Coventry City vs Oxford United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on August 16th, 2024

Coventry City and Oxford United will face each other in a Championship game in England on Friday, August 16th, 2024, at 19:00h (UTC), check the Coventry City vs Oxford United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Coventry City vs Oxford United will occur

The game will be played in the The Coventry Building Society Arena stadium, in the city of Coventry, with a capacity for 32609 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Coventry City vs Oxford United betting tip 2024/2025

Coventry City is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Stoke City in a match valid for Championship, and the match ended 1-0. The eleven coached by M. Robins played in a 4-3-3 formation.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.40.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. Milan van Ewijk had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Oxford United, who used a 4-1-4-1 formation, faced the Norwich City team with a final score of 2-0.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.88, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

The last time these teams faced off against each other in FA Cup, Oxford United was in 2nd place while Coventry City was in the 1st place. Oxford United opened with a 3-4-2-1 arrangement while Coventry City charged with a 4-4-1-1 formation.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2023/2024 FA Cup season. The match, played on 06-01-2024, recorded the 6-2 win for Coventry City.

Coventry City

Current leaderboard

Coventry City sit in 16th place in the table, with 0 points achieved up to 2nd round.

Coventry City analysis

Coventry City at the end of round 1 in Championship had 0 goals scored and 1 conceded.

The Coventry City team typically attempts to achieve an average ball possession of 58% to control the game. The reason for this is that teams with ball possession above 50% usually have some control over their opponents.

Oxford United

Current leaderboard

Oxford United sit in 5th place in the league currently after the 2nd round having gained 3 points from their matches so far this season.

Oxford United analysis

After 1 rounds, Oxford United has a positive goal difference, with 2 goals scored and only 0 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

As we approach the Regular Season, Oxford United is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

The adaptation of Przemysław Płacheta with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in Oxford United last game of the season, against Norwich City. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 6 per game.

Coventry City is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Coventry City in this match.

Goals Top Betting Tips

The number of goals that both teams scored and conceded at the start of the championship round can be a successful betting parameter. Coventry City didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 1 opportunity, while Oxford United scored 2 times and conceded 0 goals.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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