Oxford City will be hoping to pull off a League Cup giant-killing when they welcome Manchester City to the Kassam Stadium on Tuesday.
Karl Robinson’s men are currently second from bottom in League One, having taken just five points from the first available 27.
Latest Odds
Having run out 2-0 winners when the sides last met in the second tier back in 1998, Oxford are available at 16/1 (17.00) with bet365 to achieve a shock victory in this one.
The Citizens bounced back from a surprise Champions League defeat against Lyon by thrashing Cardiff 5-0 at the weekend, and are priced at 1/8 (1.13) to avoid and upset by coming out on top here.
Getty ImagesThe last encounter between this pair in Oxfordshire resulted in a 0-0 draw 21 years ago, and you can get odds of 15/2 (8.50) on them taking this one to penalties after another stalemate.
Team News
An injury crisis has left the U’s with just 15 senior players available, with Fabio Lopes, Rob Hall, Simon Eastwood, Samir Carruthers, Marcus Browne and Jamie Mackie all in the treatment room.
Kevin De Bruyne, Claudio Bravo, Benjamin Mendy and Danilo remain injured for the guests, who are likely to offer playing time to the likes of Phil Foden, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Brahim Diaz.
Solid City
As well as the five goals, Saturday’s win in the Welsh capital saw Pep Guardiola’s team come away with a fourth clean sheet in five competitive matches on the road.
Indeed, the English champions have now conceded just a single goal in four away games, and are unlikely to come under too much pressure at the back in this game.
With just three goals to their name in the last four fixtures, it is hard to see the under-performing League One outfit even getting on the ball – let alone finding the net.
Predictions
All in all, odds of 5/6 (1.83) seem generous on City easing to victory without conceding a goal for the fifth away game in six.
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Manchester City to win and keep a clean sheet at 5/6 (1.83) for a 1pt stake at bet365