Plymouth vs Oxford United Prediction: A first test for Miron Muslic

Miron Muslic hopes to build on his solid start in the FA Cup when he enters the dugout for the first time in Plymouth colour against Oxford United at Home Park. The hosts are exceptional at home, while the visitors are below par on the road. Can this trend continue? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Plymouth

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Miron Muslic got a perfect start to his Plymouth journey with a 1-0 win over Brentford in the FA Cup third round. The Pilgrims managed just 29% possession of the ball in the game before Morgan Whittaker stole the show in the 82nd minute. Plymouth are now unbeaten in their last three games since the sack of Wayne Rooney, and Miron Muslic will now look forward to getting a win in his first Championship game in the dugout. The Greens are unbeaten in nine of their 11 home games this season but sit bottom of the league with 20 points in 25 games, scoring 24 goals and conceding 53. They have scored the joint lowest number of goals (24) in the Championship this season. However, Mustapha Bundu, Joe Edwards, Muhamed Tijani, Ryan Hardie and Joe Hatch will miss this game due to injuries.

Oxford United

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Oxford United suffered a 3-1 loss to League One side Exeter in their last game in the FA Cup. Despite taking the lead, The U's couldn’t dictate the tempo of the game, and to make matters worse, Tyler Goodrham was sent off in the 81st minute after his team was already 3-1 behind. Before the loss, Oxford United enjoyed a 4-game unbeaten run, with three wins and a draw. However, with the look of things, I don’t think their away form will improve, especially against a new Plymouth under Miron Muslic. The Yellows have seen just one away win this season to sit 17th on the table with 28 points in 25 games, scoring 28 goals and conceding 40. They have picked up just 6 points on the road this season, the third-worst record in the Championship. In the injury room, Max Woltman and Ben Nelson are all out of this game.

Possible Starting 11

Plymouth — Conor Hazard, Kornél Szűcs, Julio Pleguezuelo, Brendan Galloway, Matthew Sorinola, Darko Gyabi, Adam Randell, Bali Mumba, Morgan Whittaker, Michael Obafemi, Rami Al Hajj.

Oxford — Jamie Cumming, Peter Kioso, Sam Long, Ciaron Brown, Greg Leigh, Will Vaulks, Joshua McEachran, Matt Phillips, Ruben Rodrigues, Louie Sibley, Dane Scarlett.

Interesting Facts

• Plymouth are unbeaten in 9 of their 11 home games this season.
• The Pilgrims have conceded the most goals (53) in the Championship this season.
• The Greens have scored the joint-lowest goals (24) this season.
• Oxford United are winless in 13 of their 14 away games this season.
• The U's have picked up just 6 points on the road this season, the third-worst record in the Championship.

Expert Betting Tips

Plymouth seem to be back in form since the sack of ex-English international Wayne Rooney, and the start of their new Gaffer, Miron Muslic, against Brentford should concern other teams in the Championship. Since the start of the season, the Greens have also been exceptional at home, losing just two in 11 matches. With this, coupled with the poor run of The U's on the road, where they have seen one win this season, I believe the host will win this clash. However, the poor attacking form of the host would make me stick with a low goal here though they are poor defensively, but their performance recently keeping two straight clean sheets could give them another clean sheet here.

Our prediction for the match is Under 2.5 goals for odds of 1.70 at 1xbet.

Our second prediction is to see at least a team fire blank (BTTS-NO) for odds of 1.85 at Betway.

Our third prediction is a Plymouth Draw No Bet for odds of 3.30 at Bet365.