This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between York City and Oxford United at 15:00 on Saturday, 17th October 2009 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Oxford Utd. face a trip to York City at Bootham Crescent on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 8 of the 17 previous games, with the hosts winning just 6.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, when they played out a goalless draw 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Oxford Utd. | 2 - 1 | York City | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 07 Apr | York City | 0 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 13 Jan | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 2 | York City | FAT |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 0 | York City | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 15 Apr | York City | 0 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 30 Sep | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 1 | York City | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | York City | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
York City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Minstermen, with 6 goals against.
Oxford Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
York City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 26 points from their 15 games so far. Oxford Utd. are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 16 games giving them a return of 39 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| York City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 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 York City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| York City | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. |
| Oxford Utd. | 5 games since last defeat. |
