Soccer betting preview: Oxford United welcomes Ipswich Town in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League One
Date: Tue 14.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Kassam Stadium (12500 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Oxford United - Ipswich Town!

It's no vacation for neither Oxford United nor Ipswich Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Oxford United form and stats

Oxford United, who have the most clean sheets (8) at home in League One, are steadily winning League One games and points here at Kassam Stadium. 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games.

The Oxford United fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here at Kassam Stadium: A 1-3 defeat against Rotherham United (placed 1st). Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Hartlepool United.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Oxford United handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W7-D2-L2.

Oxford United are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Gillingham awaits in four days.

Oxford United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Kassam Stadium with 21 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, Oxford United have conceded only 10 goals.

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Ipswich Town form and stats

7 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Ipswich Town playing as the away team in the League One this season.

Ipswich Town are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the League One against Accrington Stanley (placed 17th). It was a EFL Trophy defeat before that one as the away game against Exeter City wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Ipswich Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of seven matches.

The schedule is very tough for Ipswich Town now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Tranmere Rovers is waiting in only four days.

Ipswich Town has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 13 games. Ipswich Town have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Ipswich TownJ. Norwood
J. Norwood
10 goals
Oxford UnitedJ. Henry
J. Henry
9 goals
Ipswich TownK. Jackson
K. Jackson
8 goals

Oxford United missing players

Ipswich Town missing players

Oxford United Ipswich Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 11 3 Played P 3 13 24
11 7 1 Won W 0 7 11
6 2 1 Drew D 2 3 8
7 2 1 Lost L 1 3 5
42 21 5 Scored S 2 20 37
25 10 6 Conceded C 3 13 23
92% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
71% 64% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 54% 62%
62% 64% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 31% 42%
29% 27% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 29%
12% 18% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 17%
46% 27% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 38% 46%
46% 73% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 46% 42%
17% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 15% 25%
 
7 7.4 11.3 Corners For (avg) C F 3.7 5.1 5.9
4.2 3.9 1.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.3 5.2 5
2 2 3.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 4 2.8 2.3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 3 3
 
332 159 51 Total Shots T S 24 162 304
111 55 15 Shots on Target S O 8 60 106
38% 38% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 33% 35%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Ipswich Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Oxford United has the most clean sheets (8) at home
  • Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Oxford United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 25 13 5 7 45 26 12 5 3 4 21 11 13 8 2 3 24 15 19 44
2 Wycombe Wanderers 25 12 8 5 32 26 13 9 3 1 24 15 12 3 5 4 8 11 6 44
3 Ipswich Town 24 11 8 5 37 23 11 4 5 2 17 10 13 7 3 3 20 13 14 41
4 Coventry City 24 10 11 3 35 26 13 8 4 1 17 9 11 2 7 2 18 17 9 41
5 Oxford United 24 11 6 7 42 25 11 7 2 2 21 10 13 4 4 5 21 15 17 39
6 Sunderland 24 10 8 6 35 24 13 7 5 1 25 10 11 3 3 5 10 14 11 38
7 Portsmouth 24 10 8 6 36 29 13 8 5 0 24 12 11 2 3 6 12 17 7 38
8 Doncaster Rovers 23 10 7 6 36 23 14 7 4 3 21 14 9 3 3 3 15 9 13 37
9 Peterborough United 25 10 7 8 44 34 12 7 3 2 25 12 13 3 4 6 19 22 10 37
10 Fleetwood Town 23 10 6 7 37 30 12 7 4 1 18 9 11 3 2 6 19 21 7 36
11 Burton Albion 24 10 6 8 33 30 11 5 3 3 12 8 13 5 3 5 21 22 3 36
12 Bristol Rovers 24 10 6 8 30 32 13 5 5 3 18 15 11 5 1 5 12 17 -2 36
13 Blackpool 24 8 10 6 32 28 12 6 2 4 18 15 12 2 8 2 14 13 4 34
14 Gillingham 25 8 10 7 28 24 13 7 2 4 21 13 12 1 8 3 7 11 4 34
15 Shrewsbury Town 24 8 9 7 22 26 12 5 4 3 15 15 12 3 5 4 7 11 -4 33
16 Lincoln City 25 9 4 12 30 32 10 7 1 2 18 11 15 2 3 10 12 21 -2 31
17 Accrington Stanley 25 7 8 10 35 37 11 5 2 4 24 15 14 2 6 6 11 22 -2 29
18 Rochdale 25 8 4 13 29 41 12 3 3 6 12 17 13 5 1 7 17 24 -12 28
19 Milton Keynes Dons 25 7 4 14 27 37 13 6 1 6 15 18 12 1 3 8 12 19 -10 25
20 AFC Wimbledon 25 6 6 13 30 38 12 4 5 3 14 14 13 2 1 10 16 24 -8 24
21 Tranmere Rovers 24 5 7 12 27 43 12 3 5 4 18 18 12 2 2 8 9 25 -16 22
22 Southend United 25 1 7 17 27 65 12 0 4 8 11 34 13 1 3 9 16 31 -38 10
23 Bolton Wanderers 22 4 7 11 18 48 12 3 6 3 14 19 10 1 1 8 4 29 -30 7

Read more about League One

The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.