Ace Football previews the Championship round 42 match between Oxford and Watford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Watford come to Kassam Stadium for the Championship match on Saturday, Oxford will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Form: Oxford vs Watford
Oxford Form
Oxford claimed two draws in their previous three matches, where they lost 2-0 against Southampton. Afterwards, they recorded a 1-1 draw with Hull, before also drawing 2-2 with Portsmouth. Oxford only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored five and conceded eight goals.
Watford Form
Watford have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Leicester, they got a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Queens Park Rangers, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 1-1 game with Charlton. Watford only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by ten goals to seven.
Betting facts for Oxford and Watford
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Oxford and Watford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 15 Oxford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 25 of the last 27 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 14 Oxford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Oxford home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Watford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Watford away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Watford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Watford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Oxford vs Watford
Look no further than Cameron Brannagan, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Oxford in the Championship, while Nestory Irankunda managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Watford in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
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Full-time result
Oxford won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Kassam Stadium. They drew four and lost four as well, while Watford won two of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost four.
Both teams to score
Oxford scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Watford scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Watford played. Watford should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Oxford only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Watford claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games.
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 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Watford, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.
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