Coventry City head to The Kassam Stadium on Saturday for the Championship tie with home team Oxford United.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Oxford United v Coventry City are shown below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Oxford United
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Oxford United will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 2-0 Championship loss in their previous game against West Bromwich Albion.
In that match, Oxford United had 40% possession and 5 shots at goal with 0 on target. For their opponents, West Bromwich Albion got 22 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Alex Mowatt (11') and John Swift (101') scored for West Bromwich Albion.
Oxford United have not been in good attacking form of late. Their โgoals forโ figure stands at just 1 vs opposition teams over the course of their previous six outings. In those games, Oxford United have also seen the tally of goals that have gone against them come to 6.
A look at their previous results shows us that Oxford United:
- have not won against Coventry City in their previous 2 league matches.
- are without a home win in the past 2 matches in the league.
Coventry City
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Coventry City come into this clash following a 2-1 Championship win against Preston North End in their previous fixture.
In that game, Coventry City had 52% possession and 17 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. For Coventry City, the goalscorers were Jack Rudoni (30') and Bobby Thomas (37'). Preston North End had 7 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Will Keane (82') scored for Preston North End.
Frank Lampard's Coventry City have seen their efforts on goal rewarded a total of 8 times throughout their most recent sextet of matches. The overall goals that have been scored against them during the equivalent period equals 8.
Taking a look at their past results, Coventry City:
- haven't been defeated by Oxford United when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
- have not been beaten in their last 3 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
A review of their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 09/09/2018 shows us that Oxford United have won 1 of these and Coventry City 4, with the number of drawn matches being 1.
There were also goals galore in those games, with 24 in all at an average of 4 goals per match.
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Team News: Oxford United
Ben Nelson (unknown injury) and Siriki Dembรฉlรฉ (Ankle injury) will be missing for Oxford United manager Gary Rowett.
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Team News: Coventry City
Coventry City boss Frank Lampard has a number of players out of action. Haji Wright (Ankle injury), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (muscular problems) and Ben Wilson (Knee injury) are those who canโt be considered.
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Prediction
We believe that Oxford United could find themselves up against it to score goals against this Coventry City outfit who we reckon should win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.
Weโre therefore predicting a 0-1 winning margin for Coventry City at the conclusion of the game.
Expecting it to be tight.
Renata Leite,
04:05 28/02/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
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Oxford United
Formed: 1893
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium (12,573)
Captain: Elliott Moore
Chairman: Grant Ferguson
Manager: Gary Rowett
Competitions: Championship position 18
๐ Star Man: Mark Harris
Mostly playing in the Striker position, Mark Harris was born in Wales. Having played his first senior match for Cardiff City in the 2016 - 2017 season, the dangerous Forward has accumulated 5 league goals in the Championship 2024 - 2025 season to date in 34 appearances.