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Wanderers boss Ian Evatt has warned Oxford are a “wounded animal” ahead of Saturday’s League One clash at the UniBol.
Karl Robinson’s side are currently 20th in the League One table following a tough start to the campaign.
But Evatt believes they have the ability to turn things around and insists this weekend’s game will not be easy.
“Really tough because Karl is a vastly experienced manager. I have a lot of respect for Karl and the way his teams play and the way they set up,” said the Bolton chief.
“They’re like a wounded animal at the moment and they’re only one result away from turning things around.
“And you should never rest on your laurels because Karl’s teams normally in recent history have started slowly but then they’ve gathered some serious momentum. That’s only one game away from changing.
“In football confidence ebbs and flows from the back of one result and if they get a result here on Saturday, it probably sets them off on a good run of form, but we don’t want that to happen.
“We know that it’s going to be a really challenging game. It’ll be completely different to the last two games we’ve faced but we’ll be ready for it.”
The Whites enter the game in high spirits following dramatic comebacks against Accrington and Burton, and Evatt is pleased with the character they showed in both games.
He added: “It was important, definitely, and we found a way to win both games which good teams do.
“There aren’t many teams that play brilliantly every game and go on and win every game they should.
“You have to find different ways to win. We found a way to win (against Burton) from a long kick from Traff and a second phase corner.
“People get on at us about set plays, but we’ve got back in the game on Saturday with a set play and we’ve scored the winner (on Tuesday) from a set play, so we’re working hard to try and fix this.
“Some of it has worked, some of it hasn’t, but it’s another string to our bow that we’re working very hard to be added to our game.”
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