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

Sat 21st Feb, 15:00 BST, Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Home advantage is often beneficial in the Championship, and Rob Edwards’s Middlesbrough will have the luxury of it on Saturday afternoon. Gary Rowett’s Oxford United are their opponents at the Riverside Stadium. You'll find stats supporting our top of below, but there are 16 other betting markets we're covering too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with Championship performances and head-to-heads included, so that you're able to make the smartest bet choices. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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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
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Team To Score First

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M'Boro
54%
--
Draw
25%
--
Oxford Utd
21%
--
M'Boro 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
M'Boro 2-0
10%
--
M'Boro 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Oxford Utd 1-0
7%
--
M'Boro 3-0
6%
--
Oxford Utd 2-1
5%
--
M'Boro 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Oxford Utd 2-0
3%
--
M'Boro 3-2
2%
--
M'Boro 4-0
2%
--
M'Boro 4-1
2%
--
Oxford Utd 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
40%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
9%
--
Home/draw
79%
--
Away/draw
46%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
71%
--
Away DNB
39%
--
M'Boro win to nil
32%
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Oxford Utd win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

M'Boro have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 29 games against teams below in the table, having won 17, drawn 7 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 9 clean sheets and have failed to score in 7 fixtures. M'Boro have outscored their opponents by 47 goals to 28 goals.

Home League Performance

M'Boro have played 15 games at home winning 10, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 25 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Oxford Utd are in 23rd position in the Championship on 28 points having played 31 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 22 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

30 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 10 and won 5. Oxford Utd have conceded 40 goals, scored 26, failed to score in 13 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
M'Boro
Oxford Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry3117862859 
l
 
2-4A
Feb 16
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
2
M'Boro3017761858 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
3
Ipswich3015962254 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
4
Hull311669754 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-4F
Apr 3
l
 
3-2A
5
Millwall311588353 
Apr 3
w
 
0-3F
d
 
2-2A
May 2
6
Wrexham3112118547 
d
 
1-1A
May 2
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
7
Preston3112118447 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-2A
Mar 6
8
Bristol C3113711546 
Mar 14
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3F
9
Derby3112910645 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
10
Birmingham3112910445 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 2
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
11
Watford3111119344 
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
Apr 11
l
 
2-1F
12
QPR3112811-144 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 8
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
13
Stoke3112712643 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-3A
Feb 25
14
Southampton31111010343 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
Mar 21
15
Swansea3112613142 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
16
Sheff Utd3012315039 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 9
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1F
17
Norwich3110615-336 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
Feb 10
d
 
1-1A
18
Charlton309912-936 
Mar 11
w
 
1-2F
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
19
Portsmouth298912-1133 
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
20
West Brom319616-1533 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
2-3F
Feb 28
l
 
2-1F
21
Leicester3110813-632 
Feb 24
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
22
Blackburn318815-1332 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 21
Mar 11
d
 
1-1F
23
Oxford Utd3161015-1328 
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
-
-
24
Sheff Wed311822-44-7 
Apr 21
w
 
0-1F
Apr 25
w
 
1-2F
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
3
M'Boro have won 3 consecutive home league games
3
M'Boro have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive home league games
M'Boro
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
M'Boro1 - 0Norwich
M'Boro4 - 0Preston
M'Boro4 - 0Southampton
M'Boro0 - 1Hull
M'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
M'Boro3 - 1QPR
M'Boro2 - 1Derby
M'Boro2 - 4Coventry
M'Boro2 - 1Birmingham
M'Boro1 - 1Wrexham
M'Boro2 - 1Ipswich
M'Boro0 - 0Stoke
M'Boro2 - 1West Brom
M'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
M'Boro1 - 0Swansea
M'Boro0 - 0Norwich
M'Boro2 - 1Plymouth
M'Boro0 - 1Leeds
M'Boro2 - 1Oxford Utd
M'Boro2 - 1QPR
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HM'Boro1 - 0Norwich
HM'Boro4 - 0Preston
AM'Boro2 - 1Stoke
AM'Boro3 - 2West Brom
HM'Boro4 - 0Southampton
AM'Boro0 - 1Derby
HM'Boro0 - 1Hull
HM'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
AM'Boro0 - 2Bristol C
HM'Boro3 - 1QPR
AM'Boro2 - 1Charlton
AM'Boro4 - 1Hull
HM'Boro2 - 1Derby
HM'Boro2 - 4Coventry
AM'Boro1 - 1Oxford Utd
HM'Boro2 - 1Birmingham
AM'Boro1 - 1Leicester
AM'Boro0 - 3Watford
HM'Boro1 - 1Wrexham
AM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Wed
Oxford Utd
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Coventry0 - 0Oxford Utd
Sheff Utd3 - 1Oxford Utd
Leicester1 - 2Oxford Utd
Ipswich2 - 1Oxford Utd
Charlton1 - 0Oxford Utd
Blackburn1 - 1Oxford Utd
Swansea2 - 0Oxford Utd
Norwich1 - 1Oxford Utd
West Brom2 - 1Oxford Utd
Sheff Wed1 - 2Oxford Utd
Wrexham1 - 0Oxford Utd
Watford2 - 1Oxford Utd
QPR0 - 0Oxford Utd
Bristol C1 - 3Oxford Utd
Birmingham1 - 0Oxford Utd
Hull3 - 2Oxford Utd
Swansea3 - 3Oxford Utd
Cardiff1 - 1Oxford Utd
Sheff Wed0 - 1Oxford Utd
M'Boro2 - 1Oxford Utd
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AOxford Utd0 - 0Coventry
AOxford Utd1 - 3Sheff Utd
HOxford Utd0 - 2Birmingham
AOxford Utd2 - 1Leicester
HOxford Utd0 - 0QPR
HOxford Utd0 - 0Bristol C
AOxford Utd1 - 2Ipswich
HOxford Utd0 - 1Swansea
HOxford Utd2 - 1Southampton
AOxford Utd0 - 1Charlton
HOxford Utd1 - 2Preston
AOxford Utd1 - 1Blackburn
AOxford Utd0 - 2Swansea
HOxford Utd2 - 1Ipswich
AOxford Utd1 - 1Norwich
HOxford Utd1 - 1M'Boro
AOxford Utd1 - 2West Brom
HOxford Utd0 - 3Stoke
HOxford Utd2 - 2Millwall
AOxford Utd2 - 1Sheff Wed
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
M'Boro have beaten Oxford Utd in 3 consecutive home league meetings
7
M'Boro have not lost to Oxford Utd in 7 consecutive league meetings
League games at M'Boro since 1994
M'Boro
Oxford Utd
Goals: Scored
8
3
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
MID
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
M'Boro2 - 1
M'Boro4 - 1
M'Boro2 - 1
League games at Oxford Utd since 1994
Oxford Utd
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
5
12
Games: Scored
4 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
0 / 4
MID
2
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Oxford Utd
Draw1 - 1Draw
2 - 6M'Boro
1 - 4M'Boro
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Middlesbrough have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive Championship matches. Their PG of 1.6 against Oxford United on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

M'Boro Oxford Utd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 80% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Oxford Utd scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+3
M'Boro’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+3
Oxford Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
M'Boro
PG (predicted goals)
Oxford Utd
1.6
0.9
Attack rating
29%
better
MID
OXF
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Games scored23
18
Failed to score7
13
Scored first15
12
Goals scored47
28
Avg. goals scored1.6
0.9
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for16
11
Avg. XG for1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+29%
Defence rating
16%
better
MID
OXF
view stats
Games conceded21
26
Clean sheets9
5
Conceded first13
15
Goals conceded29
41
Avg. goals conceded1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded7
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against1
1.5
KickOff rating
+16%

M'Boro v Oxford Utd Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301156
S BrynnM WhittakerH HackneyL Ayling
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Brynn GLK301
-
H Hackney MID3045
4
-
T Conway FWD3062
3
-
M Whittaker FWD29115
3
-
L Ayling DEF2814
6
-
M Targett DEF2723
3
-
C Brittain DEF254
3
-
D Burgzorg FWD2522
1
-
A Browne MID2431
1
-
A Morris MID242
1
-
A Jones DEF2211
3
1
K Sène FWD212
2
-
S Nypan MID20
2
-
S Silvera FWD1921
3
-
D Fry DEF162
-
D Strelec FWD163
1
-
A Gilbert MID1211
3
-
R McGree MID1222
1
-
S Hansen FWD121
1
-
A Bangura DEF81
-
G Edmundson DEF6
1
-
A. Raslan Kanté MID4
-
M. Hamilton FWD4
-
D Lenihan DEF2
1
-
Oxford Utd Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
31647
J CummingW. LankshearB KeersmaeckerW Vaulks
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Cumming GLK31
1
-
W. Lankshear FWD3061
2
1
M Helik DEF292
2
-
S Mills MID2821
3
-
B Keersmaecker MID2614
3
-
S Long DEF2511
2
-
W Vaulks MID25
7
-
M Harris FWD242
3
-
J Currie DEF231
5
-
C Brown DEF2211
4
-
C Brannagan MID2241
6
-
P Placheta  FWD2231
-
S Dembélé FWD191
2
-
B Spencer DEF18
4
-
N Prelec FWD1811
-
G Leigh DEF161
-
F Krastev MID1611
1
-
L Harris MID161
2
-
T Goodrham FWD1311
2
-
O Romeny FWD11
1
-
B Davies DEF10
-
M Phillips FWD8
1
-
H Avest DEF7
-
T Bradshaw FWD6
-
L Sibley MID3
-
G O'Donkor FWD1
-