This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Oxford United and Stevenage Borough at 15:00 on Saturday, 20th December 2008 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Oxford Utd. prepare to entertain Stevenage Borough at The Kassam Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The U's have drawn both of the previous games against their opponents, however.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Kassam Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the U's carving out a narrow 2-1 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 | Mon 24 Mar | Oxford Utd. | 2-1 | Stevenage B. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 27 Aug | Stevenage B. | 0 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Oxford Utd. | 2 - 0 | Stevenage B. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Stevenage B. | 2 - 2 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 3 conceded.
Stevenage B. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Boro's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Oxford Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 29 points from their 22 games played so far, Stevenage B.'s 32 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Stevenage B. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Oxford Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Stevenage B., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the U's. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oxford Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Stevenage B. | 25 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |
