Ace Football previews the Championship game between Oxford and Blackburn who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Oxford and Blackburn are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash this coming Wednesday at Kassam Stadium, with much riding on the outcome in this Championship battle.
Form: Oxford vs Blackburn
Oxford Form
Oxford look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Stoke, they were left empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating West Bromwich in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 1-3 win against Preston in their most recent outing. Oxford just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Kassam Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored two and conceded seven goals.
Blackburn Form
In their previous three games, Blackburn lost 1-2 and 3-1 against Bristol City and Derby, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Portsmouth. Blackburn only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 12 goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Oxford and Blackburn
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 Oxford and Blackburn played across all tournaments.
- In the last 12 Oxford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Oxford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Oxford have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Blackburn have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Blackburn have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Blackburn away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Blackburn away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Oxford vs Blackburn
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Ciaron Brown, who is performing well for Oxford. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Blackburn.The visitors will be looking to Mathias Joergensen to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Blackburn in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Oxford vs Blackburn
Full-time result
Oxford claimed a modest three 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 five. Blackburn won one of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost five of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Oxford scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Blackburn got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Blackburn managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Oxford have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Blackburn.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Oxford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Blackburn, who managed to score one time in those matches.
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