With Cambridge losing 10 players, there has been significant turnover within the squad, so it could take a few weeks for Bonner's side to gel.
Oxford look good enough, on paper, to put up a promotion challenge this season, so we think they will start off strongly here with a victory.
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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 37.46%. A win for Cambridge United had a probability of 35.12% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Oxford United win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.06%) and 0-2 (6.76%). The likeliest Cambridge United win was 1-0 (10.46%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.98%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood.
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