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

Mon 21st Apr, 15:00 BST, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Oxford United pay Championship rivals Cardiff City a visit on Monday afternoon, as Gary Rowett guides his men into an away clash with Metin Diyadin & co. at the Cardiff City Stadium. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every statistics you could possibly need to make a smart selection is shown below. Switch between seventeen betting markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds for each one.


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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.

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
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.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cardiff
46%
1.85
5%
-
Draw
29%
3.25
2%
-
Oxford Utd
25%
4.50
7%
-
Cardiff 1-0
16%
6.00-
Draw 1-1
13%
6.00-
Draw 0-0
13%
7.50-
Oxford Utd 1-0
10%
11.00
10%
-
Cardiff 2-0
10%
8.00
6%
-
Cardiff 2-1
8%
9.00-
Oxford Utd 2-1
5%
15.00-
Oxford Utd 2-0
4%
21.00-
Cardiff 3-0
4%
15.00
12%
-
Cardiff 3-1
3%
17.00-
Draw 2-2
3%
17.00-
Oxford Utd 3-1
2%
41.00-
Cardiff 3-2
1%
34.00-
Cardiff 4-0
1%
34.00
17%
-
Oxford Utd 3-0
1%
51.00
24%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
34%
2.20
4%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
66%
1.67
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
51%
1.57
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
40%
2.88-
No 1st Goal
9%
7.50-
BTTS - Yes
40%
2.00-
BTTS - No
60%
1.73-
BTTS - Home Win
15%
4.50
5%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
4.75-
BTTS - Away Win
9%
9.50-
Home/draw
75%
1.18
3%
-
Away/draw
54%
1.91
6%
-
Home/away
71%
1.33
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
1.36
6%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
39%
3.20
16%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
16%
4.00
8%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
84%
1.25
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
8.00
11%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1.08
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
17.00
11%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1.02-
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
1.08-
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
8.00
7%
-
Home DNB
66%
1.33
2%
-
Away DNB
45%
3.25
8%
-
Cardiff win to nil
31%
3.00-
Oxford Utd win to nil
16%
7.00
8%
-
Cardiff / Cardiff
27%
3.10
3%
-
Cardiff / Oxford Utd
2%
41.00-
Cardiff / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / Cardiff
18%
4.50
5%
-
Draw / Oxford Utd
10%
8.50
6%
-
Draw / Draw
17%
4.75
6%
-
Oxford Utd / Cardiff
3%
26.00-
Oxford Utd / Oxford Utd
12%
7.00-
Oxford Utd / Draw
6%
15.00-
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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
Leeds43261345491 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
7-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-0A
2
Burnley43251624591 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-0A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
3
Sheff Utd4327792686 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
4
Sunderland43211391876 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
Apr 26
l
 
2-0A
5
Bristol C431716101067 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
6
Coventry4319915766 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-2A
7
M'Boro43189161163 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-6F
l
 
2-1F
8
West Brom431418111060 
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
9
Millwall43161215-360 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
10
Blackburn4317818359 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
11
Swansea4316918-557 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
May 3
12
Watford4316819-656 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
13
Norwich43131416353 
w
 
2-1A
May 3
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
14
QPR43131416-553 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
15
Sheff Wed43141118-1053 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-3F
w
 
0-1F
16
Stoke43121417-950 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
17
Preston43101914-949 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
18
Portsmouth43131020-1449 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
19
Oxford Utd Away43121219-1848 
Apr 21
l
 
3-2A
-
-
20
Hull43111220-1045 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
21
Derby43111022-1143 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
22
Luton43111022-2543 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2A
23
Cardiff Home4391519-2342 
-
-
w
 
3-2F
Apr 21
24
Plymouth4391321-3940 
w
 
5-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Cardiff have not won in 5 consecutive league games
Cardiff 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
5
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 19TH
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

A truly dismal PG of just 0.8 should cause concerns for Oxford United fans, as should a 8 Championship matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Cardiff 23rd Oxford Utd 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
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 for1.2
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%

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Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
351249
C O'DowdaC RobinsonR ColwillC Chambers
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Colwill MID3714
3
-
C O'Dowda MID3622
7
-
C Chambers DEF3521
9
-
D Goutas DEF3311
3
1
P Ng DEF3211
9
-
C Robinson FWD32121
1
2
Y Méïté FWD302
2
-
J Alnwick GLK29
2
-
J Bagan DEF291
4
1
A Robertson MID2932
6
-
C Willock MID2821
-
A Rinomhota MID261
7
-
A Ghazi FWD2531
-
O Tanner FWD2522
1
-
C. Ashford MID2223
-
J Ralls MID191
6
-
J Daland DEF17
3
-
W Fish DEF15
2
-
D Turnbull MID141
2
-
Y Salech FWD145
1
-
E Horvath GLK11
-
S Mannsverk MID111
3
-
A Ramsey MID8
1
-
W Alves MID83
-
I Davies FWD72
1
-
J Collins DEF3
1
-
R. Kpakio DEF21
-
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
-