Ace Football previews the Championship round 36 match between Norwich and Oxford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Mid-placed Norwich face relegation-threatened Oxford at Carrow Road in round 36 of the Championship in a match that kick-offs on Friday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.
Ranked as number 11 in the Championship standings, Norwich, have so far collected 48 points this season, while Oxford collected 38 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 35 rounds.
Form: Norwich vs Oxford
Norwich Form
Norwich go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Hull. They went on to beat Stoke 4-2, before sharing the spoils with Blackburn in a 1-1 draw. Norwich claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 13 and conceded seven goals.
Oxford Form
Oxford were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 0-2 by Portsmouth. Next up, West Bromwich won 2-0, before losing 2-3 against Coventry. Oxford are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew four and lost two. They conceded five goals while scoring two themselves.
Betting stats for Norwich and Oxford
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Norwich and Oxford played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 Norwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Norwich matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Norwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Norwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Norwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Oxford away matches in the Championship, 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 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Oxford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Oxford away 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-form players: Norwich vs Oxford
It has been a great season for Joshua Sargent so far as he currently has 11 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving Norwich hoping he delivers against Oxford this coming Friday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.
Popular betting markets: Norwich vs Oxford
Full-time result
Norwich claimed five wins, drew two and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Oxford won one, drew four and lost five of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Norwich scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Oxford scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Oxford have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Oxford managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Norwich were first on target in four of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Norwich’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Oxford, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches. Oxford did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.
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