Ace Football previews the Championship game between Wrexham and Oxford who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Wrexham and Oxford will be desperate for points on Wednesday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?
Placed 18th in the table Wrexham have amassed ten points after ten matches. On nine points, Oxford rank 19th with ten matches played this season.
Form: Wrexham vs Oxford
Wrexham Form
Wrexham only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Leicester, followed by another draw. This time 1-1 against Birmingham, before going down in a 1-0 defeat against Stoke. Wrexham didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Championship games at the SToK Cae Ras. They have a record of three draws and two defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored seven goals.
Oxford Form
Oxford claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 0-0 draw against Queens Park Rangers. Afterwards, a 2-1 defeat against Watford followed, before beating Derby 1-0. 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 ten time and letting in nine.
Betting facts for Wrexham and Oxford
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Wrexham and Oxford played across all tournaments.
- In the last 4 Wrexham matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Wrexham home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Wrexham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Wrexham matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Wrexham home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Oxford matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Oxford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Oxford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Wrexham vs Oxford
Josh Windass found the target one times in his previous six matches, whereas Gregory Leigh just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Wrexham vs Oxford
Full-time result
Wrexham claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Oxford won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run. Oxford have beaten Wrexham in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Wrexham 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. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Wrexham played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Wrexham managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Oxford kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Wrexham saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Oxford, who scored 1.1 times on average in these matches. Wrexham conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.