Championship: Oxford vs Southampton – Betting preview

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

This will be the first time that Oxford face Southampton lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.

Oxford are number 22 in the table on 19 points after 22 matches. Southampton rank as number 11 with 31 points after 22 matches played.

Form: Oxford vs Southampton

Oxford Form

A single point is all Oxford can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Blackburn, before getting trounced 1-2 against Preston while Charlton won 1-0. Oxford managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Southampton Form

In their previous three matches, Southampton beat West Bromwich 3-2, lost 2-1 against Norwich and drew 1-1 with Coventry. Southampton won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and 12 scored.

Betting facts for Oxford and Southampton

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Oxford and Southampton. 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 Southampton

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Ciaron Brown will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Southampton hope Adam Armstrong can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of five Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Kassam Stadium across all tournaments Oxford won two times, drew four and lost four times. Southampton claimed three wins, one draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Southampton scored at least once in their previous 9 matches.

Both teams to score

Oxford scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Southampton scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Southampton games. Southampton have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than eight times in their previous 10 outings. Oxford scored the first goal of the game in four of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Oxford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Southampton played across all tournaments. They scored 2.3 times on average in the process. Oxford conceded a goal in their last 12 matches. Southampton scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.