This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Kettering Town and Oxford United at 19:45 on Tuesday, 11th August 2009 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Oxford Utd. face a trip to Kettering Town at Rockingham Road Ground on Tuesday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the U's have won one, and drawn the other.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, with Oxford Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Poppies 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 | Thu 19 Mar | Kettering Tn. | 1 - 2 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Sep | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Kettering Tn. | CONF |
| 1976/1977 | Tue 23 Nov | Oxford Utd. | 0 - 1 | Kettering Tn. | FAC |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 20 Nov | Kettering Tn. | 1 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | FAC |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 07 Dec | Oxford Utd. | 2 - 1 | Kettering Tn. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Kettering Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Oxford Utd. however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the U's, and 7 goals against.
Kettering Tn. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 3 points from their 1 games so far. Oxford Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 3 from their 1 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Kettering Tn. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Oxford Utd. are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Kettering Tn.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Kettering Tn. | Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Oxford Utd. | Undefeated in last 10 away games. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |
