The game between Eastbourne Borough and Oxford United in the (Conference) Premier on Saturday, 3rd January 2009 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Oxford Utd. pack their bags to visit Eastbourne Borough at on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The only previous meeting between the two sides yielded a draw.
The only previous meeting between Eastbourne B. and Oxford Utd. at was more than three years back, in November 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Oxford Utd. | 6 - 3 | Eastbourne B. | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 16 Nov | Oxford Utd. | 3 - 0 | Eastbourne B. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Eastbourne B. | 1 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Eastbourne Borough have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the in those games, with 6 conceded.
Oxford Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The U's's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Eastbourne B. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 33 points from their 26 games played so far, Oxford Utd.'s 36 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Eastbourne B. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Oxford Utd. only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Eastbourne B. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Oxford Utd. | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
