In the early hours of Thursday morning, another contest took place in the second leg of the League One promotion play-offs, with Peterborough returning home to face Oxford United. The former is winless in 3 games, while the latter is in the midst of two consecutive victories. With one going and the other going, Peterborough is about to fall at home in this campaign.

Peterborough's performance in English League One this season is commendable. They have been promoted to second place in the standings many times, and finally scored 84 points and advanced to the promotion play-offs as fourth place. The only flaw is that the team lost 1 and 1 in the last two rounds of the regular season. A negative finish also paved the way for their play-off journey. In the first round, they played away to Oxford United. Although Peterborough had a slight advantage in statistics such as ball possession rate, number of shots, and number of cages, they still lost. What was even worse was that their team was unable to score. For this season's English League One For them, who have the strongest offensive firepower, it is strange that they failed to score in half of the past six games. In addition, Peterborough's defense is not good, with an average of 1.33 goals conceded per game, which is the second-worst defense among teams in the top half of the standings, including an average of 2 goals conceded per game in the past 3 games. To sum up, it is difficult for Peterborough, whose offensive and defensive performance is not in good condition, to lose at home.

Oxford United is undoubtedly one of the most surprising teams in English League One this season. From last season's thrilling safety to reaching the promotion play-offs this season, coach Des Buckingham, who took over as coach in mid-November last year, played a major role. . At the end of the season, Buckingham led Oxford United to the best form since he took office. In the last 6 rounds of the regular season, he achieved an ideal record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. During this period, he scored 16 goals while conceding only 3 goals. It is said to be both offensive and defensive. They also continued their good form at the end of the season into the play-offs. Not only did they keep a clean sheet against Petersburg, which has strong offensive firepower, but captain Eli Lomoa scored the only goal of the game to help the team take the lead. What is even more worth mentioning is that Oxford United has won two consecutive games against Peterborough. Last month, they even won a 5-goal victory. At that time, the team's chief goalscorer Mark Harris also made achievements, and he had a psychological advantage. Next, Oxford United is trustworthy for this trip.