Sheffield United vs Oxford United Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

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Sheffield United

Oxford United

Sheffield United to Win

Reason for tip

Sheffield United look the stronger side at Bramall Lane against an Oxford team sliding towards trouble in the EFL Championship. The Blades have won four of their last five home league games and come into this match full of confidence after beating Leicester. They are creating and converting chances at a far higher rate than Oxford, who have not won away in six and continue to concede regularly. With momentum and goal threat on their side, Sheffield United should justify favouritism.

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Sheffield United 2-1

Reason for tip

Goals are likely. Sheffield United games tend to be open, with over 2.5 goals landing in 15 of their 25 league matches this season. Oxford rarely keep things tight, failing to record a clean sheet in 18 of their last 20 Championship games and conceding in every one of their last nine away trips. The visitors can nick a goal, but Sheffield United’s attacking edge, especially against bottom-six sides, points towards a narrow but deserved 2-1 home win.

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Blades’ Firepower Can See Off Struggling Oxford

Sheffield United should be backed to beat Oxford at Bramall Lane on Sunday. The hosts are more prolific in front of goal than their opponents and that edge up front could prove decisive.

Both teams have lost more games than they’ve won this season, with Sheffield United in 15th place and Oxford 23rd. The hosts have ten wins and 13 losses, while Oxford have five wins and 13 defeats from their 25 games.

Sheffield United kept up their recent winning trend with a 3-1 victory over Leicester on Thursday, making it two wins in the six matches in which they have been odds-on this season. They restricted Leicester to one shot on target and, true to form, the visitors did all their scoring after the break – 74% of Sheffield United’s goals against have come in the second half of their games this season.

Sheffield United’s current form makes for encouraging reading. They have won four of their last five Championship home games, including their last two.

Oxford’s current form is underwhelming. They have not won any of their last six Championship away games and have lost five of their last seven matches overall.

Sheffield United are in excellent form, having won three of their last four Championship matches. They have gone six home games without defeat. In contrast, Oxford have lost five of their last seven and are on a run of two straight away defeats.

Oxford have been finding it hard to keep out their opponents lately, having failed to keep a clean sheet in 18 of their last 20 Championship games. They have not recorded a shutout in their last nine away games.

The goals have been flowing for Sheffield United in recent games. They have scored an average of 1.83 goals a game in their six Championship games against teams in the bottom six this season, and have found the net at least three times in three of their last four matches.

There have been over 2.5 goals in 15 of Sheffield United’s 25 Championship games this season, and with four of Oxford’s 13 league defeats coming by a 2-1 scoreline, a 2-1 home win is the correct-score pick.