Championship: Oxford vs Leeds – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 43 match between Oxford and Leeds and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Oxford enjoy home advantage, when visitors Leeds swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Sitting top of the table, Leeds claimed 88 points after 42 rounds, while Oxford have amassed 48 points. This ranks the latter as number 17 in the Championship before the next round.

Team form: Oxford vs Leeds

Oxford Form

Oxford beat Sheffield United by 1-0, lost 1-3 against Queens Park Rangers, before defeating Sheffield Wednesday 0-1. Oxford managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded nine goals.

Leeds Form

Leeds look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 1-1 with Luton, before downing first Middlesbrough by 0-1, then Preston in a 2-1 win. Leeds won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding five.

Betting stats and facts for Oxford and Leeds

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

Players on top: Oxford vs Leeds

Look no further than Michal Helik, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Oxford in the Championship, while Daniel James managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Leeds in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Oxford claimed six wins, drew one and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Leeds won five, drew four and lost one of their last 10 games away. Leeds didn’t lose any of their previous 6 outings.

Both teams to score

Oxford scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Leeds got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Oxford probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Friday, as Leeds managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Oxford, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Leeds played across all tournaments. They scored 1.6 times on average in the process. Oxford scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches.