Oxford have won two games in three matches to climb to 19th in the table
Millwall are on a run of four straight victories in the Championship
Recommended bet: Millwall win and Oxford to score under 0.5 goals
Oxford take on Millwall at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday looking to make it three wins in four and move further away from the drop zone.
However, the U’s, who beat Sheffield Wednesday last time out, come up against a Lions side who have won four straight matches and could end the day in the top two should they claim a fifth victory.
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Team news
Oxford will assess Brodie Spencer, who was forced off in the first half at Sheffield Wednesday with a foot injury, while Matt Phillips remains sidelined with a thigh problem.
While Spencer could be out, U’s manager Gary Rowett will likely opt to stick with the other players who started at Hillsborough.
Millwall midfielder Will Smallbone, on loan from Southampton, is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a hamstring issue while Massimo Luongo is out for the season with a serious knee injury. Lions forward Josh Coburn is also out with a muscle problem.
The stats
Oxford are yet to win successive games this campaign having achieved the feat on four occasions last season.
Millwall have kept three clean sheets in their last four matches, conceding once away at QPR.
The U’s have won more games on the road (at Bristol City and Sheffield Wednesday) than at the Kassam Stadium this season.
Millwall last won away at Oxford in October 2016 when the two sides met in League One; The Lions coming back from a goal down to claim a 2-1 victory.
Only two sides in the bottom half have conceded fewer goals than Oxford.
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Prediction
Oxford have found form to move out of the drop zone and keep in touch with those above them. The U’s would love nothing more than mid-table mediocrity but such is the nature of the Championship, Rowett’s men will have to keep picking up wins to achieve it.
Beating Derby and Sheffield Wednesday in October, Oxford face an altogether different challenge when Millwall travel to the Kassam Stadium.
The Lions are the season’s surprise package, sitting in third, and have the incentive that they could end the day in the top two should Middlesbrough slip up and lose at Watford.
Oxford will relish the chance to end Millwall’s run of four straight victories but Alex Neil’s side are travelling on such a wave of confidence they may prove equal to the challenge.
The Lions are favourites to take the three points and, having kept three clean sheets in four matches, could win by recording another shutout.
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