Week 2 brings us a match on Aug 6th, where Oxford United hosts Cambridge United in a clash of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 23rd placed Oxford United is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Derby County. Conor Hourihane struck first for Derby County in the 80th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Oxford United couldn’t manage to score, and Derby County took the shutout win. Oxford United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while 5th placed Cambridge United is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Milton Keynes Dons. Harvey Knibbs struck first for Cambridge United in the 17th minute on a feed from James Brophy, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Milton Keynes Dons couldn’t muster any offence and Cambridge United ran away with the shutout win. Cambridge United is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Oxford United won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Cambridge United has been fortunate! In the last 5 matches, both Sam Smith and Harvey Knibbs are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Cambridge United and look to continue their dominance.. Marcus Browne has been the most effective weapon for Oxford United lately. The English midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.