OXFORD Cheetahs welcome Glasgow Tigers in their first Championship play-off clash tonight.

The Cheetahs are in Group B with Tigers and Redcar Bears, and will face both teams at home and away.

The side which finishes top of the group will qualify for a two-legged grand final against the winners of Group A, which includes Poole Pirates, Scunthorpe Scorpions and Edinburgh Monarchs.

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Tigers feature recent Championship Pairs winners Chris Harris and Benjamin Basso, with the former breaking the Sandy Lane track record this month when clocking 57.53 seconds.

Oxford team manager Peter Schroeck said: “While the success story of this season remains relevant, we can’t allow it to cloud our mentality and impact how we approach these next four fixtures.

“Glasgow are a well-established side at this level and demonstrated on Friday in our final regular season meeting how powerful they can be when things click.

“We’re wary of that, but at the same time have confidence in our own ability to do a good job on home shale.

“It’s key we make the most of our home track knowledge as aggregate bonus points could dictate who ends the mini league top and who has to watch the grand final from afar.

“A lot of what we achieve on the track in the coming fortnight will be down to the support we receive off it.”

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