West Bromwich Albion - Oxford United predictions

If you’re looking for a relatively safe result bet, a home win at odds of 1.67 is a solid option. That said, Oxford United may yet be able to pull off a surprise, maybe even in the form of a stalemate.

The current perspective makes the situation clear. Given the superiority of West Bromwich Albion and the fact that Oxford United are given 5.94 odds to win, it is easy to conclude that anything but a home win would be an unexpected shock.

The Baggies faced off against Millwall in the previous game, and most bookies placed them as the underdogs. The final result was a 1:1 draw, however, after a prolonged stalemate which isn’t something to scoff at.

With 3.16 odds to win in the previous round, most of us expected Oxford United to at least put in a good fight. They kept up with their opponents for more than half the game, but their defences completely crumbled in the second half, which resulted in a 0:2 home defeat.

Whenever met on their home pitch, the hosts tend to perform at a high level. They scored more than 5 times in their latest 3 home games alone, marking this match as interesting for BTTS and Over 5 Goals markets.

This match may offer a solid opportunity for an Under 5 Goals bet purely because Oxford United are playing as the visiting team. The last two such instances both ended up confirming the market – they even featured fewer than 5 goals, in fact.

These two teams already clashed multiple times this season, and neither managed to come out on top in any of those games. Most bookmakers see WBA as the favourites, though, so they’ll want to use the extra drive of being the hosts to finally earn a conclusive result.

Saturday's matchup will see both teams at full strength, free of injuries and suspensions.

And Under 2.5 Goals is the perfect wager for this fixture. A quick glance at these teams’ statistics will tell you all you need to know about their concession rates, which is why it’s a fairly safe bet, generally priced at around 1.65.