Championship: Oxford vs Sheffield Wednesday – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 21 match between Oxford and Sheffield Wednesday and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Having not shared a spot in the same division in recent times, this is the first time Oxford comes up against Sheffield Wednesday as of late.

Sitting bottom of the table, Oxford have claimed 18 points after 19 rounds, while Sheffield Wednesday have amassed 26 points. This places the latter as number 12 in the Championship at the moment.

Team form: Oxford vs Sheffield Wednesday

Oxford Form

A draw is the best Oxford can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 3-0 defeat against Sheffield United. A1-1 draw with Millwall followed before they were defeated 2-0 by Queens Park Rangers. Oxford only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Kassam Stadium in the Championship. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 11 goals.

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 1-2 win against Derby, before drawing 1-1 with Preston. This little streak came to an end, when Blackburn proved too strong in a 0-1 defeat for Sheffield Wednesday. Sheffield Wednesday claimed 13 points in their last six Championship matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded four and scored eight goals themselves.

Betting facts for Oxford and Sheffield Wednesday

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 Sheffield Wednesday played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Oxford vs Sheffield Wednesday

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Gregory Leigh will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sheffield Wednesday hope Michael Smith can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

Betting markets: Oxford vs Sheffield Wednesday

Full-time result

Oxford claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Sheffield Wednesday won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing three in this series of matches. Oxford have not lost to Sheffield Wednesday in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Oxford scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Sheffield Wednesday 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, Sheffield Wednesday kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Oxford saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Sheffield Wednesday’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.