Championship: Oxford vs Sunderland – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 45 match between Oxford and Sunderland and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Oxford welcome Sunderland at Kassam Stadium this coming Saturday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Championship season.

Form: Oxford vs Sunderland

Oxford Form

In has been a bit of everything for Oxford in their previous three matches, where they first beat Sheffield Wednesday by 0-1. This was followed by a disappointing 0-1 defeat against Leeds, before an encounter with Cardiff produced a 1-1 draw. Oxford claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew zero and lost four, scored five goals and conceded nine.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-1 by Swansea, before Bristol City ran out 2-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Blackburn, who came out 0-1 winners. Sunderland claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and five scored.

Betting facts for Oxford and Sunderland

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Oxford and Sunderland. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Oxford vs Sunderland

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. Sunderland hope Trai Hume 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 Sunderland

Full-time result

Oxford claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing four. Sunderland won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Sunderland have beaten Oxford in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Oxford scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Sunderland scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Sunderland managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Sunderland have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Oxford when playing at away ground.

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 one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Sunderland played across all tournaments. They scored 0.8 times on average in the process.