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

Sat 5th Apr, 15:00 BST, The Kassam Stadium, Oxford

Chris Wilder leads his Sheffield United charges to The Kassam Stadium in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, with Gary Rowett's Oxford United their rivals. Championship statistics are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) history included too. It's all on this page, with infographics and odds from leading bookmakers available for every betting markets via the tabs.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We're suggesting it's unlikely that this fixture will have more than 3 goals at most, and the odds and statistics point in the same direction as KickOff's predictive algorithm on this one. Oxford Utd and Sheff Utd haven't typically served up a high volume of goals of late, whether that be in the Championship individually or in their head-to-head duals. So, without a convincing favourite win or double chance market, we're going for under 3.5 goals. That's available at a best price of 1.30.

In-Play
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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 47% chance of Sheff Utd coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Oxford Utd
27%
16/5
7%
-
Draw
26%
5/2-
Sheff Utd
47%
5/6
2%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Sheff Utd 1-0
12%
11/2
7%
-
Sheff Utd 2-1
9%
15/2-
Sheff Utd 2-0
9%
7/1
6%
-
Oxford Utd 1-0
8%
9/1
17%
-
Draw 0-0
8%
15/2
11%
-
Oxford Utd 2-1
7%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1-
Sheff Utd 3-1
5%
16/1
13%
-
Oxford Utd 2-0
4%
20/1-
Sheff Utd 3-0
4%
14/1-
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
28/1-
Oxford Utd 3-1
2%
40/1-
Oxford Utd 3-2
2%
40/1-
Sheff Utd 4-1
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
11/10
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
8/11
4%
-
Home 1st Goal
44%
15/8-
Away 1st Goal
52%
8/15-
No 1st Goal
5%
15/2
11%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
1/1
9%
-
BTTS - No
50%
8/11
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
12%
8/1-
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/1
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
20%
10/3
8%
-
Home/draw
53%
10/11
2%
-
Away/draw
73%
2/9
3%
-
Home/away
74%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
4/11
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
11/5
6%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
3/1
14%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
1/4
4%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
7/1
14%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/12
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/1
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/40
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/14
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/1
5%
-
Home DNB
45%
9/4-
Away DNB
65%
1/3-
Oxford Utd win to nil
15%
6/1-
Sheff Utd win to nil
27%
7/4
8%
-
Oxford Utd / Oxford Utd
12%
13/2-
Oxford Utd / Sheff Utd
3%
25/1
13%
-
Oxford Utd / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Oxford Utd
10%
15/2
6%
-
Draw / Sheff Utd
18%
7/2-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1-
Sheff Utd / Oxford Utd
2%
40/1
21%
-
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
27%
2/1-
Sheff Utd / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win Championship table

Oxford Utd have played 39 matches so far this season and are in 19th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

30 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 8 and won 6. Oxford Utd have conceded 47 goals, scored 26, failed to score in 10 matches and kept 7 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Oxford Utd have played 19 games at home, winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 27 goals, conceded 25 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Sheff Utd lay in 1st place on 83 points in the Championship league table having played 39 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 39 games against teams below them in the table, winning 26, drawing 7 and losing 6 games. They have scored 56 goals and kept 20 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sheff Utd have conceded 29 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Sheff Utd have played 19 away games, winning 12, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Oxford Utd
Sheff Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd Away3926762783 
Apr 5
l
 
3-0A
-
-
2
Leeds39231245181 
Apr 18
l
 
4-0A
l
 
1-3F
l
 
2-0A
3
Burnley39221524281 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 21
4
Sunderland39201271972 
Apr 26
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
5
Coventry3917814559 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-2A
w
 
3-1F
d
 
2-2F
6
West Brom39131881357 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
7
M'Boro39169141057 
l
 
2-6F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
8
Bristol C39141510757 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2A
9
Watford3915816-453 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
10
Norwich39131313752 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
11
Blackburn3915717152 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
May 3
w
 
0-2F
12
Sheff Wed39141015-652 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 12
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
13
Millwall39131214-351 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
Apr 8
w
 
0-1F
14
Preston39101712-747 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
15
QPR39111216-845 
Apr 9
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
16
Swansea3912918-1145 
l
 
1-2A
May 3
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
17
Portsmouth3912918-1445 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
18
Stoke39101217-1242 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
19
Oxford Utd Home39101217-1742 
-
-
w
 
3-0F
Apr 5
20
Derby3911820-941 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
21
Hull39101118-941 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-2F
22
Cardiff3991317-2040 
w
 
3-2F
Apr 21
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
23
Luton3910821-2538 
w
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
24
Plymouth3971319-3734 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 12
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Sheff Utd have won 6 consecutive away league games
6
Sheff Utd have not lost in 6 consecutive away league games
Oxford Utd 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Sheff Utd 1ST
20 league games
Away
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Sheff Utd have beaten Oxford Utd in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Oxford Utd since 1997
Oxford Utd
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
4
9
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
SHU
3
League games at Sheff Utd since 1998
Sheff Utd
Oxford Utd
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
OXF
1
SHU
3
Goal Statistics

Sheffield United's defensive record is to be admired, Chris Wilder's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Championship matches. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.1 for Oxford United makes sense in this context.

Sheffield United have been steady in front of goal of late, scoring in 10 consecutive Championship outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Oxford United on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Oxford Utd 19th Sheff Utd 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Oxford Utd will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Sheff Utd will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Oxford Utd’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+4
Sheff Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
0.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Oxford Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Utd
1.1
1.5
Attack rating
OXF
SHU
25%
better
view stats
Games scored28
34
Failed to score11
5
Scored first18
29
Goals scored40
56
Avg. goals scored1
1.4
Avg. shots per game6
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
18
Avg. XG for0.9
1.4
KickOff rating
+25%
Defence rating
OXF
SHU
38%
better
view stats
Games conceded29
19
Clean sheets10
20
Conceded first18
9
Goals conceded57
29
Avg. goals conceded1.5
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
11
Conversion rate against14%
10%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.1
KickOff rating
+38%

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

Oxford Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
39649
J CummingM HarrisT GoodrhamC Brannagan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Cumming GLK39
1
-
C Brown DEF3943
6
-
M Harris FWD3963
4
-
W Vaulks MID3811
2
-
R Rodrigues MID3443
2
-
T Goodrham FWD3434
4
-
G Leigh DEF2951
1
-
P Kioso DEF291
5
-
I Mizouni MID2612
2
-
C Brannagan MID2624
9
-
P Placheta  FWD2523
2
-
M Phillips FWD252
1
-
E Moore DEF2312
7
-
S Dembélé FWD2311
2
-
S Long DEF201
2
-
H Avest DEF171
-
M Helik DEF133
2
-
A. Matos MID13
3
-
J McEachran MID121
1
-
B Nelson DEF11
1
-
O Romeny FWD101
3
-
S Mills FWD7
-
T Bradshaw FWD6
1
-
J Bennett DEF5
1
-
J Thorniley DEF2
-
Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3710612
M CooperT CampbellC O'HareG Hamer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C O'Hare MID3826
2
-
M Cooper GLK37
3
-
H Burrows DEF3653
2
-
S. Peck MID351
7
-
G Hamer MID3585
12
-
A Ahmedhodzic DEF3121
10
1
S McCallum DEF301
-
R Brewster FWD3043
1
-
A Gilchrist DEF292
6
-
J Rak-Sakyi MID2962
1
-
J Robinson DEF28
7
-
V Souza MID281
8
-
T Campbell FWD27102
1
-
K Moore FWD225
1
-
A Brooks MID2022
3
-
F Seriki DEF181
2
-
R Norrington-Davies DEF14
1
-
J Shackleton DEF12
-
O Arblaster MID1221
3
-
T Davies MID1211
4
-
B Díaz FWD1233
4
-
R One FWD111
2
-
H Choudhury MID10
1
-
T Cannon FWD91
-
R Holding DEF6
-
H Clarke DEF5
2
-
A Davies GLK2
-