Coventry City vs Oxford United Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast | EFL Championship 2024-25

The Robins take on newly promoted Oxford United in their first home match.

Coventry City finished their last season in ninth place in the EFL Championship and also made a historic run to the FA Cup semi-final. The Robins have gone through significant changes this summer signing with a handful of players arriving for the new season. Despite this, the team have failed to make a positive start to the season after losing their opening match of the season against Stoke City. However, the Robins did bounce back against Bristol City in the first round of the Carabao Cup to secure a narrow 1-0 victory over them. Mark Robin’s side will now hope to return to a winning run in the championship. 

Oxford United have gained promotion to the EFL championship on the back of an excellent campaign in League One. Des Buckingham’s team have made an electrifying start to the new season surprising everyone with a 2-0 victory over Norwich City in the opening weekend. They carried this form with a 2-0 victory over Peterborough in the first round of the EFL Cup to advance to the next stage. It is quite a remarkable achievement for Des Buckingham who has hit the ground running with the team. 

Kick-Off:

Friday, l6 August 2024 at 8:00 PM UK

Saturday, 17 August 2024 at 12:30 AM IST

Location: Coventry Building Society Arena

Form:

⁠Coventry City (in all competitions): L-W-L-L-W

Oxford United (in all competitions): L-W-L-W-W

Players to Watch

Ellis Simms (Coventry City)

Ellis Simms had a brilliant season for Coventry City last term after making the move from Everton in search of first-team football. It turned out to be a fruitful one for him after netting 19 goals in all competitions for his new team. Simms also played a major role in their run to the FA Cup semi-final. His highlight of the season came against Manchester United in the cup tie where he netted a goal and provided a crucial assist to lead Coventry’s fightback against the Red Devils.

📊 Ellis Simms has scored 5⃣ goals in his last 5⃣ league starts at the Coventry Building Society Arena.With a home fixture on the horizion against @OUFCOfficial tomorrow, are you in the 8.7% of #FEFL managers hoping for a Simms points haul❓#FEFL | #EFL pic.twitter.com/AEYCHFg3Vq

— Fantasy EFL (@FEFLOfficial) August 15, 2024

Mark Harris (Oxford United)

The Wales International has hit the ground running for the team this season after scoring in the victory over Norwich City on the opening weekend. The 25-year-old had a wonderful campaign last term after netting 19 goals for the team to help them secure promotion back to the Championship from League One. Harris is excellent on the ball and can create chances for his teammates too. While netting the opening goal, he also created two chances for his teammates against Norwich to cap off a brilliant performance. 

Match Facts

• Coventry City secured a 1-0 win over Bristol City in the last match
• Oxford United defeated Peterborough by 2-0 in their last match
• Oxford United are unbeaten in their last eight away games

⁠Coventry City vs Oxford United: Betting tips and odds

• Tip 1: Both teams to score in this game– 8/11 with bet365
• Tip 2: Coventry City to win this game – 8/13 with sky bet
• Tip 3: Match to end with total goals under 3.5 – 2/5 with Betfair

Injury & Team News

Coventry City have one injury concern in their squad for this match as midfielder Ben Sheaf has suffered a leg injury that will keep him sidelined for a few weeks. 

Meanwhile, Oxford have all the players available for this match. Des Buckingham is likely going to stick to the same eleven that defeated Peterborough in the last match. 

Head to Head

Total Matches – 9

⁠Coventry City – 4

Oxford United – 4

Draws – 1

Predicted Lineup

⁠Coventry City predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Dovin (GK); Van Ewijk, Thomas, Binks, Bidwell; Rudoni, Allen, Torp; Wright, Simms, Mason-Clark

Oxford United predicted lineup (4-1-4-1):

Cumming (GK); Long, Moore, Brown, Bennett; Vaulks; Goodrham, Rodrigues, Brannagan, Placheta; Harris

Match Prediction for ⁠Coventry City vs Oxford United

Coventry City bounced back to winning ways in the last match to defeat Bristol City in the first round of the EFL Cup. Although Oxford United secured consecutive victories in their last match, we expect them to falter here against the home team who will be playing their first game at the home stadium in this match. 

Prediction: ⁠Coventry City 2-1 Oxford United

Telecast for ⁠Coventry City vs Oxford United

India –  FanCode

UK – Sky Sports Football

US –  CBS Sports Golazo, Paramount+

Nigeria – N/A

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