Oxford vs Burnley Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th September 2024

Oxford could close the current gap on the top four, when they face off against Burnley on Saturday. Their current position in the Championship standings naturally favours Burnley, but Oxford won't be short on motivation.

Placed nineth in the table Oxford have amassed nine points after six matches. On 13 points, Burnley rank threeth with six matches played this season.

We are bound to see an exciting game on Saturday as both Oxford and Burnley are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Oxford scored an average of 1.7 goals in six matches or a total of ten while allowing eight goals against. This is an average of 1.3 goals against per match with two clean sheets along the way.

The Clarets show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target two times on average per game. They scored 20 goals and conceded seven, an average of 0.7 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in four of these.

Having never shared a season in the Championship in recent past, this is the first time Oxford comes up against Burnley in this context.

Oxford vs Burnley Prediction

Oxford Form

Oxford are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Preston by 3-1, before beating Stoke by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Bristol City, who ran out 2-1 winners. Oxford won three of their previous six matches at Kassam Stadium in the Championship. They drew three as well, but suffered no defeats, scoring six goals to one against.

Anything lower than at least a second place finish would probably be considered a disappointment for Burnley, as they look to build a title challenge.

Burnley Form

Burnley went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Blackburn. A 0-1 win against Leeds followed, before they beat Portsmouth by 2-1. Burnley won four times in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded five goals while scoring ten themselves.

The big goal of the season for Burnley has to be winning the title, with a place inside the top two expected as the Championship action starts to unfold.

Form looks slightly more in favour of Burnley than odds suggests. We believe the bookmakers have placed a little too much faith in Oxford and we like the prices on offer for the away win.

Oxford have taken three points from their last two games against teams from the top half of the Championship table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of three goals to two. Oxford claimed three wins, zero draws as well as three defeats in the Championship this season. Burnley have a record of four wins, one draw and one defeat in the Championship.

Oxford vs Burnley Squads

Oxford Squad

Des Buckingham will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Burnley from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Jamie Cumming (0/6), Matt Ingram (0/0), Simon Eastwood (0/0), Ben Nelson (0/0), Ciaron Brown (1/6), Elliott Moore (0/4), Gregory Leigh (1/5), Hidde ter Avest (0/0), Jordan Thorniley (0/0), Joseph Bennett (0/4), Peter Kioso (0/4), Richard McIntyre (0/0), Sam Long (0/4), Cameron Brannagan (1/4), Idris El Mizouni (1/6), Joshua McEachran (0/3), Kyle Edwards (0/1), Louie Sibley (0/2), Malcolm Ebiowei (0/2), Marselino Ferdinan (0/0), Matthew Phillips (0/3), Max Woltman (0/0), Przemyslaw Placheta (0/3), Siriki Dembele (0/3), Tyler Goodrham (1/6), Will Vaulks (0/6), Aidan Elliott-Wheeler (0/0), Dane Scarlett (0/2), Mark Harris (4/6), Owen Dale (0/1), Ruben Rodrigues (1/6), Will Goodwin (0/0).

Burnley Squad

Here is the full team squad of Burnley. The 43 year-old Scott Parker will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Etienne Green (0/0), James Trafford (0/5), Vaclav Hladky (0/1), Connor Roberts (0/4), Conrad Egan-Riley (0/3), Hannes Delcroix (0/0), Hjalmar Ekdal (0/0), Joe Worrall (0/3), John Egan (0/0), Jordan Beyer (0/0), Lucas Pires (0/6), Maxime Esteve (0/6), Owen Dodgson (0/0), Shurandy Sambo (0/1), Aaron Ramsey (0/0), Han-Noah Massengo (0/4), Hannibal Mejbri (0/3), Jeremy Sarmiento (1/3), Josh Brownhill (3/6), Josh Cullen (0/4), Josh Laurent (0/6), Luca Koleosho (2/5), Nathan Redmond (0/0), Zian Flemming (0/2), Andreas Hountondji (0/3), Enock Agyei (0/0), Jaidon Anthony (0/3), Jay Rodriguez (0/4), Lyle Foster (1/5), Manuel Benson (0/1), Mike Tresor (0/0).

Oxford vs Burnley Team News

Burnley could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as five players are nursing various problems. Maxime Esteve and Joe Worrall sit this one out for Burnley, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Oxford.

Burnley need to do without Aaron Ramsey, Nathan Redmond, Jordan Beyer, Luca Koleosho and John Egan, who are not fit enough to travel to Kassam Stadium.

Oxford vs Burnley Lineups

Oxford vs Burnley H2H

Having never played each other in the Championship in the 21st century, this is the first time Oxford comes up against Burnley in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies. Oxford picked up zero wins in their previous two matches against Burnley, while the latter claimed two wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 27/10.

Oxford vs Burnley Results

Oxford vs Burnley Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Josh Brownhill has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because The Clarets bank on him to build on these numbers against Oxford. The latter relies on Mark Harris, who found the target four times in six games.

Oxford claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Burnley won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing four in this series of matches. Oxford will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday, with Burnley managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Oxford, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Burnley, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.