Pick of the stats: Oxford United v Coventry City
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Oxford United will be hoping to bounce back from a humiliating 6-0 home defeat to Premier League side Brighton in the EFL Cup, with Gary Rowett's side also searching for their first league point of the season following three defeats so far.
Frank Lampard's Coventry City side come into the game with plenty of confidence after their 7-1 thrashing of Queens Park Rangers last weekend, despite being knocked out of the EFL Cup by Millwall in the week.
Oxford United have won just four of their 13 EFL games against Coventry City (D1 L8), though three of those victories have come on home soil.
Coventry City have won their past two league games against Oxford United, and will be looking to win three in succession in the EFL for the first time.
Oxford have averaged just 35% of possession across their opening three Championship matches so far this season – the lowest share of any side in the competition.
As well as scoring the most goals in the Championship so far this season (12), Coventry also top the charts for most shots (57), most shots on target (21) and most touches inside the opposition's penalty area (114). Across England's top four tiers this season, Coventry's Milan van Ewijk has provided the most assists amongst defenders (3), whilst he's now recorded five across his last five appearances for the Sky Blues, including last season's play-offs.
