+0.40 points a game is the venue form gap, in Leicester City's favour: Leicester City takes 1.24 a game at home over the last two seasons, Oxford United 0.84 away.
Leicester City: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season in the Championship. Oxford United: 49 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season in the Championship.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Leicester City -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 0, lost 1 of 2, scoring 3 and conceding 2. Last season at home in the Championship: won 7, drew 7, lost 9 of 23, scoring 31 and conceding 34 -- 1.22 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Plymouth Argyle 2-0 at home; drew with Milton Keynes Dons 0-0 away; lost to Burton Albion 1-2 at home; drew with Notts County 1-1 away; beat Blackburn Rovers 1-0 away in the Championship. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 34 matches with one recorded (22, 8, 4 apiece), most recently Russell Martin with 4. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Oxford United -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 0, lost 1 of 2, scoring 3 and conceding 4. Last season away in the Championship: won 4, drew 6, lost 13 of 23, scoring 21 and conceding 32 -- 0.78 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Huddersfield Town 1-3 away; beat Stevenage 2-1 away; drew with Milton Keynes Dons 2-2 at home; lost to Millwall 0-2 away in the Championship; beat Sheffield Wednesday 4-1 at home in the Championship. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 30 matches with one recorded (22, 8 apiece), most recently Matt Bloomfield with 8. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 06:39 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.