Oxford United vs Sunderland Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 26)

📏 Form Guide

Oxford United

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Oxford United will play in this match after a 1-1 Championship tied result against Cardiff City.

In that match, Oxford United managed 39% possession and 2 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. The scorer for Oxford United was Cameron Brannagan (79'). For their opponents, Cardiff City got 12 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Yousef Salech (56') was the scorer for Cardiff City.

Over their prior six fixtures, Gary Rowett's Oxford United have managed to score a total of 5 times which gives them an average number of goals scored per match of 0.83.

Leading up to this clash, Oxford United:

• have left without a victory over Sunderland in their previous 13 league games. A shocking run, it really is.
• haven’t won at home in the past 2 matches in the league.

Sunderland

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Since a loss in their previous game against Blackburn Rovers in Championship action, Sunderland will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Sunderland had 58% possession and 16 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Blackburn Rovers got 2 attempts at goal with 1 on target. Tyrhys Dolan (33') was the scorer for Blackburn Rovers.

It has become apparent that Sunderland have struggled for goals in their past six games, contributing the poor return of only 3. In those fixtures, The Black Cats have also seen the collective goal aggregate against them equal 4.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Sunderland:

• are undefeated by Oxford United when they've played them away from home in the last 8 league games. What a record that is.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Looking at past results between these clubs going back to 15/02/2020 shows that these encounters have not been good ones for Oxford United. They’ve not managed to get any victories at all whereas Sunderland have just been stronger than them, winning in 83% of those games played.

In all, 14 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 3 of them from The U's and 11 netted by The Black Cats. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.

The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Championship match day 12 on 26/10/2024 which ended up with the score at Sunderland 2-0 Oxford United.

On that occasion, Sunderland managed 64% possession and 13 shots on goal with 6 on target. The goals were scored by Jobe Bellingham (16') and Wilson Isidor (63').

For their opponents, Oxford United got 5 shots at goal with 2 on target.

The referee was Oliver Langford.

📋 Team News: Oxford United

Joe Bennett (Thigh problems) and Ben Nelson (unknown injury) won’t be available for Oxford United boss Gary Rowett.

📰 Team News: Sunderland

Sunderland manager Régis Le Bris has a number of players out of action. Aji Alese (Broken leg), Daniel Ballard (Hamstring injury) and Niall Huggins (Knee surgery) are not able to play.

🧠 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Sunderland and Oxford United may well both score, with little between these two teams.

There should be little in it, and a draw looks to be quite a realistic result. We therefore see a very even match with a 1-1 score after 90 minutes.

💵 ⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?

In terms of the bookies’ odds in the win-draw-win market, staking on Oxford United can be had for 2.8, backing a drawn result is 3.2 and selecting a victory for Sunderland gets you 2.6. They are the most competitive prices available right now.

Renata Leite, 09:02 22/04/2025