Pick of the stats: Coventry City v Oxford United
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Coventry have seen their 10-point lead at the top of the Championship whittled away over the past two months and the Sky Blues could lose top spot if they fail to beat Oxford United and Middlesbrough win on Monday.
The U's have won only three away league games so far this season but their last victory on the road did come a fortnight ago at Leicester City.
Coventry are unbeaten in their past four league games against Oxford (W2 D2), with both teams scoring at least twice in all four of those meetings.
Oxford have lost five of their six away league games against Coventry, with the exception being a 1-0 victory in League One in March 2019.
Coventry have lost their past two league games, their worst streak since losing three consecutive games in the same campaign in April 2024 (3).
Oxford have won just three of their past 18 league games (D6 L9), with all three being 2-1 victories against teams relegated from the Premier League last season (Ipswich, Southampton and Leicester).
Coventry are the only side with three players to score 10+ goals in the Championship this season (Brandon Thomas-Asante, Ellis Simms and Haji Wright). It's the first time the Sky Blues have had 3+ players reach double figures in a second tier campaign since 2005-06 (Gary McSheffrey, Dele Adebola, Stern John).