Ace Football previews the Championship game between Southampton and Oxford who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Oxford come to St. Mary’s Stadium for the Championship match on Saturday, Southampton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Ranked as number 6 in the Championship standings, The Saints, have so far collected 60 points this season, while Oxford collected 39 points. This puts them up as number 22 after 38 rounds.
Team form: Southampton vs Oxford
Southampton Form
Their last three matches saw Southampton drawing 1-1 with West Bromwich, before taking out Coventry by 1-2, and Norwich by 1-0. Southampton won four of their last six Championship matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded three and scored ten goals.
Oxford Form
In their three most recent outings, Oxford won 1-3 and 1-0 against Preston and Blackburn, before drawing 1-1 against Charlton. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Oxford won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting facts for Southampton and Oxford
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Southampton and Oxford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 7 of the last 8 Southampton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Southampton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Southampton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Southampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Southampton have won 3 of the last 4 matches in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 23 of the last 25 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Oxford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Oxford away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Oxford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Southampton vs Oxford
Ciaron Brown 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 Southampton, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Kuryu Matsuki also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.
Popular betting markets: Southampton vs Oxford
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at St. Mary’s Stadium across all tournaments Southampton won six times, drew three and lost one times. Oxford claimed two wins, four draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Southampton are on a fantastic streak of no less than 11 matches in a row without defeat. Oxford did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home.
Both teams to score
Southampton scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Oxford got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away 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 five of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Southampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Oxford, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.
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