League One: Shrewsbury vs Oxford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 41 match between Shrewsbury and Oxford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Shrewsbury enjoy home advantage, when visitors Oxford swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Shrewsbury vs Oxford

Shrewsbury Form

Shrewsbury beat Port Vale by 1-2, lost 0-3 against Exeter, before defeating Carlisle 1-0. Shrewsbury only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at The Croud Meadow in the League One. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded nine goals.

Oxford Form

Results have been up and down for Oxford, who beat Cheltenham by 2-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 5-0 against Bolton, before claiming three points in a 0-2 win against Port Vale. Oxford only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to five.

Betting stats and facts for Shrewsbury and Oxford

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Shrewsbury 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: Shrewsbury vs Oxford

Look no further than Daniel Udoh, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Shrewsbury in the League One, while Josh Murphy managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Oxford in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Shrewsbury vs Oxford

Full-time result

Shrewsbury claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing seven. Oxford won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Oxford have not lost to Shrewsbury in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Shrewsbury scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Oxford only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Shrewsbury 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. Oxford have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Shrewsbury when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Shrewsbury’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Oxford, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.

Betting prediction: Shrewsbury vs Oxford

To sum up, the upcoming match between Shrewsbury and Oxford seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.

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