Ace Football previews the Championship round 7 match between Oxford and Sheffield United and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Sheffield United come to Kassam Stadium for the Championship match on Saturday, Oxford will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Oxford are placed 20th with five points after six matches. Sheffield United occupy a position as 24th in the league on zero points.
Team form: Oxford vs Sheffield United
Oxford Form
Oxford currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 2-2 against Coventry. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Leicester in a 2-2 encounter, before beating Bristol City in a 1-3 encounter. 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 nine goals.
Sheffield United Form
Sheffield United lost their previous three matches by 1-0 against Middlesbrough, 5-0 against Ipswich and 0-1 against Charlton. Sheffield United claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and six scored.
Betting stats and facts for Oxford and Sheffield United
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Oxford and Sheffield United. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 4 Oxford matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 4 Oxford matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Oxford home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Oxford home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sheffield United have lost the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Sheffield United have lost the last 5 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 16 of the last 17 Sheffield United away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sheffield United have lost the last 7 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Sheffield United have lost the last 7 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Oxford vs Sheffield United
Will Lankshear is showing good form for Oxford, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Tyrese Campbell scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Betting markets: Oxford vs Sheffield United
Full-time result
Oxford claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Sheffield United won six, drew zero and lost four of their last 10 games away. Sheffield United lost their last 7 matches.
Both teams to score
Oxford scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Sheffield United got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Sheffield United have failed to score in 5 consecutive games. Oxford will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Sheffield United have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Oxford, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Sheffield United, who scored one time on average in these matches. Oxford conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches. Sheffield United did not score a single goal in 5 consecutive games
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