Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Oxford United and Manchester City.
Oxford United form and stats
Last season, Oxford United's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.17 points is a decent return from 8 League One games here at Kassam Stadium for Oxford United. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. On the other hand, in the Carabao Cup, Oxford United has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
The fans are hoping that Oxford United will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the League One game against Milton Keynes Dons. Before that, Oxford United drew at home versus Shrewsbury Town.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Oxford United as they have a new game in only three days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Wycombe Wanderers are visiting.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 8 games), Oxford United's attacking play is working. Oxford United are not conceding a lot of goals here at Kassam Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.
Manchester City form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Manchester City, as they won the Carabao Cup.Manchester City have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 6-1-2 from 9 games. Manchester City has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Two travels in a row for Manchester City, whose manager Guardiola could celebrate last time after the Premier League win against Arsenal. Prior to that result Manchester City won their away game at Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League. The scoreline was 4-1.
Manchester City delivered their win in the match against Arsenal already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the three points. Solid performance!
Again, the away team are huge favourites in this match and any other result would be an upset. We checked our Tipsway database for earlier, recent games with Manchester City given similar win odds in an away game. This check revealed 22 matches with 18 wins as expected, 1 draw and 3 surprise home wins. The favourites won 13 of these games by at least two goals.
A quick return to home after this game, as Manchester City are hosting Leicester City in the Premier League only three days away.
Manchester City are a potent attacking force on the road with their 25 goals in 9 league games. As opposed to that, Manchester City have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Agüero 9 goals |  R. Sterling 9 goals |   J. Henry 8 goals |
Oxford United missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Oxford United | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 52 | 28 | Scored | S | 36 | 69 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 6.7 | 6.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 8.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 375 | 192 | Total Shots | T S | 229 | 471 | ||
| 142 | 71 | Shots on Target | S O | 87 | 175 | ||
| 37% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 43 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 36 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 35 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 31 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 9 | Fleetwood Town | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 30 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 28 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 28 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | -1 | 24 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -1 | 22 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -6 | 20 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -12 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | -13 | 17 |
| 22 | Southend United | 21 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -37 | 7 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | -28 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 49 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 29 | 39 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 28 | 35 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 12 | Burnley | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Everton | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 18 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 | Southampton | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -18 | 15 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | Watford | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -23 | 9 |