Oxford United vs Crystal Palace – Match Preview, Tips, Odds
Author: Dean Carr
Last Updated: August 22, 2022
Oxford United take on Crystal Palace for a match in the EFL Cup this coming Tuesday at Kassam Stadium.
Read below to see our betting tips and the best odds for the EFL Cup match between Oxford United and Crystal Palace. The Premier League side are the bookies’ favourites to progress to the next round of the competition.
How to watch Oxford United vs Crystal Palace on Tuesday
This game will start on Tuesday, August 23 at 19:45 at the Kassam Stadium.
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If you plan to do some betting on the match, Bet365 is the place to do so. The bookmaker offers a live stream service for a number of football games but unfortunately does not cover matches in the EFL Cup in the United Kingdom.
Oxford United vs Crystal Palace Stats
- Oxford have scored in 14 of the last 16 home matches
- Oxford have conceded in 12 of the last 14 home matches
- Oxford have conceded in 11 of the last 13 matches
- Oxford have not lost 3 of the last 4 matches
- Crystal Palace have scored in 13 of the last 15 matches
- Crystal Palace have conceded in 11 of the last 13 matches
- Crystal Palace have conceded in 9 of the last 10 away matches
- In 5 of the last 7 matches Crystal Palace played, both teams scored
- In 5 of the last 7 away matches Crystal Palace played, both teams scored
Oxford United vs Crystal Palace Lineups
Oxford United vs Crystal Palace Preview
Oxford only added a single point to their account in their last three games, where they lost 1-0 and 1-2 against Bristol Rovers and Lincoln City respectively. At least they managed a 1-1 draw with Morecambe. In their last six EFL Cup home matches, Oxford have four wins, no draws and two defeats. They scored 23 and conceded 19 goals.
Crystal Palace gained four points in their past three matches. First, they went down 0-2 against Arsenal, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Liverpool. Their latest match brought a 3-1 win in their encounter with Aston Villa. Crystal Palace, meanwhile, won twice, while they’ve drawn zero and lost four in their last six away in the EFL Cup.
Oxford United vs Crystal Palace H2H
Having never met before in the EFL Cup in the 21st century, this is a first for both Oxford and Crystal Palace. Any eventual head-to-head stats come from playing each other in the cup or friendlies. Oxford picked up zero wins in their previous two matches against Crystal Palace, while the latter claimed two wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies’ best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 5.75.
Full Time Result
Kassam Stadium witnessed Oxford winning three of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew three and lost four in this run. Crystal Palace won three of their previous 10 games away, drew two and lost five. While Oxford managed to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games at Kassam Stadium, Crystal Palace kept a clean sheet in one of their last 10 away games.
BTTS
A difficult run of fixtures to start the season has resulted in BTTS coming in during two of Palace’s three opening fixtures in the Premier League. Meanwhile, three of the last four fixtures involving Oxford have seen both teams get on the scoresheet.
Over/Under Goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the ten matches across the tournaments for Oxford, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of the last ten matches Crystal Palace played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals in these matches.
