Oxford find themselves in the relegation zone with just one league win to their name
Derby have also won just once but they have proven hard to beat of late
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Two sides struggling for wins at the wrong end of the Championship table will meet at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday lunchtime, as Oxford play host to Derby.
Oxford head into the weekend in the relegation zone, while their only home win of the season to date came against League Two Colchester in the Carabao Cup back in August.
Derby's record is not much better, as they sit just two points and two places above their hosts, but a run of three successive draws before the international break has underlined the Rams’ hard-to-beat status.
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Team news
Filip Krastev missed Oxford's defeat at Watford last time out, but he did link up with Bulgaria over the international break and should come back into consideration for this one.
Ole Romeny and Ciaron Brown remain sidelined but both are expected to return over the coming weeks, although Matt Phillips is unlikely to be available until the New Year.
Derby could be boosted by the return of three players from long-term injury, with Sondre Langas, Corey Blackett-Taylor and Owen Beck all in the mix — the latter is yet to make his debut after joining on loan from Liverpool over the summer.
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The stats
These two sides were promoted together from League One during the 2023-24 season and both meetings last term ended in draws, including a 1-1 at the Kassam Stadium in October 2024.
Oxford are without a home league win this season, with their last Championship success at the Kassam coming against Sunderland in April.
The U's only league win was a 3-1 success at Bristol City in September, but they have taken just one point from their three matches since.
Derby's only win this season was on the road at West Brom (1-0) but they have suffered just three league defeats, the same number as the seventh-placed Baggies.
The Rams have drawn the joint-most matches in the Championship this season (five) and each of their last three games have ended all square.
Oxford head coach Gary Rowett is a former Derby player and manager.
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Prediction
These two teams have managed a combined two wins from 18 matches in the Championship this season and it is hard to see either side having enough to claim a rare three points on Saturday.
Oxford have shared the spoils in two of their last three at the Kassam, while Derby are developing into the division's draw specialists, with each of their last three games — away to Wrexham and at home to Charlton and Southampton — having finished 1-1.
Another 1-1 share involving the Rams looks a distinct possibility, especially considering last season's corresponding fixture finished in that manner — Nathaniel Mendez-Laing scoring an equaliser for Derby after then-Oxford forward Dane Scarlett had opened the scoring for the hosts.
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