In their previous three outings, Oxford lost 1-0 against Charlton, beat Southampton 2-1 and lost 0-1 against Swansea. 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 eight goals to five.
Betting facts for Ipswich and Oxford
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Ipswich and Oxford. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 7 Ipswich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Ipswich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Ipswich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Ipswich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 9 Oxford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 9 Oxford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Oxford away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Ipswich vs Oxford
Jack Clarke has been great for Ipswich lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Oxford are optimistic that Ciaron Brown doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Betting markets: Ipswich vs Oxford
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Portman Road across all tournaments Ipswich won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Oxford claimed two wins, three draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Oxford did not lose any of their last 6 matches at home. Amazingly, Oxford failed to keep a clean sheet in their 14 last matches. Ipswich have not lost to Oxford in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Ipswich scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Oxford got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Ipswich managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Ipswich have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Oxford.
Total goals
Ipswich saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Oxford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.
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