FM Preview: Oxford United v Bradford City 13 Aug 2011

Last updated : 12 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Oxford United v Bradford City fixture

Bradford City face a trip to Oxford United at The Kassam Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 10 out of 14 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2011, the U's carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Oxford Utd. 2-1 Bradford City League Two
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Bradford City 5 - 0 Oxford Utd. League Two
1998/1999 Sat 01 May Bradford City 0 - 0 Oxford Utd. League Division One
1998/1999 Sat 05 Dec Oxford Utd. 0 - 1 Bradford City League Division One
1997/1998 Sat 21 Feb Bradford City 0 - 0 Oxford Utd. League Division One
1997/1998 Sat 27 Sep Oxford Utd. 0 - 0 Bradford City League Division One
1996/1997 Sat 11 Jan Bradford City 2 - 0 Oxford Utd. League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Oxford United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 7 conceded.

The away form of Bradford City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Bantams have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Oxford United are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League Two with a return of just 0 points from their 1 games thus far.

Bradford City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 0 points from their 1 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Oxford United 6 1 2 3 5 10 5
Bradford City 6 1 1 4 7 15 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Oxford United Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Bradford City Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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