Coventry City vs Oxford United Prediction: Teams have had contrasting first games

Coventry City will host Oxford United at The Coventry Building Society Arena in Game Week 2 of the English Championship. Both teams have experienced contrasting first games in the Championship. Who will emerge victorious after 90 minutes?

Mark Robins expected a lot of his Coventry side in their opening match against Stoke City. It ended 1-0, with Lewis Baker scoring a late winner. In the EFL Cup, Coventry edged Bristol City with a winning goal by Ellis Simms. Moving forward, Robins will focus on getting back to winning ways at the CBS Arena after finishing the previous season with three home defeats.

Dovin; Van Ewijk, Thomas, Binks, Bidwell; Rudoni, Allen, Torp; Wright, Simms, Mason-Clark

Oxford started well in this campaign by defeating Norwich City 2-0 and has managed to come from behind to win against Peterborough United in the EFL Cup. Many reckon the latter may be a distraction, but at the moment there is plenty of momentum behind Oxford going into this clash with Coventry. Both teams have some possible lineup changes, with Kasey Palmer, Haji Wright, and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto in contention for Coventry, but with Ben Sheaf out injured. Oxford is likely to field an unchanged lineup from their last two matches.

Cumming; Long, Moore, Brown, Bennett; Vaulks; Goodrham, Rodrigues, Brannagan, Placheta; Harris

Confidence is high at Oxford and we expect another good showing from the division newcomers, but we're going to have a small bet on Coventry edging this tight contest - perhaps by a single goal. Over 2.5 goals in the game with both teams scoring.