Oxford Utd are winless in their last five Championship games
Ipswich have won four of their last six league matches
Recommended bet: Ipswich to win and both teams to score
Oxford will be aiming to snap a five-game winless streak when they welcome Ipswich to the Kassam Stadium on Friday evening in the Championship.
It will be their third game in just six days, having drawn with Middlesbrough last Saturday and also Norwich on Tuesday evening.
Meanwhile, after a somewhat underwhelming start to life back in the second tier, Kieran McKenna has managed to turn the tide and the Tractor Boys are now unbeaten in six games.
A win over Oxford could see them move into second place in the league table.
The latest Oxford Utd vs Ipswich odds are available on LiveScore Bet
Team news
CU's captain Cameron Brannagan will miss this game after picking up an injury against Boro last weekend.
As too will Brodie Spencer and Matt Phillips, which means Gary Rowett might have some tinkering to do.
The away side will be without the services of Alex Palmer, Harry Clarke, Wes Burns, Conor Townsend and Sammie Szmodics for the game on Friday.
Elsewhere, there is bad news for midfielder Jens Cajuste, who could be forced to miss the action after coming off at half-time against Hull with an ankle issue.
The stats
Despite their respective positions in the Championship at the time of writing – Ipswich are sixth while Oxford are 21st – it is the home side who have enjoyed the better of this fixture recently.
Indeed, across eight meetings this century, Ipswich have claimed just a solitary victory, with Oxford winning twice in that span.
Five of the eight games have finished as draws and you have to go back all the way to November 1997 for Ipswich's last away win at Oxford.
McKenna’s side have one of the best defensive records in the second tier this term, with only Stoke conceding fewer league goals.
Going forward, the club's tally of 28 goals is behind only Coventry's remarkable 47-goal haul and proves that they have the quality in front of goal to aim for promotion.
Oxford, on the other hand, have scored only 18 goals, while conceding 24 times across their opening 17 matches.
Five of their previous six matches has featured both teams scoring, whereas three of Ipswich's last six games has seen both teams find the back of the net.
The latest Oxford Utd vs Ipswich odds are available on LiveScore Bet
Prediction
Although McKenna's side have not won at Oxford for nearly 30 years, Friday night should see that barren run come to an end.
They are hitting form at precisely the right time and, with games coming thick and fast heading into the festive period, another promotion bid is on the cards.
The hosts will put up a fight, no doubt about that, but expect Town to leave with all three points.
Back Ipswich to win and both teams to score at 43/20 with LiveScore Bet
