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

Sat 26th Apr, 15:00 BST, The Kassam Stadium, Oxford

Régis Le Bris will be hoping for a crucial away win in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as he takes his Sunderland side to The Kassam Stadium to visit Oxford United and Gary Rowett. This preview has odds for seventeen different markets, alongside bespoke data that changes as you explore. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall records can be found, while you'll also find head-to-head history later on in the preview.


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Oxford Utd
38%
--
Draw
27%
--
Sunderland
34%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Oxford Utd 1-0
11%
--
Sunderland 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Oxford Utd 2-1
8%
--
Sunderland 2-1
8%
--
Oxford Utd 2-0
7%
--
Sunderland 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Oxford Utd 3-1
3%
--
Sunderland 3-1
3%
--
Oxford Utd 3-0
3%
--
Sunderland 3-0
2%
--
Oxford Utd 3-2
2%
--
Sunderland 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
50%
--
BTTS - No
50%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
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Home/draw
66%
--
Away/draw
62%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
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Home DNB
57%
--
Away DNB
53%
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Oxford Utd win to nil
22%
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Sunderland win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Oxford Utd have played 42 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

29 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 6 and won 7. Oxford Utd have conceded 47 goals, scored 27, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 7 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Oxford Utd have played 21 games at home, winning 10, drawing 5 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 29 goals, conceded 28 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Sunderland lay in 4th place on 76 points in the Championship league table having played 42 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 36 games against teams below them in the table, winning 19, drawing 11 and losing 6 games. They have scored 51 goals and kept 15 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sunderland have conceded 32 goals and have failed to score in 8 matches.

Away league performance

Sunderland have played 21 away games, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Oxford Utd
Sunderland
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds42251345388 
Apr 18
l
 
4-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1F
2
Burnley42241624488 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
3
Sheff Utd4226792483 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
4
Sunderland Away42211381976 
Apr 26
l
 
2-0A
-
-
5
Bristol C42161610964 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
6
Coventry4118815562 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-0A
7
West Brom421418101260 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
8
M'Boro42179161060 
l
 
2-6F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3A
9
Millwall42161214060 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
10
Blackburn4216818056 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
Apr 21
d
 
2-2A
11
Watford4216818-556 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
12
Swansea4215918-654 
l
 
1-2A
May 3
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
13
Norwich42131415553 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
14
Sheff Wed42141117-853 
l
 
1-3F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
15
QPR42121416-650 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
May 3
d
 
0-00-0
16
Preston42101913-849 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
17
Oxford Utd Home42121218-1748 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
18
Stoke42111417-1147 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
19
Portsmouth42121020-1646 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
20
Hull41111119-944 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
21
Derby42111021-1043 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
22
Cardiff4291518-2142 
w
 
3-2F
Apr 21
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
23
Luton42101022-2640 
w
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
24
Plymouth4291320-3840 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-2F
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Oxford Utd 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Oxford Utd1 - 3QPR
Oxford Utd1 - 0Sheff Utd
Oxford Utd1 - 0Watford
Oxford Utd2 - 3Coventry
Oxford Utd0 - 2Portsmouth
Oxford Utd1 - 1Bristol C
Oxford Utd3 - 2Luton
Oxford Utd1 - 0Blackburn
Oxford Utd2 - 0Plymouth
Oxford Utd3 - 2Cardiff
Oxford Utd1 - 3Sheff Wed
Oxford Utd1 - 1Millwall
Oxford Utd2 - 6M'Boro
Oxford Utd1 - 0Hull
Oxford Utd1 - 2Swansea
Oxford Utd1 - 1Derby
Oxford Utd1 - 1West Brom
Oxford Utd0 - 0Burnley
Oxford Utd1 - 0Stoke
Oxford Utd3 - 1Preston
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AOxford Utd1 - 0Sheff Wed
HOxford Utd1 - 3QPR
HOxford Utd1 - 0Sheff Utd
AOxford Utd1 - 2M'Boro
HOxford Utd1 - 0Watford
AOxford Utd1 - 2Hull
AOxford Utd1 - 1Norwich
HOxford Utd2 - 3Coventry
AOxford Utd0 - 2West Brom
HOxford Utd0 - 2Portsmouth
AOxford Utd0 - 0Derby
AOxford Utd0 - 1Burnley
HOxford Utd1 - 1Bristol C
AOxford Utd0 - 0Stoke
HOxford Utd3 - 2Luton
HOxford Utd1 - 0Blackburn
AOxford Utd1 - 1Plymouth
AOxford Utd1 - 1Preston
AOxford Utd1 - 0Millwall
HOxford Utd2 - 0Plymouth
Sunderland 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Norwich0 - 0Sunderland
West Brom0 - 1Sunderland
Coventry3 - 0Sunderland
Sheff Wed1 - 2Sunderland
Leeds2 - 1Sunderland
M'Boro2 - 3Sunderland
Derby0 - 1Sunderland
Burnley0 - 0Sunderland
Stoke1 - 0Sunderland
Blackburn2 - 2Sunderland
Swansea2 - 3Sunderland
Sheff Utd1 - 0Sunderland
Millwall1 - 1Sunderland
Preston0 - 0Sunderland
QPR0 - 0Sunderland
Luton1 - 2Sunderland
Hull0 - 1Sunderland
Watford2 - 1Sunderland
Plymouth3 - 2Sunderland
Portsmouth1 - 3Sunderland
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSunderland0 - 1Swansea
ASunderland0 - 0Norwich
ASunderland1 - 0West Brom
HSunderland1 - 0Millwall
ASunderland0 - 3Coventry
HSunderland1 - 1Preston
HSunderland2 - 1Cardiff
ASunderland2 - 1Sheff Wed
HSunderland0 - 1Hull
ASunderland1 - 2Leeds
HSunderland2 - 0Luton
HSunderland2 - 2Watford
ASunderland3 - 2M'Boro
HSunderland2 - 2Plymouth
ASunderland1 - 0Derby
ASunderland0 - 0Burnley
HSunderland1 - 0Portsmouth
HSunderland2 - 1Sheff Utd
ASunderland0 - 1Stoke
ASunderland2 - 2Blackburn
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Sunderland have beaten Oxford Utd in 3 consecutive away league meetings
13
Sunderland have not lost to Oxford Utd in 13 consecutive league meetings
League games at Oxford Utd since 1992
Oxford Utd
Sunderland
Goals: Scored
3
11
Games: Scored
3 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
5 / 8
D
3
SUN
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Oxford Utd
1 - 2Sunderland
0 - 2Sunderland
0 - 1Sunderland
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 3Sunderland
0 - 1Sunderland
League games at Sunderland since 1993
Sunderland
Oxford Utd
Goals: Scored
22
8
Games: Scored
9 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
0 / 9
OXF
1
D
3
SUN
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sunderland
Sunderland2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sunderland3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sunderland7 - 0
Sunderland3 - 1
2 - 3Oxford Utd
Sunderland2 - 0
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Oxford United of late. It has been 6 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Sunderland.

Oxford Utd 17th Sunderland 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Oxford Utd will score no more than 1 goal
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Sunderland will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Oxford Utd’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Sunderland’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Oxford Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Sunderland
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
OXF
SUN
7%
better
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Games scored31
32
Failed to score11
10
Scored first20
23
Goals scored43
57
Avg. goals scored1
1.4
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
15
Avg. XG for0.9
1.5
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
OXF
SUN
23%
better
view stats
Games conceded30
25
Clean sheets12
17
Conceded first19
14
Goals conceded60
38
Avg. goals conceded1.4
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+23%

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

Oxford Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
416410
J CummingM HarrisT GoodrhamC Brannagan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Cumming GLK41
1
-
C Brown DEF4143
6
-
M Harris FWD4163
4
-
W Vaulks MID4011
2
-
T Goodrham FWD3634
4
-
R Rodrigues MID3543
2
-
G Leigh DEF2951
1
-
P Kioso DEF291
5
-
C Brannagan MID2824
10
-
I Mizouni MID2712
2
-
P Placheta  FWD2723
3
-
S Dembélé FWD2521
2
-
M Phillips FWD252
1
-
E Moore DEF2312
7
-
S Long DEF201
2
-
H Avest DEF191
1
-
M Helik DEF153
2
-
A. Matos MID15
3
-
B Nelson DEF13
1
-
J McEachran MID121
1
-
O Romeny FWD121
2
-
S Mills FWD81
1
-
T Bradshaw FWD8
1
-
J Bennett DEF7
1
-
J Thorniley DEF2
-
Sunderland Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3912711
D NeilW IsidorP RobertsJ Bellingham
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L O'Nien DEF3931
8
-
T Hume DEF3936
10
-
P Roberts MID3927
9
-
D Neil MID3923
2
1
W Isidor FWD37122
10
-
A Patterson GLK36
2
-
J Bellingham MID3644
10
1
C Rigg MID3642
7
-
D Cirkin DEF3432
8
-
C Mepham DEF321
8
1
E Mayenda FWD3285
2
-
R Mundle FWD2253
1
-
D Ballard DEF1921
4
-
A Browne MID171
1
-
T Watson FWD142
1
-
A Alese  DEF12
2
-
L Hjelde DEF111
1
-
E Fée MID911
2
-
S Samed MID6
-
I Poveda FWD6
2
-
M. Aleksić FWD5
1
-
S Moore GLK4
1
-
J Seelt DEF1
-