The EFL Cup schedule for this Tuesday sees Oxford United battling Swansea City .Our Oxford United v Swansea City stats and facts can be found here, along with the latest match odds.
Oxford United will try to stay on the winning path after a 1-0 League One feat against Cambridge United.The only name on the score list for Oxford United was Tyler Goodrham (93').
It hasn't been often in recent times that Oxford United have displayed immaculate defence. The facts show that Oxford United have conceded goals in 5 of their last 6 meetings, totaling 8 goals during that period. Of course, the trend will not necessarily continue here.
Swansea City will be aiming to make amends for the defeat they tasted the last time they met Blackburn Rovers in the Championship match.
Swansea City had 71% possession and eight scoring chances, with five shots between the three posts. On the opposition side, Blackburn Rovers had 5 shots on goal with 4 shots on target. Blackburn Rovers (39'), Ben Brereton Diaz (57') and Lewis Travis (84') scored for Blackburn Rovers.
In their form, Swansea City have conceded goals in 6 of their last 6 games, leaving their rivals to score 15 goals in total. Defensively, Swansea City have faltered too much.
Face to-face
Looking at their most recent meetings between the two, going back to 28/03/2003, shows us that Oxford United have won 2 of these games and Swansea City 3, with the number of drawn results being 1.
A total of 15 goals were shared between the two clubs over the course of those meetings, with 8 of them for Oxford United and 7 created by Swansea City. This gives an average number of goals per game of 2.5.
Prediction
Our assessment for this game is that between Swansea City and Oxford United, we will see very few chances to score goals, although perhaps they will. Let's see how the game goes, but there's a real chance that there won't be too many chances to score goals. We expect a close 1-1 scoreline after the final whistle.
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