Our prediction for this Championship match:
Kassam Stadium will host Tuesday’s football game between Oxford United and Hull City. The Yellows aim to recover from back-to-back losses to Sunderland and Swansea and they are likely to leave their hearts on the field. Home win, though, should not be considered as Oxford United head into the match with a severely-weakened squad. All Kyle Edwards, Siriki Dembele, Przemyslav Placheta, Cameron Brannagan, Joe Bennett, and Matt Phillips are sidelined with injuries.
The Tigers, on the other hand, have drawn each of their last three league matches. Hull City have been involved in some low-scoring games of late and seeing that under 2.5 goals have been netted in four of Oxford United’s last five league fixtures, we are unlikely to see goals galore at Kassam Stadium. The likes of Andy Smith, Liam Millar, Thomothee Lo-Tutala, Marvin Mehlem, Steven Alzate, Ryan Longman, and Harvey Cartwright are out of contention with injuries for the visiting side.
Highlighted Team (Oxford United):
Oxford United are one of the oldest clubs in the League One as they were founded back in 1893. However, Oxford United adopted their current name 67 years later and have been playing under it ever since.
Over the years the Yellows have built a great rivalry with Swindon Town and there have always been fireworks in clashes between the two sides. Oxford United play home matches at Kassam Stadium, the venue with the capacity of 12,500. The stadium was built in 1997 and has been Oxford United’s home ground ever since. The Boys from Up the Hill are well known for their yellow and blue colours, but they play their away games in dark blue (with a little yellow) or black kits.
Oxford’s player with the most league appearances is John Shuker, playing 478 games for the club from 1962 to 1977. On the other hand, Jim Magilton is the club’s most capped player in internationals, playing 18 games for Northern Ireland.