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Bristol Rvs. face a trip to Oxford United at The Kassam Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, Pirates have recorded 5 wins, and Oxford Utd. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2005, as the U's edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 13 Sep | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Oxford Utd. | 3 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Oxford Utd. | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Oxford Utd. | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford United need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While U's have scored 4, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Bristol Rvs.'s away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Pirates's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Oxford Utd. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 37 from their 34 matches played. Bristol Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 50 from their 35 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Pirates have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from The Kassam Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oxford Utd. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Bristol Rvs. | No sequences of note |