Our prediction for this League 1 match:
All eyes will be on Kassam Stadium when Oxford United and Cambridge United face each other in the League One derby. The Yellows aim to build on back-to-back wins over Charlton and Crewe, and the bookies see them as favourites to win Saturday’s clash as well. Defender Ciaron Brown is widely expected to return to the starting XI after scoring the winner in the midweek clash.
The U’s, on the other hand, are not enjoying a season to remember, with the team sitting in 12th place, 12 points behind the playoffs berth. Cambridge did well to beat both Accrington and Plymouth at home in the previous two league fixtures, but given their poor away record, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Oxford. All Jack Iredale, Greg Taylor, Lloyd Jones, and Joe Ironside are sidelined with injuries, but Shilow Tracey is back to contention. Leon Davies is a major doubt.
Highlighted Player (Elliott Moore):
Born in Coalville, England on March 16, 1997 Elliott Moore is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a centre-back. Moore has one cap with the England U18 team, while making two appearances for the England U20 team.
The 196-cm tall defender is a product of Leicester City football school, joining the club at the age of 6, but he did not enjoy a first-team football with the Foxes. He made his first appearances for Leicester City senior team on July 19, 2017 against WBA at the Asia Trophy. After spending a couple of seasons on loan at OH Leuven, Elliott Moore returned to England in the summer of 2019, signing a contract with League One side Oxford United.
Moore made his League One debut against Sunderland on August 3, 2019. The two teams played out a 1-1 draw at Stadium of Light in the opening match of the season, with Elliott Moore coming from the bench in the dying minutes of the game.
Highlighted Team (Cambridge United):
Cambridge United are an English football club that compete in League Two. The U’s play their home games at Abbey Stadium, the venue which was built back in 1923. Owned by Grosvenor Estates, Cambridge United’s home ground can hold up to 8,127 spectators.
The U’s wear amber and black jerseys and black shorts when playing in front of home fans, while white and blue are the dominant colours of their away kit. Cambridge United won the FA Trophy in 2014, with the team making it to the FA Cup quarter-finals two times (1989/90, 1990/91). In the 1968-69 season, the U’s clinched the Southern League Cup title.
Cambridge United recorded their biggest league win in March 2007 as they outclassed Weymouth 7-0, and they repeated the success against Forest Green (2009) and Morecambe (2016). Peterborough United are regarded as the club’s main rivals, but they maintain rivalries with Northampton Town, Colchester United, Luton Town, Stevenage, and Histon as well.