Championship: Sheffield Wednesday vs Oxford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Oxford come to Hillsborough for the Championship match on Saturday, Sheffield Wednesday will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Sheffield Wednesday approach round 42 as number 13 in the Championship table with 53 points on their account so far. With 41 rounds behind them, Oxford have amassed 45 points, placing them as number 18 in the standings.

Form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Oxford

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Cardiff, they recorded a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Hull, who ran out 0-1 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 2-2 match with Blackburn. Sheffield Wednesday did not win any of their last six Championship matches at the Hillsborough. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored five goals.

Oxford Form

It is all or nothing with Oxford, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 2-1 against Middlesbrough, before beating Sheffield United 1-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 1-3 against Queens Park Rangers. Oxford are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded eight goals while scoring three themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford

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

Players in form: Sheffield Wednesday vs Oxford

Michal Helik shows decent form right now for Oxford, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Sheffield Wednesday, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Djeidi Gassama also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.

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Full-time result

Sheffield Wednesday claimed two wins, drew three and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Oxford won zero, drew five and lost five of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Sheffield Wednesday only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Oxford got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Oxford will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Sheffield Wednesday managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sheffield Wednesday, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Oxford, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.