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Watford Oxford United betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The most likely scenario for this match is the occurrence of several goals. While it is expected that the home team will have more control over the game, both teams typically play an offensive style of football, with relatively little focus on defensive aspects. Therefore, betting on the "Over 2.25 Goals" market in this match is a good option.
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Preview
Watford and Oxford meet at Vicarage Road, in a match for the 15th round of the Championship. There is no recent record of official head‑to‑heads between these two teams. The last head‑to‑head was played on 15‑09‑2020 and ended with the final score: Oxford United (1‑1) Watford. Although this is a match between 5th and 19th of the league table, it’s actually a match between the 1st best in home matches and the 23th best in away matches.

Analysis Watford

After 7 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses, the home team is in the 5th position, havinf won 22 points so far. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Swansea City by (1‑0), after in the previous match they have won (2‑6) an away match against Sheffield Wednesday. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 6 points in away matches, with 11 goals scored and 18 conceded, against 16 points won at their stadium, with 11 goals scored and 4 conceded. In the last 6 home league matches Watford has a record of 5 wins and 1 draw, so they have won 16 points out of 18 possible.

They haven’t lost any of the last 6 home matches for this competition. There are a few recurrent results in their home matches: at half‑time 0‑0 (3 out of 6 matches) and after the 90' 2‑1 (3 out of 6 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. They have conceded the first goal in 9 of their 14 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 2.

Watford enters this round after a 1-0 defeat away to Swansea. The home team typically plays in a 4-3-3 formation, with Pierre Dwomoh, Tom Ince, and Edo Kayembe occupying the central areas of the pitch. Forward Vakoun Bayo is the player tasked with troubling the opposing defence, with his main strength being his finishing ability. Missing for this match are Francisco Sierralta and Moussa Sissoko, both suspended, as well as Angelo Ogbonna and Tom Dele-Bashiru, who are sidelined due to injuries.

Confirmed Lineup: Daniel Bachmann, Ryan Porteous, Ryan Andrews, James Morris, Matthew Pollock, Festy Ebosele, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Imrân Louza, Edo Kayembe, Vakoun Issouf Bayo, Kwadwo Baah.
Coach: V. Ismaël.

Analysis Oxford

The away team is currently in the 19th position of the league, with 14 points won, after 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Swansea City, by (1‑2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Hull City, by (1‑0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 2 points in away matches and 12 points at their stadium, with 10 goals scored and 5 goals conceded at home, against 7 goals scored and 12 conceded in away matches. In the last 6 away league matches Oxford has a record of 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 2 points out of 18 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 6 away matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Oxford United enters this match motivated after a 1-0 victory against Hull City, with the only goal of the game scored by Hidde ter Avest. The away team usually plays in a traditional 4-3-3 formation, with the three attacking players trying to cause trouble for the opposing defence being Tyler Goodrham, Dane Scarlett, and Greg Leigh. In the central midfield area, Josh McEachran, Will Vaulks, and Idris El Mizouni are expected to play. Missing for this match are Joe Bennett, Cameron Brannagan, Przemyslaw Placheta, Matt Phillips, Kyle Edwards, and Siriki Dembélé, all of whom are currently sidelined due to injuries.

Confirmed Lineup: Jamie Cumming, Elliott Moore, Ciaron Brown, Greg Leigh, Sam Long, Peter Kioso, Will Vaulks, Ruben Rodrigues, Josh McEachran, Dane Scarlett, Tyler Goodrham.
Coach: D. Buckingham.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Watford vs Oxford match, on 8 November 2024, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy UK, goes to: Over 2.25 Goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Watford vs Oxford on 8 November 2024 will be played at Watford, Vicarage Road.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy UK, for the Watford Oxford match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Watford at with 86% of the tips.

 

Championship - 2024/2025

  • 63% 347 / 552 Games

  • Home team wins 45.24%
  • Draws 30.84%
  • Away team wins 23.92%
  • Over 1.5 72.05%
  • Over 2.5 44.67%
  • Over 3.5 23.34%
  • Goals 863
  • Goals /match 2.49
  • Goals /match home 1.47
  • Goals /match away 1.02
  • Both teams score 49.28%
  • Goals after 80' 16.92%
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