This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Grays Athletic and Oxford United at 15:00 on Saturday, 23rd January 2010 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Oxford Utd. face a trip to Grays Athletic at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. While the majority of previous matches have ended up drawn, a win has yet to be registered by U's.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2008, with Grays Ath. running out comfortable 2 - 0 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | Oxford Utd. | 5 - 0 | Grays Ath. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Oxford Utd. | 4 - 1 | Grays Ath. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Grays Ath. | 2 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Oxford Utd. | 0 - 0 | Grays Ath. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 11 Sep | Grays Ath. | 0 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Grays Ath. | 2 - 2 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Grays Ath. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Grays Athletic's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Blues have scored 4, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Oxford Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The U's's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Grays Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 17 points from their 27 games thus far. Oxford Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 56 points from 25 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grays Ath. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the U's of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Recreation Ground with Oxford Utd. coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grays Ath. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Oxford Utd. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |
