Oxford United welcome Cambridge United to Kassam Stadium this Tuesday in a big day of Boxing Day football. Cambridge are hanging in the bottom half of the table but not too close to the relegation zone whereas Oxford are in the fight for the Play-offs.
Oxford United currently sit fifth in League One after 22 games. The Us have 12 wins, four draws and six losses, leaving them on 40 points, only two points within the Play-offs but just four points from automatic promotion.
In their last five games in all competitions, Oxford have two wins, one draw and two losses.
In the Second round of the Football League Trophy, Oxford United took on Forest Green Rovers. Despite Forest Green having 22 shots in comparison to Oxford’s eight shots, Tyler Goodrham scored the only goal of the game to give Oxford the 1 - 0 win. Back in League One, Oxford faced Peterborough. Hector Kyprianou, Ricky-Jade Jones and Ryan de Havilland all scored in the 3 - 0 win for Peterborough.
Ciaron Brown scored with the only shot on target for Oxford, but Sam Smith equalised almost immediately for Reading. Neither team found the back of the net in the second half as Oxford had to settle for a 1 - 1 draw. Oxford finally bounced back against Burton Albion next time. A brace from Ruben Rodrigues and a goal from Marcus McGuane gave Oxford the 3 - 0 win.
The last time out for Oxford United was against Northampton Town. Kieron Bowie opened the scoring just five minutes into the second half but Cameron Brannagan equalised via the penalty spot. However, Tyreece Simpson scored in the 97th minute to give Northampton the 2 - 1 win.
Cambridge United, on the other hand, sit 13th in League One. In 22 games, Cambridge have seven wins, six draws and nine losses which leaves them on 27 points, ten points above the relegation zone.
In their last five games in all competitions, Cambridge have three wins, one draw and one loss.
A penalty from Daniel Mandriou and goals from Dylan Duffy and Jack Vale gave Lincoln the 3 - 0 win, with Cambridge only managing five shots, with two of those on target even with 61% of the possession. Cambridge bounced back in the Second round of the FA Cup against Fleetwood. Danny Andrew, Elias Kachunga, Fejiri Okenabirhie and Gassan Ahadme all scored in the 4 - 0 win for Cambridge.
Alfie May and Chem Campbell gave Charlton the 2 - 0 lead early in the second half, but Cambridge left it late to reply. Ahadme scored in the 87th minute and converted a penalty in the 96th minute to grab a point and a 2 - 2 draw for Cambridge. Jordan Rhodes opened the scoring for Blackpool, but a goal from Kachunga and another penalty from Ahadme gave Cambridge the 2 - 1 lead at halftime. Despite Paul Digby’s late red card, Cambridge held on for the win.
The most recent outing for Cambridge was against Exeter City. An Ahame penalty and a goal from Kachung gave Cambridge the 2 - 0 win over Exeter.
Oxford United and Cambridge United have met just 31 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1976. Oxford have a slightly better record with 12 wins in comparison to Cambridge’s ten wins, with the other nine games ending in a draw.