Oxford United vs Blackburn Rovers betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on January 18th, 2025

Oxford United and Blackburn Rovers will be playing against each other on Saturday, January 18th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), in a Championship football game in England, check the Oxford United vs Blackburn Rovers betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Oxford United vs Blackburn Rovers will occur

The game will be played in the small The Kassam Stadium stadium, in the city of Oxford, with a capacity for 12500 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Oxford United vs Blackburn Rovers betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.48 goals per match played.

Oxford United last match

Oxford United is coming off a draw. In its last outing they faced Plymouth Argyle in a match valid for Championship, and the match ended 1-1. The eleven coached by G. Rowett played in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 3.30.

Oxford United performance was certainly not typical of a top team, but some players still left a good mark on the match. Rúben Rodrigues, with an excellent sense of position and a precise foot, was one of the best players, and he gave a big contribution to the team to leave the field undefeated.

Blackburn Rovers last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for FA Cup, Blackburn Rovers, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Middlesbrough team with a final score of 0-1.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 3.30.

Oxford United vs Blackburn Rovers h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Championship, Oxford United ranked 10th place while Blackburn Rovers was in 6th place. Oxford United initiated hostilities with a 4-1-4-1 formation while Blackburn Rovers played using a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024/2025 Championship season. The match, played on 24-08-2024, recorded the 2-1 win for Blackburn Rovers.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

Oxford United

Championship leaderboard now

The Oxford United team has 29 points being in the 17th place in the Championship competition in England. The overall balance is not favorable, with 11 losses, 7 wins wins and 8 draws.

Coventry City ranks just above, occupying 16th place in the 27th round, with the same number of points.

Oxford United analysis

At the end of matchday 26 we see that Oxford United conceded more goals than they scored, with 41 goals conceded and 29 scored.

An average of 3.42 shots on goal per game is certainly not exciting for Oxford United, which is therefore a team that does not score many goals, nor does it particularly engage the goalkeepers. This will be an important factor to consider when evaluating the match.

Oxford United has a ball possession average of 44.12% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Oxford United vs Blackburn Rovers 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Having a record of 6 wins versus 3 losses, and 4 draws in comparison to the 1 game they won as the visiting team, there’s no place like home for this team.

Oxford United has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 29 times with 2183 attacks, while Blackburn Rovers has only scored 28 times with 2100 attacks.

The relentless schedule ahead could prove to be a hurdle for Oxford United in maintaining their peak performance during multiple games in a short span of time. Despite the odds predicting a closely fought contest between Oxford United and Blackburn Rovers, the team's busy schedule could impact the result in favor of their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Oxford United

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Mark Harris. The Attacker has already scored 5 times this season and has helped Oxford United come away with the positive result on several occasions.

Blackburn Rovers

Championship leaderboard now

Blackburn Rovers arrives in this game with 39 points, and in 7th place in the Championship, having won 11 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 6 draws.

Blackburn Rovers analysis

Blackburn Rovers shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 26 games has only conceded goals on 23 occasions, and has scored in 28.

Best goalscorer from Blackburn Rovers

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Yuki Ohashi. With 5 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Blackburn Rovers team achieving several victories this season.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Oxford United is Mark Harris, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Blackburn Rovers is Yuki Ohashi, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Oxford United 1.46 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Blackburn Rovers 0.92 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.67.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 3.89 corners.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.85 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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