Ace Football previews the Championship game between Stoke and Oxford who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mid-placed Oxford travel to Bet365 Stadium to face struggling Stoke in a round 29 game, which kicks-off this coming Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Form: Stoke vs Oxford
Stoke Form
Stoke only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Sunderland, followed by another draw. This time 1-1 against West Bromwich, before going down in a 3-1 defeat against Portsmouth. Stoke just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Bet365 Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded six goals.
Oxford Form
Oxford went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Plymouth. A 1-0 win against Blackburn followed, before they beat Luton by 3-2. Oxford managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in three.
Betting stats and facts for Stoke and Oxford
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Stoke and Oxford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 17 of the last 19 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 16 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Stoke home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Oxford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Oxford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Oxford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Stoke vs Oxford
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Ben Wilmot will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Oxford hope Ciaron Brown 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: Stoke vs Oxford
Full-time result
Stoke won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Bet365 Stadium. They drew six and lost two as well, while Oxford won one of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost six. Oxford didn’t lose any of their previous 7 outings.
Both teams to score
Stoke scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Oxford got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Of the previous 10 outings, Stoke scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in eight of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Stoke’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Oxford played across all tournaments. They scored 1.4 times on average in the process.
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