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

Sat 31st Jan, 15:00 BST, The Kassam Stadium, Oxford

Chris Davies guides his Birmingham City troops to The Kassam Stadium in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, with Gary Rowett's Oxford United waiting for them. The predictions for all the markets are based on the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with weighting assigned to top teams. All the statistics and graphics are tailored for the betting market in question. Head-to-head stats between the team are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided straight from from leading bookmakers.


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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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Oxford Utd
42%
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Draw
28%
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Birmingham
30%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Oxford Utd 1-0
13%
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Birmingham 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Oxford Utd 2-1
8%
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Oxford Utd 2-0
8%
--
Birmingham 2-1
7%
--
Birmingham 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Oxford Utd 3-1
4%
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Oxford Utd 3-0
3%
--
Birmingham 3-1
2%
--
Birmingham 3-0
2%
--
Oxford Utd 3-2
2%
--
Birmingham 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
46%
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BTTS - No
54%
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BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
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Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
58%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
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Home DNB
62%
--
Away DNB
49%
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Oxford Utd win to nil
26%
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Birmingham win to nil
18%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Oxford Utd have played 26 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

25 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 8 and won 4. Oxford Utd have conceded 34 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 10 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Oxford Utd have played 13 games at home, winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 17 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Birmingham lay in 14th place on 35 points in the Championship league table having played 27 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 5 and losing 2 games. They have scored 19 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Birmingham have conceded 14 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Birmingham have played 14 away games, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 9 games. They have scored an average of 0.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Oxford Utd
Birmingham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry2716742955 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 7
w
 
3-2F
l
 
3-0A
2
M'Boro2714761249 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
Mar 2
l
 
2-1A
3
Ipswich2613852147 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
4
Millwall271377-246 
d
 
2-2A
May 2
w
 
4-0F
Feb 25
5
Hull261358344 
Apr 3
l
 
3-2A
l
 
2-3A
Apr 18
6
Preston27111061043 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 7
Apr 22
w
 
0-1F
7
Stoke2712510941 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 25
Jan 24
l
 
1-0A
8
Watford261187641 
Apr 11
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
9
Bristol C271179940 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3F
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
10
Wrexham2710107540 
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
11
QPR2711610-139 
Jan 20
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 10
l
 
2-1A
12
Derby271089138 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
d
 
1-1A
Mar 21
13
Leicester2710710-237 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 24
Feb 7
l
 
2-0A
14
Birmingham279810-135 
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
-
-
15
Southampton278910-133 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 21
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-1A
16
Swansea279612-633 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
17
Sheff Utd2610214-332 
l
 
0-1A
-
Mar 14
l
 
3-0A
18
Charlton268810-632 
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 7
19
West Brom279414-731 
Feb 28
l
 
2-1F
Feb 10
d
 
1-1A
20
Blackburn267712-928 
Mar 11
d
 
1-1F
Apr 3
w
 
1-2A
21
Portsmouth257711-1328 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
w
 
4-0F
May 2
22
Norwich277614-1027 
Feb 14
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-1F
Feb 21
23
Oxford Utd265813-1023 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
24
Sheff Wed261817-34-7 
Apr 25
w
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2F
Jan 20
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Oxford Utd 22ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Oxford Utd0 - 0Bristol C
Oxford Utd0 - 1Swansea
Oxford Utd2 - 1Southampton
Oxford Utd1 - 2Preston
Oxford Utd2 - 1Ipswich
Oxford Utd1 - 1M'Boro
Oxford Utd0 - 3Stoke
Oxford Utd2 - 2Millwall
Oxford Utd1 - 0Derby
Oxford Utd0 - 1Sheff Utd
Oxford Utd2 - 2Leicester
Oxford Utd2 - 2Coventry
Oxford Utd0 - 1Portsmouth
Oxford Utd2 - 0Sunderland
Oxford Utd0 - 1Leeds
Oxford Utd1 - 3QPR
Oxford Utd1 - 0Sheff Utd
Oxford Utd1 - 0Watford
Oxford Utd2 - 3Coventry
Oxford Utd0 - 2Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AOxford Utd0 - 1Wrexham
HOxford Utd1 - 0Derby
AOxford Utd1 - 2Watford
AOxford Utd0 - 0QPR
HOxford Utd0 - 1Sheff Utd
Birmingham 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Swansea1 - 1Birmingham
Watford3 - 0Birmingham
Sheff Utd3 - 0Birmingham
QPR2 - 1Birmingham
Southampton3 - 1Birmingham
West Brom1 - 1Birmingham
M'Boro2 - 1Birmingham
Bristol C1 - 0Birmingham
Preston0 - 1Birmingham
Wrexham1 - 1Birmingham
Coventry3 - 0Birmingham
Stoke1 - 0Birmingham
Leicester2 - 0Birmingham
Blackburn1 - 2Birmingham
Cambridge1 - 2Birmingham
Blackpool0 - 2Birmingham
Stevenage0 - 1Birmingham
Burton1 - 2Birmingham
Peterborough1 - 2Birmingham
Bristol R1 - 2Birmingham
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABirmingham1 - 1Swansea
HBirmingham3 - 2Coventry
ABirmingham0 - 3Watford
HBirmingham1 - 1Southampton
HBirmingham1 - 1Derby
ABirmingham0 - 3Sheff Utd
HBirmingham1 - 1Charlton
ABirmingham1 - 2QPR
ABirmingham1 - 3Southampton
HBirmingham2 - 1Watford
ABirmingham1 - 1West Brom
HBirmingham4 - 1Norwich
ABirmingham1 - 2M'Boro
HBirmingham4 - 0Millwall
HBirmingham4 - 0Portsmouth
ABirmingham0 - 1Bristol C
ABirmingham1 - 0Preston
HBirmingham2 - 3Hull
ABirmingham1 - 1Wrexham
HBirmingham2 - 2Sheff Wed
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Oxford Utd since 1998
Oxford Utd
Birmingham
Goals: Scored
1
9
Games: Scored
1 / 2
2 / 2
Clean sheets
0 / 2
1 / 2
BIR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Oxford Utd
1 - 7Birmingham
0 - 2Birmingham
League games at Birmingham since 1997
Birmingham
Oxford Utd
Goals: Scored
1
1
Games: Scored
1 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
2 / 3
OXF
1
D
1
BIR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Birmingham
Birmingham1 - 0
0 - 1Oxford Utd
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics
Oxford Utd 22nd Birmingham 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.0
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
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Birmingham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Oxford Utd have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
-20
Birmingham have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Oxford Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Birmingham
1.3
1
Attack rating
OXF
BIR
22%
better
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Games scored16
21
Failed to score10
6
Scored first10
12
Goals scored25
36
Avg. goals scored1
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for11
14
Avg. XG for1.1
1.5
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
OXF
BIR
3%
better
view stats
Games conceded23
22
Clean sheets3
5
Conceded first14
15
Goals conceded35
37
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.1
KickOff rating
+3%

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

Oxford Utd Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26635
J CummingW. LankshearB KeersmaeckerW Vaulks
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Cumming GLK26
-
M Helik DEF262
2
-
W. Lankshear FWD2561
1
-
B Keersmaecker MID2413
3
-
S Mills MID2421
3
-
W Vaulks MID22
5
-
J Currie DEF211
4
-
S Long DEF201
1
-
M Harris FWD191
3
-
P Placheta  FWD1931
-
N Prelec FWD1811
-
C Brown DEF171
3
-
C Brannagan MID1741
3
-
S Dembélé FWD171
2
-
F Krastev MID1611
1
-
L Harris MID161
2
-
G Leigh DEF151
-
B Spencer DEF13
2
-
T Goodrham FWD1311
2
-
O Romeny FWD8
-
B Davies DEF7
-
H Avest DEF7
-
T Bradshaw FWD6
-
M Phillips FWD5
-
L Sibley MID3
-
G O'Donkor FWD1
-
Birmingham Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26857
T IwataJ StansfieldP RobertsC Klarer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Paik MID264
6
-
T Iwata MID2611
6
-
J Stansfield FWD2583
5
-
C Klarer DEF242
6
1
T Doyle MID243
1
1
K Furuhashi FWD24
1
-
D Gray FWD2354
2
-
P Roberts FWD2235
2
-
L. Koumas FWD221
1
-
P Neumann DEF212
4
-
L Dykes FWD212
1
-
A Cochrane DEF1914
3
-
K Anderson  FWD191
2
-
M Ducksch FWD1851
1
-
J Beadle GLK17
3
-
M Leonard MID15
1
-
B Osayi-Samuel DEF14
5
-
J Robinson DEF1111
2
2
E Cashin DEF11
-
R Allsop GLK10
2
-
W Willumsson MID9
-
E Laird DEF71
-
A Sampsted DEF6
-
K Fujimoto MID2
-