This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Cambridge United and Oxford United at 19:45 on Thursday, 29th January 2009 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Oxford Utd. face a trip to Cambridge United at Trade Recruitment Stadium on Thursday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 12 games played, U's have recorded 2 wins, and Cambridge U. have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2007, the U's carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 23 Sep | Oxford Utd. | 3 - 1 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Mar | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 2 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Thu 16 Aug | Cambridge U. | 2 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 20 Oct | Cambridge U. | 0 - 3 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Cambridge U. | 2 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Oxford Utd. | 2 - 1 | Cambridge U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cambridge United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 9 conceded.
The U's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The U's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Cambridge U. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 46 points from their 28 games so far. Oxford Utd.'s 40 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cambridge U. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Oxford Utd. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Cambridge U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cambridge U. | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Oxford Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |
