{"id":534792,"date":"2019-10-03T09:30:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T13:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=534792"},"modified":"2019-10-03T09:38:18","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T13:38:18","slug":"can-oxford-united-keep-their-form-intact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/10\/03\/can-oxford-united-keep-their-form-intact\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Oxford United Keep Their Form Intact?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oxford United<\/a> travel to Accrington Stanley<\/a> this weekend, looking to continue their impressive form and extend their unbeaten run to five league games.<\/p>\n

The U’s are in fine form since a defeat at Fleetwood Town<\/a>, with three wins and one draw from their last four league games.<\/p>\n

Can Oxford United Keep Their Form Intact?<\/h2>\n

Looking to Continue Impressive Form<\/h3>\n

During those matches, Robinson’s side have scored 12 goals, including six at Lincoln City<\/a>, and even scored four as the U’s eased past West Ham United<\/a> in the Carabao Cup.<\/p>\n

During this run of four league games, Oxford are yet to concede a goal, and if the U’s keep another clean sheet at the Crown Ground, it will be the first time since 2002 that they’ve kept five successive league clean sheets.<\/p>\n

The U’s will head into this game almost expecting another three points, but will be aware they’ve won just once on the road this season.<\/p>\n

It’s also difficult to pinpoint Robinson’s first-choice eleven given the clubs recent form and due to impressive performances from the fringe players, there could be room for rotation this weekend.<\/p>\n

Team News and Previous Meetings<\/h3>\n

Tariqe Fosu<\/a> has netted four goals in three games, including a hat-trick at Lincoln, while Matty Taylor<\/a> has scored three in as many games.<\/p>\n

Accrington have won just twice this season in their opening ten games, but one victory came last weekend on the road at Southend United.<\/p>\n

Colby Bishop netted that goal, and he is Stanley’s top scorer with four goals. Dion Charles has three goals, while winger Jordan Clarke<\/a> has scored twice and added two assists.<\/p>\n

In sixteen meetings between the two sides, all of Stanley’s five wins have come in the last seven encounters, including three in succession.<\/p>\n

Given their form, you would expect Oxford to ease past Accrington, but looking at previous meetings, the hosts could cause another upset.<\/p>\n

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