This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Oxford United and Lewes at 15:00 on Sunday, 1st February 2009 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Oxford Utd. are ready to welcome Lewes to The Kassam Stadium on Sunday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The U's won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Oxford Utd. and Lewes at was within the last three years, in January 2007, the U's carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Trophy match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Lewes | 2 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 09 Jan | Oxford Utd. | 1-0 | Lewes | FAT |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Lewes | 0 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | FAT |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the U's, with 5 goals against.
Lewes have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Rooks have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oxford Utd.'s 41 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Lewes are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 17 points from their 29 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 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| Lewes | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
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. | 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Lewes | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 9 most recent games. |
