Preview
- Date – Saturday, August 10, 2024
- Kick-off Time – 11:30 pm GMT
- Venue – Kassam Stadium
Oxford United will finally appear again in the English Championship when they face Norwich City at their home ground. They last played in the second tier of English football in the 1998-99 season. The side beat Peterborough United & Bolton Wanderers in League One last season to achieve promotion.
Norwich City on the other hand are one of the favorites in the league, having missed on their chance to return to EPL last season after losing to Leeds United in the play-offs. The two sides having completely different stature in the league will be locking horns in their respective campaign opener on August 10. Let’s see what to expect in the awaited fixture.
Team News
Oxford United Team News
The Des Buckingham-coached side will need to make a tough call for their campaign opener. Oxford United lost to Palermo recently, so one can expect them to alter their line-up, but Buckingham can also decide to keep faith on his existing starters.
Norwich City Team News
Norwich City also haven’t won any of their past five games. They might opt to experiment with their starting line-up, but Jonathan Rowe might still be one of the starters, despite some transfer speculations surrounding him.
Predicted Lineups
Oxford United Predicted Lineup:
Cumming (GK), Bennett, Moore, Leigh, Brown, Vaulks, Brannagan, Goodrham, McEachran, Rodrigues, Harris
Norwich City Predicted Lineup:
Gunn (GK) ; Stacey, Hanley, Sorensen, Chrisene; McLean, Gibbs, Nunez; Sainz, Sargent, Rowe
Head-to-Head
To date, Oxford United and Norwich City have met 23 times. Norwich City have an upper hand over the hosts Oxford United in terms of head-to-head, having won 11 of those 23 encounters. Oxford United won 7 matches, while five ended in a draw.
The last meeting between the two sides happened a long time back in 1999, where Norwich City won by 2 goals.
Last five results:
Oxford United 2-4 Norwich City – Premier League –April 24, 1999
Norwich City 1-3 Oxford United – Premier League – November 29, 1998
Oxford United 2-0 Norwich City – Premier League – March 28, 1998
Norwich City 2-1 Oxford United – Premier League – November 22, 1997
Norwich City 1-1 Oxford United – Premier League – March 31, 1997
Oxford United vs Norwich City Prediction
Making their entry into the league after over two decades, Oxford United shall find it tough to compete against stalwarts Norwich City. However, both teams are not in good form, the hosts have lost three of their last four games while Norwich City have one o0nly one of their last 11 games.
So, both teams will be eager to find winning ways and start the campaign on a good note. One can expect the game to be evenly poised with very little to differentiate. However, owing to their superior quality, Norwich City might edge past hosts Oxford United.
Predicted Score: Oxford United 2-3 Norwich City
Betting tips and Odds (subject to change)
- Oxford United win – 2.90
- Norwich City win – 2.25
- Draw – 3.60
- Odds source – bet365
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