Norwich have lost all seven home league matches this season
Oxford have suffered defeat in five of their eight away league trips
Recommended bet: Both teams to score
Philippe Clement endured a nightmare beginning to life as Norwich City manager as his side were thrashed 4-1 at Birmingham on Saturday to intensify their threat of relegation and Tuesday's visit from Oxford will be a Championship six-pointer.
The Canaries have only crisis club Sheffield Wednesday below them in the Championship standings and they are five points adrift of safety, with Oxford the team that they are currently chasing.
Norwich have lost all eight matches at Carrow Road and will be desperate to stop the rot against the U's, who have won only two of their last 10.
Oxford held Middlesbrough to a 1-1 draw on Saturday but they have been beaten in five of their eight road trips and know another loss could see them reeled right back in by the Canaries.
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Team news
Clement has not had long to work with his players, so will still be figuring out his strongest side, although he is unable to call upon Jeffrey Schlupp, Liam Gibbs and Papa Diallo.
Benjamin Chrisene, Jose Cordoba, Ante Crnac, Gabriel Forsyth and Lucien Mahovo are also missing for the hosts.
Oxford captain Cameron Brannagan was forced off just before half-time in the latest 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough and is an injury doubt, while Matt Phillips is sidelined alongside Brodie Spencer.
The stats
Norwich have lost each of their last seven home league games, their longest ever losing streak.
Since their promotion in 2024, Oxford have won just four of their 31 Championship away games.
Oxford have won just one of their 11 away league games against Norwich.
Both teams have scored in four of Norwich's last five matches and they are on a 12-game winless run.
Both teams have scored in four of Oxford's last five outings, with each of those matches going over 2.5 goals.
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Prediction
Neither side can be trusted to claim maximum points, with Norwich having lost all seven home league games this season and on a winless run of 12.
Meanwhile, Oxford have recorded only two victories in 10 and are often poor on their travels.
Norwich can only improve under the guidance of new manager Clement, but it will not be a quick fix given his team are so short on confidence and two leaky defences could be ready to entertain.
A goal could soon see things open up given the desperation for points and both teams to score has been a winning bet in four of each of their last five league matches.
Norwich have conceded in each of their last 12 matches and boast the second joint-worst defence in the Championship, while Oxford have managed only one clean sheet in their last eight outings.
