FootyMAD's Oxford United match preview

History of the Oxford United v Bristol Rovers fixture

Bristol Rvs face a trip to Oxford United at The Kassam Stadium on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Pirates have won 5 of the 17 games compared to the host's 8 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Bristol Rvs inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the U's in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003	Mon 21 Apr	Oxford Utd	0 - 1	Bristol Rvs	LD3
2002/2003	Sat 14 Dec	Bristol Rvs	0 - 2	Oxford Utd	LD3
2001/2002	Sat 02 Feb	Oxford Utd	0 - 0	Bristol Rvs	LD3
2001/2002	Sat 29 Sep	Bristol Rvs	1 - 1	Oxford Utd	LD3
2000/2001	Sat 21 Apr	Bristol Rvs	6 - 2	Oxford Utd	LD2
2000/2001	Sat 04 Nov	Oxford Utd	0 - 1	Bristol Rvs	LD2
1999/2000	Sat 22 Jan	Oxford Utd	0 - 5	Bristol Rvs	LD2

Recent respective form guides

Oxford United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the U's, with 4 goals against.

Bristol Rvs have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Pirates have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Oxford Utd are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 30 points from their 15 games. Bristol Rvs's 21 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Oxford Utd	6	2	2	2	6	6	8
Bristol Rvs	6	2	0	4	8	12	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the U's, as the Pirates have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Oxford Utd	4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Bristol Rvs	Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games.