Ace Football previews the Championship round 32 match between Oxford and Norwich and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Norwich come to Kassam Stadium for the Championship match this coming Tuesday, Oxford will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: Oxford vs Norwich
Oxford Form
A single draw is all Oxford have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 0-2 and 3-1 against Birmingham and Sheffield United respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against Coventry. Oxford claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored three and conceded six goals.
Norwich Form
Two victories are what Norwich have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Coventry 2-1. This was followed by a 1-0 defeat against Middlesbrough, before winning again 2-0 against Blackburn. Norwich won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 11 while also conceding five times.
Betting facts for Oxford and Norwich
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Oxford and Norwich. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 22 of the last 24 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Oxford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Oxford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Oxford home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Norwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Norwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Norwich have won 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Norwich have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Norwich away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Oxford vs Norwich
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Sam Long will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Norwich hope Anis Ben Slimane can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Popular betting markets: Oxford vs Norwich
Full-time result
Oxford claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing four. Norwich won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Oxford only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Norwich got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Oxford have failed to score in 4 consecutive home games. Norwich managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Oxford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Norwich’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches.
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