Southampton have scored 34 of their 61 Championship goals away from home
Oxford have held Coventry and Middlesbrough to goalless draws on their travels
Recommended bet: Under 2.5 goals
Two in-form sides in need of Championship points for entirely different reasons will meet at St Mary's Stadium on Saturday as Southampton play host to Oxford.
The Saints moved into the play-off places following their midweek victory over Norwich and they are unbeaten in 13 matches across all competitions.
Oxford head into the weekend inside the relegation zone but they are only a point adrift of safety after registering three wins and a draw from their last four games.
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Team news
Southampton could be handed a double fitness boost for this game, as Leo Scienza and Ross Stewart have both returned to training and are expected to feature in the matchday squad.
The news is not so positive regarding Mads Roerslev, Welington and Jay Robinson, who are all expected to remain on the treatment table.
Brian De Keersmaecker and Tyler Goodrham have already been ruled out for the rest of the season for Oxford, but Myles Peart-Harris, who sat out last weekend's draw with Charlton, could return.
Przemyslaw Placheta made his comeback as a substitute in that 1-1 draw with the Addicks and is now pushing for a place in Matt Bloomfield's starting XI.
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The stats
Southampton are on the current longest unbeaten run in the Championship, registering eight wins and three draws across their last 11 second-tier matches.
The Saints have also progressed through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, meaning their overall unbeaten run stands at 13 games.
Oxford have picked up 10 points from their last four league fixtures, as many as they managed in 14 matches before that.
The U's won December's reverse meeting 2-1 at the Kassam Stadium and are now looking to complete the league double over Southampton for the first time.
This will be the first time Southampton have hosted Oxford in a league match since they registered a 3-0 top-flight success during the 1987-88 campaign — a season that ended in relegation for the U's.
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Prediction
Southampton are the Championship's form team but they could be in for a frustrating afternoon in front of their own supporters against a rejuvenated Oxford.
The U's have improved greatly of late, collecting 10 points from their last four matches, and they have been raising their game against the division's big hitters all season, avoiding defeat in four clashes with the top two, Coventry and Middlesbrough.
The two away games against those promotion hopefuls have come since the start of February and both finished 0-0, which will be the blueprint Bloomfield will surely adopt for this trip to the south coast.
For all their attacking firepower — they have only been outscored by Coventry and Ipswich in the second tier — Southampton have tended to be more open away from home.
A total of 68 goals have been scored — 34 for and 34 against — in Southampton's away matches but that figure drops to 41 in home games.
Tonda Eckert and the vast majority inside St Mary's will not mind if one goal is enough to win on Saturday, and that may prove to be the case, but the value bet is to side with less than three goals to be scored in total.
Back under 2.5 goals at 27/25 with LiveScore Bet.
The latest Southampton vs Oxford odds are available on LiveScore Bet.
