On Saturday, the match between Oxford and Sunderland will take place at Kassam Stadium.

Oxford United – Still fighting for play-off

Karl Robinson has received several times the “Coach of the Month” trophy and with a little luck, he can get to train at least in the Championship. He is currently doing a good job at Oxford. The objective is not promotion, but it seems like the fight for a play-off place. He is currently in tenth place with 45 points and can only approach two points from the sixth place, Portsmouth. After the crushing defeat suffered at second place, Peterborough, score 0-4, the previous stage drew at Burton, after being driven even twice. The last goal was scored in overtime, by Taylor. On his own field he did quite well, so far only two teams have been able to get all three points put into play. Practice a more cautious football in front of your own fans, and the results obtained so far are very good. Although there are defensive problems, everything goes in the attack. James Henry is having a good time and has already reached nine successes.

Sunderland – Still not sure of play-off

Since relegating to the 3rd league, the fight returns as quickly as possible to the Championship, then to the Premier League. The season didn’t start as everyone expected, and after only a few stages, Jack Ross was dismissed. Instead, for nine days, James Fowler secured the interim. Now Phil Parkinson is on the technical bench, but his results are not excellent either. Even under these conditions, Sunderland are in fifth place with 51 points. It can still finish in the first two places, and the chances are not small. In the last two stages he obtained maximum points and came close to five points first. In the matches played on foreign court, he does well. He plays defensive football and for that reason scored only 12 goals. Defensive is the strength of the team, in the 30 matches he received only 26 goals, and in this chapter is the best. In the attack, Gooch and Maguire are the main scorers, with ten successes.

Oxford United vs Sunderland: Direct Results (H2H)

• 29.10.2019 Oxford United vs Sunderland 1-1
• 03.08.2019 Sunderland vs Oxford United 1-1
• 09.02.2019 Oxford United vs Sunderland 1-1

Oxford United vs Sunderland Picks

In the last two years, the two teams met four times, and the result was the same every time, 1-1. I expect again in a closed match, with a few gate phases, in which the two teams split their points.

Our Prediction: Draw

Odds: 3.20