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Watford v Oxford United
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Kick Off: Friday 8th November at 20:00
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Competition: Championship
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The Championship’s Friday night offering is, in the words of Coldplay’s Chris Martin, all yellow, as Watford take on Oxford United.
Watford have started the season well and sit in seventh position after West Brom’s result on Thursday evening.
Newly promoted Oxford United have tailed off somewhat after a promising start and were winless in eight before grabbing a crucial win at home to Hull a few nights ago.
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The Hornets have made Vicarage Road a fortress so far this season. They are unbeaten at home in all competitions, winning seven out of eight games.
They have scored in every home league game, but at the same time have only kept two clean sheets. Four of their six home games have seen three goals or more.
Oxford are winless on the road, with only two points to show from their six games. They have conceded two or more goals in five of those six games but have also scored in five of six.
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🔍 Watford v Oxford United Players to Watch
⚪️ Ciaron Brown
Ciaron Brown is the longest odds of any player priced up by Betfair to commit 1+ foul, and I don’t think that is correct.
Looking at his stats in the league this season, he averages 0.6 fouls per 90. He has played every minute of every league game, but for the first six games, he was playing as the left-sided centre-back in a four. During that time, he committed one foul in those six games.
For the last eight games, Brown has either lined up as either a left back in a four or as the left of three centre backs. He has committed seven fouls in those eight games, covering this bet in five of eight games.
🟡 Vakoun Bayo
It is often said that a striker just needs a goal and then they will start flying in. That was certainly true of Vakoun Bayo last Saturday at Sheffield Wednesday, who scored four goals in 30 second-half minutes in a 6-2 victory.
At Vicarage Road this season, Bayo averages 2.2 shots per game but has only scored one goal. With his newfound confidence, Bayo could turn those chances into goals and get Watford off to a good start.
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💻 Watford v Oxford United Form and Tactics
Watford manager Tom Cleverley is overseeing a good start in his first full campaign in charge. The results have been largely positive, with an unbeaten home start. The positive start should be enjoyed, but FotMob’s expected points table suggests that they are currently overperforming by six points, ranking them 17th.
They have scored the joint third most goals with 22, but also conceded 22 at the other end, with only three teams conceding more. Their attacking underlying numbers are strong, so if they can tweak the defensive side, they should be able to maintain their good form. They are tactically versatile, having switched between a back three and four so far this season.
Oxford’s promotion last season was a little unexpected, with Des Buckingham’s side winning the play-offs after being unfancied against both Peterborough and Bolton.
Despite being one of the favourites for relegation, they currently sit in 16th position. Their expected points tally is not too dissimilar from their actual tally, showing them to be two points better off than their performances have deserved..
In their most recent game, Oxford played a 3-4-1-2 in a bit of a departure from the majority of the season, and picked up a 1-0 victory, so we may see a continuation of that here.
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🏁 Watford v Oxford United Ref Watch
- Referee: Anthony Backhouse
- Backhouse has refereed seven Championship games so far this season
- He has handed out an average of 3.29 yellows per game, with just a solitary red card.
- Backhouse is yet to award a penalty this season.
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* All odds displayed correct at the time of publishing.
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