This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Northwich Victoria and Oxford United at 19:45 on Tuesday, 2nd September 2008 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Oxford Utd. face a trip to Northwich Victoria at The Marston Arena on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2007, the Trickies / Vics carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Oxford Utd. | 0 - 1 | Northwich Vic. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Northwich Vic. | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Oxford Utd. | 3 - 1 | Northwich Vic. | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Northwich Vic. | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Oxford Utd. | 5 - 1 | Northwich Vic. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Northwich Victoria are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Trickies / Vics's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The U's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The U's's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Northwich Vic. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 2 points from their 6 games thus far. Oxford Utd. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 6 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northwich Vic. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Oxford Utd. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Northwich Vic.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northwich Vic. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Oxford Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
