Leicester have won three of their opening four Championship matches
Oxford have taken only one point from four league outings
Recommended bet: Leicester to win
Despite not having the financial resources available to them following last season’s relegation from the Premier League, Leicester have made an excellent start to life back in the Championship and they will hope to make their presence felt at Oxford on Saturday.
The Foxes were forced to lose a number of star players over the summer, including Jamie Vardy, Bilal El Khannouss, Wilfred Ndidi and James Justin, but they have got down to business with three wins from their opening four games.
That includes wins to nil over Birmingham and Charlton in their last two matches, which highlights their strong organisation under Marti Cifuentes, and there is a strong possibility that they will get better as the season progresses.
Oxford, meanwhile, have had a miserable start to the season with only one point to show from their opening four matches, although a 2-2 draw at home to Coventry last time out was a step back in the right direction.
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Team news
Oxford must do without Ciaron Brown, Josh Johnson and Ole Romeny but Tottenham loanee William Lankshear has made a promising start to his U’s career and should lead the line.
Leicester’s deadline-day loan signings Julian Carranza, Aaron Ramsey and Jordan James, are all in line to make their debuts, but defenders Harry Souttar and Victor Kristiansen remain sidelined.
Bobby De Cordova-Reid is a long-term absentee for the Foxes while Louis Page suffered a slight hamstring injury on international duty and is expected to miss out.
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The stats
Oxford have lost three of their last four matches, with the latest 2-2 draw against Coventry stopping the rot.
The U’s have been beaten by a single goal in three of their last four Championship matches.
Saturday’s hosts have lost three of their last five home Championship games stretching into last season and have won only one of their last eight in total.
Leicester have won three of their four Championship clashes, keeping back-to-back clean sheets against Birmingham and Charlton.
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Prediction
Despite being nowhere near their best, Leicester have taken nine points from four outings and, having now added reinforcements to their squad, they could get stronger.
The Foxes saved their best performance of the season so far for their final game before the international break — a 2-0 victory against a Birmingham side that are expected to make their own presence felt in the promotion race.
That reads well given that Leicester are still adjusting to the methods of Cifuentes and he has not had the strongest of squads to work with.
Therefore, with Premier League quality still to call upon, the Foxes should prove too strong for an Oxford side that have taken only one point from four outings.
The U’s look set for a season of struggle and 1-0 defeats to Birmingham and Portsmouth suggest that they could do with unearthing more goalscoring options.
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