This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Oxford United and Ebbsfleet United at 15:00 on Saturday, 5th December 2009 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Oxford Utd. prepare to entertain Ebbsfleet United at The Kassam Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the U's.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Kassam Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2008, with Oxford Utd. annihilating their visitors 5-1 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Sep | Ebbsfleet Utd. | 0 - 2 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Oxford Utd. | 5-1 | Ebbsfleet Utd. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Ebbsfleet Utd. | 1 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | Ebbsfleet Utd. | 1 - 3 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 17 Nov | Oxford Utd. | 0 - 0 | Ebbsfleet Utd. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 0 | Gravesend | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Gravesend | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the U's, with 2 goals against.
In complete contrast to Oxford Utd., Ebbsfleet Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, losing every single one of the last six matches played! The Fleet have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.
Oxford Utd. are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 22 games giving them a return of 52 points. Ebbsfleet Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 15 points from their 23 games thus far.
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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| Ebbsfleet Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Oxford Utd. fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the U's. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oxford Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 12 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Ebbsfleet Utd. | Lost each of the previous 6 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |
