This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Oxford United and Northwich Victoria at 16:00 on Sunday, 26th April 2009 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Oxford Utd. prepare to entertain Northwich Victoria at The Kassam Stadium on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Kassam Stadium was just last season, in March 2008, with Northwich Vic. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the U's 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 | Tue 02 Sep | Northwich Vic. | 1 - 2 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 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
Oxford United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the U's, with 4 goals against.
Northwich Vic. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Trickies / Vics have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oxford Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 77 points from their 45 games so far. Northwich Vic. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 40 points from their 45 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 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Northwich Vic. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Oxford Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Northwich Vic., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the U's. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oxford Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 13 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Northwich Vic. | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |
