Ace Football previews the Championship game between Watford 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 Vicarage Road Stadium for the Championship match on Saturday, Watford will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Watford are placed 16th with nine points after eight matches. Oxford occupy a position as 21th in the league on six points.
Team form: Watford vs Oxford
Watford Form
Watford have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Millwall, they came out empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-1 win against Hull. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Portsmouth. Watford 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 eight and conceded eight goals.
Oxford Form
In their previous three matches, Oxford beat Bristol City 1-3, lost 0-1 against Sheffield United and drew 0-0 with Queens Park Rangers. Oxford managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring nine time and letting in nine.
Betting stats and facts for Watford and Oxford
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Watford and Oxford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 28 of the last 30 Watford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 27 of the last 29 Watford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 24 of the last 25 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 19 of the last 20 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Oxford matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 4 Oxford matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Oxford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 3.5
In-form players: Watford vs Oxford
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Imran Louza, who is performing well for Watford. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Oxford.The visitors will be looking to Will Lankshear to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Oxford in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Watford vs Oxford
Full-time result
Watford claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Oxford won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Watford scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Oxford got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Watford managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Oxford kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Watford, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Oxford played across all tournaments. They scored one time on average in the process. Astonishingly, Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 matches.
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