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Oxford United v Cardiff City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 26th Dec, 15:00 BST, The Kassam Stadium, Oxford

Des Buckingham's Oxford United side enjoy home advantage in the Championship on Thursday afternoon, as Erol Bulut's Cardiff City visit The Kassam Stadium. Analysing both sides' last 20 Championship matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the statistics, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Oxford Utd
53%
--
Draw
25%
--
Cardiff
22%
--
Oxford Utd 1-0
12%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Oxford Utd 2-0
10%
--
Oxford Utd 2-1
10%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Cardiff 1-0
7%
--
Cardiff 2-1
6%
--
Oxford Utd 3-0
5%
--
Oxford Utd 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Cardiff 2-0
3%
--
Oxford Utd 3-2
2%
--
Oxford Utd 4-0
2%
--
Oxford Utd 4-1
2%
--
Cardiff 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
--
BTTS - No
51%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
10%
--
Home/draw
78%
--
Away/draw
47%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
70%
--
Away DNB
40%
--
Oxford Utd win to nil
31%
--
Cardiff win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Oxford Utd have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 20th place in the Championship league table. Oxford Utd are unbeaten in 2 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 2 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 2 games against teams below in the table, having won 1, drawn 1 and lost no matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have scored in every game. Oxford Utd have outscored their opponents by 20 goals to 17 goals.

Home League Performance

Oxford Utd have played 10 games at home winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored 13 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Cardiff are in 22nd position in the Championship on 17 points having played 19 matches so far this season. Cardiff are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 4 of those games.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 5 and won 3. Cardiff have conceded 26 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Oxford Utd
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd2013521742 
Apr 5
l
 
3-0A
Dec 21
Apr 18
2
Leeds2012532241 
Apr 18
Dec 21
l
 
0-2A
Feb 1
3
Burnley2010821738 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 8
Mar 1
l
 
5-0A
4
Sunderland2010731437 
Apr 26
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
5
Blackburn191045634 
Jan 18
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-3A
Mar 15
6
West Brom207112932 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 22
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
7
M'Boro20947931 
l
 
2-6F
Mar 29
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
8
Watford19946231 
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
-
Dec 29
9
Swansea20767227 
l
 
1-2A
May 3
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
10
Norwich20686526 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
w
 
2-1A
May 3
11
Bristol C20686026 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
Feb 15
d
 
1-1F
12
Sheff Wed20758-626 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
13
Millwall19676325 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 1
w
 
1-0F
Jan 21
14
Preston204106-622 
w
 
3-1A
Jan 4
l
 
0-2A
Apr 8
15
Luton206410-1222 
Jan 21
d
 
2-2A
Mar 11
l
 
1-0A
16
Coventry20569-421 
Mar 1
l
 
3-2A
Jan 1
d
 
2-2F
17
Derby20569-421 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 11
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
18
Stoke20569-521 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 25
Apr 12
Dec 14
19
QPR20497-621 
Apr 9
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
20
Oxford Utd Home19469-1018 
-
-
Apr 21
Dec 26
21
Portsmouth18387-917 
Feb 15
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
Feb 11
22
Cardiff Away194510-1317 
Dec 26
Apr 21
-
-
23
Plymouth194510-2117 
Dec 29
-
w
 
5-0F
Feb 22
24
Hull203710-1016 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 12
Feb 8
l
 
4-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Oxford Utd 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Cardiff 22ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
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Goal Statistics

Oxford United's fans will be hoping for goals on Thursday afternoon, not least because Cardiff City have conceded in each of their last 7 Championship games. A PG of 1.6 for Des Buckingham's side suggests that run should continue.

Oxford Utd 20th Cardiff 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Oxford Utd will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Cardiff scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+15
Oxford Utd have scored 15% more goals at home than predicted
-15
Cardiff have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Oxford Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.6
1
Attack rating
%
better
OXF
CAR
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
OXF
CAR
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Oxford Utd v Cardiff Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Oxford Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20426
J CummingM HarrisC BrownE Moore
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Cumming GLK20
-
C Brown DEF2012
2
-
T Goodrham FWD2031
4
-
I Mizouni MID1912
2
-
R Rodrigues MID1922
2
-
W Vaulks MID19
1
-
M Harris FWD194
1
-
G Leigh DEF1621
-
E Moore DEF161
6
-
D Scarlett FWD164
1
-
P Kioso DEF141
3
-
S Long DEF111
-
J McEachran MID111
1
-
C Brannagan MID912
1
-
O Dale FWD9
-
B Nelson DEF8
1
-
S Dembélé FWD81
-
M Phillips FWD81
-
P Placheta  FWD8
-
L Sibley MID71
3
-
H Avest DEF51
-
K Edwards FWD51
-
J Bennett DEF4
1
-
M Ebiowei FWD4
1
-
W Goodwin FWD3
-
Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19545
P NgC RobinsonR ColwillP Ng
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Ng DEF191
5
-
C O'Dowda MID1911
3
-
R Colwill MID1914
2
-
C Chambers DEF18
3
-
O Tanner FWD1821
1
-
D Goutas DEF171
1
-
J Alnwick GLK16
1
-
C Robinson FWD165
1
-
A Robertson MID1521
2
-
C Willock MID1511
-
A Ghazi FWD1411
-
Y Méïté FWD141
-
M Siopis MID13
3
-
W Kanga FWD13
-
D Turnbull MID121
2
-
J Ralls MID111
4
-
J Bagan DEF10
1
1
A Rinomhota MID8
2
-
J Daland DEF6
1
-
E Horvath GLK4
-
J Collins DEF4
1
-
C. Ashford MID4
-
A Ramsey MID4
1
-
W Fish DEF3
2
-
M. Reindorf FWD2
-
M Fagan-Walcott DEF1
-