- Stockport County are the form side of League One 2026/2027, having won their last 5 matches in a row.
- Oxford United are a solid outfit with a solid start, but they are yet to really compete for automatic promotion.
- Oxford United are unbeaten in 4 home matches in League One 2026/2027, winning 2 and drawing 2, scoring 8 goals.
Ramsey’s U’s are an organized force
Oxford United have a real identity under Aaron Ramsey, who took charge on 23 June 2026. The Welsh icon has made the U's a real force in League One 2026/2027 and they will come at Stockport in a well-structured, patient and possession-based manner on Tuesday, looking to outwit the Hatters with a fluid 4-2-3-1 setup.
The U's are 7th in the table with 18 points from 9 games, a decent base but not really a platform to challenge for automatic promotion. Ramsey's men have won 2 of their last 5, drawn 2 and lost 1 - but the results have been positive as they beat Notts County 1-2 on the road, drew 1-1 away to Mansfield Town and beat Wigan Athletic 2-1 at home.
Gatlin O'Donkor has been a great find in the market, and the U's have a reliable goalscorer in League One 2026/2027 with 3 strikes in 6 games.
Stockport are setting the pace
Jim McNulty has done a brilliant job at Stockport County since his appointment on 1 July 2026. The Hatters are top of the table with 22 points from 11 matches and have set an early pace that they'll need to maintain if they are to stay up there.
Stockport are the in-form team in League One 2026/2027, having won their last 5 games in a row, while The Hatters have won 3 of their 5 away games in the competition this term, drawing once and conceding only 3 goals at an average of 0.60 per 90 mins.
Kyle Wootton is Stockport's most reliable goalscorer with 5 in 8 this term and the fact that 4 of Stockport's last 7 goals have come from him shows just how much momentum the visitors will bring to this game.
Visitors are flying, but U’s are solid at home
This will be a chess match for the visitors to win, and they may well do so, but Stockport are the preferred choice at 107/100, with Oxford at 209/100 and the draw at 5/2. The U's are unbeaten in 4 at Kassam and have scored 8 goals, while Stockport's last 3 games have been a 3-1 home win against Barnsley, a 1-0 home victory against Bromley and a 0-2 away win at Doncaster.
Given the odds and the form, a draw or a Stockport double chance makes sense, but Oxford's home record this season keeps us hanging on the fence. The two clubs have contrasting styles of play that will suit a chess game - the U's will try to dominate central areas, while Stockport will try to keep their back-three compact and counter-attack.
