Predictions League One - Peterborough United vs Oxford United

League One - Peterborough United vs Oxford United
Match Time: 09-05-2024 03:00 Thursday (GMT+8)
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Peterborough United

Peterborough suffered a 1-0 defeat in Saturday's first leg, leaving them at risk of suffering playoff semi-final disappointment for a second consecutive season.

Despite being edged out by the U's, Posh would have been relieved to keep the deficit to one after falling to a heavy 5-0 loss in last month's away league game against Oxford.

Posh will now return to the Weston Homes Stadium, where they have racked up 55 goals in 23 home games to help them finish the campaign as the league's highest scorers.

They have showcased their firepower in their last three home matches, thrashing Port Vale 3-0 and hammering Fleetwood Town 4-1 before playing out an entertaining 3-3 draw with Bolton Wanderers.

Peterborough also produced a free-scoring display in December's home game against Oxford, with Hector Kyprianou, Ricky-Jade Jones and Ryan De Havilland getting on the scoresheet in a resounding 3-0 victory.

Oxford

Oxford will carry momentum into Wednesday's fixture after they beat Exeter City to creep into the playoffs on the final day of the season, before they backed up that result with a successful outing in Saturday's home leg against Peterborough.

Club captain Elliott Moore scored the decisive goal in the 53rd minute, heading home from Cameron Brannagan's corner to give Oxford the all-important lead ahead of the midweek trip to the Weston Homes Stadium.

Although they may have the upper hand, the U's still have significant work to do if they are to reach the playoff final for the first time since 2019-20.

The visitors can take confidence from the fact that they have put together a four-game unbeaten away run (W3, D1), conceding no more than one goal in any of those four matches.

Oxford's hopes of protecting their narrow lead could depend on whether they score the first goal, having avoided defeat in all 11 of their away league games where they opened the scoring (W9, D2).

Prediction: Peterborough United 2-2 Oxford United