Stevenage Borough
- Boro's last two home results are 1 win and 1 loss (W1 L1).
- The home team enter Saturday's Lamex Stadium matchup off a 1-1 draw with Burton Albion in their first League One game of the campaign.
Oxford United
- The U's have had a winless run on the road in their last two (L2).
- The U's have one point from the same number of matches after drawing 2-2 with MK Dons on Tuesday night.
Head-to-Head
The reverse fixture between these teams was one of the opening game matches of the League One campaign and ended 1-1 at Oxford's Kassam Stadium.
Key Players
- Revell has Boro well drilled in a 4-2-3-1, which allows them to press forward in numbers and look to get forward quickly on the counter attack.
- Aaron Ramsey is still trying to put his stamp on the U's side, who look like a work-in-progress at this stage of the season.
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Key attacking players:
- Oliver Sanderson is Stevenage's leading League One scorer with one goal in one appearance.
- Gatlin O'Donkor looks lively between the lines with one assist in one match.
Betting Insights
- There's little to split Boro and the U's in this fixture, with the odds on the two clubs almost identical at 2.44 and 2.76 respectively, with the draw at 3.35.
- Under 2.5 goals is still favored at 1.83.
- Both Teams to Score Yes at 1.7 - we'll take a chance on this match seeing at least two goals in a low-margin contest.
Prediction
So the safest play is to take Boro to edge out Oxford with a win or a draw in what should be a tight and tense game.
