Oxford United vs Sunderland Prediction & Betting Tips - Carabao Cup

Prediction published on 28/10/2019, 07:08  by Daniel Ngulu in Carabao Cup Predictions

Oxford United will host fellow League One side Sunderland in the League Cup on Tuesday, hoping to extend their winning run. In League One, the two are separated by three points, with Oxford in fifth place on 25 points and Sunderland eighth on 22. We expect some change in strategy though, this being a cup game and a knockout at that. Oxford are the second best attacking side in League One and they head to this game on three straight wins and having scored at least two in each of the last eight matches. They have seven clean sheets in the last 10 matches and have failed to score in just one of the 20 matches they have played this season. In their last six League Cup matches, Oxford United have lost once and won once on post match penalties; the rest were outright wins. In their most recent League Cup match, they beat Premier League side West Ham United 4-0 and earlier they eliminated Championship side, Millwall. Each of their last three matches in the competition, which they won, were at home. They last lost at home in the League Cup to a much superior side – Manchester City.

On their part, Sunderland had a stable start to the season but their recent results point to some instability. They have lost three of their last five matches. For a side that lost once in the opening 13 matches of the season, this is not a good sign. They go to this game particularly on three straight away losses and just one win in their last five away matches. In their last five away matches, they have just one clean sheet, and failed to score in the last three. These two sides have already met this season, with the match ending 1-1. In the last four meetings, these two sides have drawn all. Between September 2018 and now, these two have met thrice and all the matches have ended in 1-1 draws.