Oxford United take on the visitors Manchester City at the Kassam Stadium in the 1/16-finals fixture of the Carabao Cup. The match will be played in Oxford on Tuesday, September 25th.
Oxford United started their Carabao Cup journey from the 1/64-finals fixture when they were able to beat Coventry City with a 2-0 score in front of their home crowd. In the 1/32-finals match the U`s demolished Newport with 3-0 score. The main tournament for the team is the English Football League One at the moment where they have been looking pretty convincing unlike the other clubs. The Boys from Up the Hill often beat their opponents in front of their home crowd in the League One. In their last three matches Oxford United lost to Walsall with a 1-2 score, drew against Wycombe with a 0-0 score and lost to Coventry with a 1-2 score.
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The 1/16-finals fixture is the starting point of the tournament for Manchester City and the match against Oxford United will be their first one in the 2018 Carabao Cup. Besides this competition the Citizens have multiple other ones to put their effort in like the Premier League or the UEFA Champions League. The team of Pep Guardiola often tries to show their best on the away fields. In their last seven away fixtures the Sky Blues lost none of them. Furthermore, they often score more than two goals on the away fields. In their last three matches Manchester City beat Cardiff City with a 5-0 score, lost to Lyon with a 1-2 score In their Champions League group stage fixture and beat Fulham with a 3-0 score.
Oxford United and Manchester City have never faced each other before in history. The hosting side has a very small chance of getting any positive result in the upcoming fixture because the Citizens are just levels ahead of the U`s. The team of Pep Guardiola is likely to demolish their opponents on Tuesday.
Prediction for the match: Manchester City to win with -2.0 handicap.