Oxford United vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips - Carabao Cup

Prediction published on 16/12/2019, 10:42  by Daniel Ngulu in Carabao Cup Predictions

League One side Oxford United will be hosting League Cup holders Manchester City in one of the quarter final matches in the competition this Wednesday. Oxford saw off Sunderland on post match penalties in the previous round while City beat Southampton to book their place here. Going to this game Oxford have not won in their last three matches and are placed eighth in League One with 30 points from 19 matches. Manchester City on their part, have back to back wins ahead of the game and are third in the Premier League with 35 points from 17 matches. Oxford United have not scored in their last three matches but had scored in the previous seven. They have two losses and five wins in their last 10 matches. They have scored more than one goal in just four of their last 10 matches but have four clean sheets in their last five matches. Oxford are unbeaten in four home matches going to this game, with three wins therein. They have three clean sheets in their last four home matches.  In the League Cup, they have four wins in the last five matches, two of which were won on post match penalties. They have one loss in the last seven League Cup matches and failed to score in just one of the last seven League Cup matches.  

Manchester City, on the other hand, have three wins in their last five matches. They go to this game after a 3-0 win over Arsenal and will be looking to make it three straight wins as they continue with their title defence. They have managed just one clean sheet in 11 matches and three in 15. 12 of Manchester City’s last 13 matches have produced over 2.5 goals. Away from home, Manchester City have scored two or more goals in 11 of 13 matches. They are unbeaten in 14 League Cup matches and have lost just twice in the last 19. They are unbeaten in nine away League Cup matches. These two sides met in the League Cup last year as well, and City emerged 3-0 winners.