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

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We’ve Championship action to look forward to on Monday afternoon, as Metin Diyadin and his Cardiff City side host Gary Rowett’s Oxford United at the Cardiff City Stadium. Championship stats are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) history included too. It's all on this page, with data visualisations and the best odds available for seventeen major betting markets via the tabs.

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Cardiff City's next match is v Norwich at 12:30 on Saturday 3rd May
Oxford United's next match is v Swansea at 12:30 on Saturday 3rd May
The last English Championship meeting between Cardiff and Oxford Utd was on Monday 21st April 2025
English Championship
April 21st 2025
Cardiff 1
1 Oxford Utd
 
Y. Salech 56'79' C. Brannagan
 
CAR
OXF
Shots On
3
1
Shots Off
4
1
Corners
4
Possession
61%
39%
Fouls
14
17
Yellow/red cards
1/0
3/0
 
CardiffOxford Utd
 
E. Horvath
C. Chambers
P. Ng
W. Fish
A. Rinomhota
C. Ashford (Y. Meïté 70')
A. Robertson (R. Colwill 75')
C. Willock (W. Alves 75')
S. Mannsverk (D. Turnbull 80')
C. O'Dowda
Y. Salechfootball icon (O. Tanner 80')
J. Cumming
(E. Moore 82') J. Bennett
M. Helik
(M. Phillips 46') P. Kioso
B. Nelson
W. Vaulks
(R. da Rocha Rodrigues 69') A. Matos
football iconC. Brannagan
T. Goodhram
(G. Leigh 46') P. Płacheta
(M. Harris 69') T. Bradshaw

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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Fans may not be thrilled to read this, but we don't predict a thriller here. The statistics suggest Cardiff and Oxford Utd both struggle to score on a consistent basis, and the odds point towards a tie with fewer than 2 goals in total as they go head-to-head. We think that's a great shout and, in the absence of obvious outright winners to back, under 2.5 goals looks like a smart bet.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cardiff are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.85.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cardiff
46%
3/4
10%
-
Draw
29%
9/4
2%
-
Oxford Utd
24%
17/4
25%
-
Cardiff 1-0
16%
9/2
8%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2
8%
-
Draw 0-0
13%
13/2-
Oxford Utd 1-0
10%
10/1
10%
-
Cardiff 2-0
10%
13/2
12%
-
Cardiff 2-1
8%
8/1-
Oxford Utd 2-1
5%
16/1
13%
-
Oxford Utd 2-0
4%
22/1
10%
-
Cardiff 3-0
4%
12/1
24%
-
Cardiff 3-1
3%
16/1-
Draw 2-2
3%
18/1
12%
-
Oxford Utd 3-1
1%
40/1-
Cardiff 3-2
1%
33/1-
Cardiff 4-0
1%
28/1
29%
-
Oxford Utd 3-0
1%
50/1
24%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
34%
13/10-
Under 2.5 Goals
66%
8/13-
Home 1st Goal
51%
1/2
7%
-
Away 1st Goal
40%
21/10
8%
-
No 1st Goal
9%
13/2-
BTTS - Yes
40%
11/10
5%
-
BTTS - No
60%
4/6
3%
-
BTTS - Home Win
15%
7/2
5%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/1
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
8%
10/1
16%
-
Home/draw
76%
1/6
4%
-
Away/draw
54%
1/1
11%
-
Home/away
71%
1/3
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
4/9-
Under 1.5 Goals
39%
7/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
10/3-
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
2/9-
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
8/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1/14-
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
18/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/50-
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
1/12-
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
13/2-
Home DNB
67%
2/7
5%
-
Away DNB
45%
5/2
17%
-
Cardiff win to nil
32%
13/8
13%
-
Oxford Utd win to nil
16%
7/1
23%
-
Cardiff / Cardiff
28%
15/8
10%
-
Cardiff / Oxford Utd
2%
40/1-
Cardiff / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Cardiff
18%
10/3
9%
-
Draw / Oxford Utd
9%
17/2
19%
-
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4
6%
-
Oxford Utd / Cardiff
3%
25/1-
Oxford Utd / Oxford Utd
10%
7/1
14%
-
Oxford Utd / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Cardiff have played 43 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

41 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 19 games, drawn 14 and won 8. Cardiff have conceded 67 goals, scored 39, failed to score in 14 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cardiff have played 21 games at home, winning 7, drawing 4 and losing 10 fixtures. They have scored 23 goals, conceded 26 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 7 times in home league games.

Oxford Utd lay in 19th place on 48 points in the Championship league table having played 43 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 14 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Oxford Utd have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Oxford Utd have played 21 away games, winning 2, drawing 7 and losing 12 games. They have scored an average of 0.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cardiff
Oxford Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds45281346497 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
7-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-0A
2
Burnley45271625197 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-0A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
3
Sheff Utd45287102789 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
4
Sunderland452113111576 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
5
Bristol C45171612467 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
6
Coventry4519917466 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-2A
7
Millwall45181215066 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
8
Blackburn4519818565 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
9
M'Boro451810171064 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-6F
l
 
2-1F
10
West Brom45141912861 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
11
Swansea4517919-560 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
May 3
12
Sheff Wed45151218-957 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-3F
w
 
0-1F
13
Watford4516821-856 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
14
Norwich45131517154 
w
 
2-1A
May 3
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
15
QPR45131418-1153 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
16
Portsmouth45141120-1353 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
17
Oxford Utd Away45131319-1652 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2A
-
-
18
Stoke45121419-1750 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
19
Derby45131022-849 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
20
Preston45101916-1149 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
21
Luton45131022-2249 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2A
22
Hull45121221-1048 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
23
Plymouth45111321-3646 
w
 
5-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
24
Cardiff Home4591719-2344 
-
-
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Cardiff 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff0 - 1Stoke
Cardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
Cardiff1 - 2Luton
Cardiff1 - 2Burnley
Cardiff1 - 0Hull
Cardiff1 - 1Bristol C
Cardiff2 - 1Derby
Cardiff3 - 0Swansea
Cardiff1 - 1Watford
Cardiff1 - 1Coventry
Cardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
Cardiff0 - 2Preston
Cardiff0 - 2QPR
Cardiff1 - 3Blackburn
Cardiff2 - 1Norwich
Cardiff2 - 0Portsmouth
Cardiff5 - 0Plymouth
Cardiff1 - 0Millwall
Cardiff0 - 2Leeds
Cardiff0 - 2M'Boro
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
Draw
9
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
HCardiff0 - 1Stoke
ACardiff2 - 2Preston
ACardiff0 - 0QPR
HCardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
ACardiff2 - 1Blackburn
HCardiff1 - 2Luton
ACardiff1 - 2Sunderland
HCardiff1 - 2Burnley
HCardiff1 - 0Hull
ACardiff1 - 1Plymouth
HCardiff1 - 1Bristol C
ACardiff1 - 2Portsmouth
ACardiff0 - 7Leeds
HCardiff2 - 1Derby
ACardiff2 - 2Millwall
HCardiff3 - 0Swansea
HCardiff1 - 1Watford
ACardiff1 - 1M'Boro
HCardiff1 - 1Coventry
Oxford Utd 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
12
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Wed0 - 1Oxford Utd
M'Boro2 - 1Oxford Utd
Hull2 - 1Oxford Utd
Norwich1 - 1Oxford Utd
West Brom2 - 0Oxford Utd
Derby0 - 0Oxford Utd
Burnley1 - 0Oxford Utd
Stoke0 - 0Oxford Utd
Plymouth1 - 1Oxford Utd
Preston1 - 1Oxford Utd
Millwall0 - 1Oxford Utd
Leeds4 - 0Oxford Utd
QPR2 - 0Oxford Utd
Sheff Utd3 - 0Oxford Utd
Watford1 - 0Oxford Utd
Sunderland2 - 0Oxford Utd
Portsmouth1 - 1Oxford Utd
Luton2 - 2Oxford Utd
Bristol C2 - 1Oxford Utd
Blackburn2 - 1Oxford Utd
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HOxford Utd0 - 1Leeds
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
Goal Statistics

An absolutely dreadful PG of just 0.8 should cause concerns for Oxford United fans, as should a 8 Championship games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Cardiff 24th Oxford Utd 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
4+
There is a 65% probability that Cardiff will score no more than 1 goal
0
44%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 80% probability of Oxford Utd scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Cardiff have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
-33
Oxford Utd have scored 33% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Cardiff
PG (predicted goals)
Oxford Utd
1.2
0.8
Attack rating
CAR
OXF
6%
better
view stats
Games scored29
31
Failed to score14
12
Scored first17
20
Goals scored45
43
Avg. goals scored1
1
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for12
15
Avg. XG for1.1
0.9
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
CAR
OXF
18%
better
view stats
Games conceded36
31
Clean sheets7
12
Conceded first24
20
Goals conceded68
61
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against19%
14%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+18%

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

Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
40649
C ChambersY SalechR ColwillP Ng
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Horvath GLK16
-
P Ng DEF3511
9
-
W Fish DEF20
4
-
C Chambers DEF4021
9
-
C O'Dowda DEF4122
7
-
S Mannsverk MID141
4
-
A Rinomhota MID301
7
-
C Willock MID3122
-
A Robertson MID3433
8
-
C. Ashford MID2723
-
Y Salech FWD1961
2
-
Subs
M. Turner GLK
-
D Goutas DEF3411
3
1
J Daland DEF20
3
-
J Bagan DEF301
4
1
D Turnbull MID181
2
-
W Alves MID1313
-
R Colwill MID4214
3
-
Y Méïté FWD343
2
-
O Tanner FWD2922
1
-
Oxford Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
456510
J CummingM HarrisT GoodrhamC Brannagan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Cumming GLK45
1
-
P Kioso DEF301
5
-
M Helik DEF194
4
-
B Nelson DEF171
1
-
J Bennett DEF11
1
-
W Vaulks MID4412
4
-
C Brannagan MID3234
10
-
P Placheta  MID3123
5
-
A. Matos MID19
4
-
T Goodrham MID4035
5
-
T Bradshaw FWD11
1
-
Subs
M Ingram GLK
-
G Leigh DEF3351
1
-
E Moore DEF2512
7
-
M Phillips MID282
2
-
I Mizouni MID2812
2
-
S Mills MID101
2
-
M Harris FWD4563
5
-
O Romeny FWD131
2
-
R Rodrigues FWD3843
3
-