Oxford United vs Hull City Prediction: Parity expected in Oxfordshire

Oxford United have quietly slipped towards the relegation zone in recent weeks, and now sitting in the 19th, will want to arrest their current slide on Tuesday night. They host Hull City (19:45, Sky Sports+), as the Tigers look to end their bizarre run of three 1-1 draws in a row. 

Below you can find my Oxford United vs Hull City prediction featuring team news and betting tips, as this duo battle it out for an elusive three points. 

Team News

Oxford are still struggling with a number of injury issues which may be to blame for their poor form. Cameron Brannagan is getting closer to a return but may be left out until the international break, while Kyle Edwards, Przemyslaw Placheta and Siriki Dembele all remain in the physio room. 

Matt Phillips and Joe Bennett should also miss out here meaning that Des Buckingham may have to go with the same team that lost 2-1 to Swansea last time out. Mark Harris is likely to lead the line again despite the fact that Dane Scarlett scored again off the bench. Ruben Rodrigues and Louis Sibley provided the attacking thrust from midfield and will look to get on top of Hull here, although Will Vaulks may come into the middle to provide more stability. 

For Hull, they’ve also got several long-term injuries including the likes of Liam Millar, Steven Alzate and Ryan Longman. Ivor Pandur did well deputising for Carl Rushworth and is set to start again while Joao Pedro scored his first league goal of the season against Portsmouth and so should keep his place in the team ahead of Chris Bedia. 

Kasey Palmer looks like he is going to have to settle for a place on the bench once more, with Regan Slater, Abu Kamara and Bachir Belloumi currently occupying those attacking positions. Ryan Giles was an unused substitute once again, and his lack of game time under Tim Walter is slightly baffling. 

Oxford United vs Hull City Odds

Oxford are priced at 15/8 to win this game, with Hull the favourites at 6/4. That gives the Tigers an implied win probability of 40% while a draw can be backed at 23/10. Over 2.5 goals can be backed at 10/11, BTTS is 4/6 and Bedia is the favourite to open the scoring at 11/2. 

Draw @ 23/10

Two teams that love drawing games this season meet at the Kassam on Tuesday, so perhaps it's no surprise that a draw is my first selection. Oxford have managed to make themselves a competitive outfit in every game this season, which is perhaps more than many were expecting prior to the start of the campaign. Their points total was fairly small in League 1 as they won the play-offs, and with an equally small budget many thought it would be a season of struggle. For now, they are out of the bottom three and they will be desperate to keep it that way come May. 

To do that the U’s will have to keep picking up points at a steady rate. They’ve now drawn five of their 13 league games so far and those five have all come in the last seven outings. The 2-0 defeat to Sunderland was the first time this season they have been beaten by more than one goal, so you can see that they are in most games until the final moments. 

Meanwhile, Hull have drawn six games this term and just seem pretty average. They shouldn’t be in any relegation danger but Walter hasn’t done enough to impress me so far and I think they will end up in lower mid-table. A draw has to be the value pick here. 

Correct score 1-1 @ 11/2

We might as well try and pluck out a correct score while we are at it. Hull’s last three games have all finished 1-1 and it sums up where they are at as a team right now. They can’t put the opposition to the sword, nor are they defensively sound enough to keep a clean sheet so they are currently in limbo.

Meanwhile, Oxford have drawn three out of their last five games 1-1, and only narrowly lost 2-1 to Swansea last time out. Buckingham’s team are unable to push for all three points at the moment and are now eight games without a win. They should be able to push Hull but ultimately will have to settle for a point on home soil.  

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