Championship: Oxford vs Cardiff – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 23 match between Oxford and Cardiff and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Oxford and Cardiff are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash this coming Thursday at Kassam Stadium, with much riding on the outcome in this Championship battle.

Placed 23th in the table Oxford have amassed 18 points after 21 matches. On 18 points, Cardiff rank 22th with 21 matches played this season.

Team form: Oxford vs Cardiff

Oxford Form

Oxford endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-0 against Queens Park Rangers, before Sheffield Wednesday won 1-3, while Leeds claimed a victory in a 4-0 match. 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 seven and conceded 13 goals.

Cardiff Form

In their past three games, Cardiff lost 0-2 against Preston, drew 2-2 with Stoke, and lost 0-2 against Sheffield United. Cardiff didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed five draws, while suffering one defeats. They conceded seven and scored six goals themselves.

Betting stats for Oxford and Cardiff

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 Cardiff played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Oxford vs Cardiff

Gregory Leigh is showing good form for Oxford, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Anwar El-Ghazi scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Popular betting markets: Oxford vs Cardiff

Full-time result

Oxford won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing three as well. Cardiff won zero from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew six and lost four in this run. Amazingly, Cardiff failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches. Cardiff have not lost to Oxford in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Oxford only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Cardiff scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Oxford managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Cardiff kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Oxford and Cardiff when playing at Kassam Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Oxford, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Cardiff played across all tournaments. They scored 0.8 times on average in the process. Oxford conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches. Cardiff conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.