Having lost only one of their last 11 games in League One, Oxford will be full of confidence heading into the New Year and will be strong favourites to come away with all three points against Cheltenham.
With the visitors looking vulnerable at the back, a routine win for the U's could be on the cards at the Kassam Stadium.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Oxford United win with a probability of 61.57%. A draw had a probability of 20.9% and a win for Cheltenham Town had a probability of 17.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Oxford United win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.01%) and 2-1 (9.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.83%), while for a Cheltenham Town win it was 0-1 (4.85%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood.
