National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Oxford United or Crystal Palace that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Oxford nor Crystal Palace as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Oxford United form and stats
Oxford United have not come this way in the Carabao Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Swansea City. Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Oxford United have collected 4 points from their League One home games so far after 1-1-1.
The spoils were shared in Oxford United's previous game, also at home. Visiting Morecambe travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. The talented striker Joseph bettered all teammates in that match and managed a match rating of 8.14 out of 10. Joseph scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the home loss against Lincoln City with the scoreline 1-2.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Oxford United as they are travelling to their away game against Cheltenham Town in the League One. That match is four days after this one.
Early season league goal statistics from Oxford United's 3 home games: 3 goals, 3 conceded.
Crystal Palace form and stats
Palace's mission in Carabao Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.The visitors are W0-D1-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Crystal Palace are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the match against Aston Villa. Attacker Zaha got a player rating of 8.0 in the game. "Man of the match" Zaha scored two goals, hit three key passes and had 25 successful passes (of 30 total).
A 1-1 draw at Liverpool's stadium before that.Palace have another game away from home in just four nights, a Premier League fixture against Manchester City. A gruelling programme for the guests!
Crystal Palace have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings with these contenders: Oxford United won zero, Crystal Palace were winners in two and we saw zero draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Zaha with 2 goals scored against Oxford United in these 2 meetings.
Top Goalscorers
  W. Zaha 3 goals |   C. Brannagan 1 goals |  K. Joseph 1 goals |
Oxford United missing players
Crystal Palace missing players
| Oxford United | Crystal Palace | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 39 | 13 | Scored | S | 16 | 43 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Conceded | C | 18 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 68% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 16.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 44% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | ||
| 9.9 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 11.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 5 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
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