The game between Oxford United and Burton Albion in the (Conference) Premier on Saturday, 18th October 2008 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Oxford Utd. prepare to entertain Burton Albion at The Kassam Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the U's have drawn one game and lost the other.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Kassam Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Mar | Oxford Utd. | 0-3 | Burton Albion | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 19 Aug | Burton Albion | 1 - 2 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Oxford Utd. | 0 - 0 | Burton Albion | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 18 Aug | Burton Albion | 1 - 2 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 8 conceded.
Burton Albion have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Brewers have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oxford Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 16 points from 15 matches. Burton Albion's total of 28 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
U's are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occasion, Burton Albion will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oxford Utd. | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Burton Albion | 6 games since last defeat. |
