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

The Kassam Stadium, Oxford

The Kassam Stadium is the setting on Saturday afternoon, as Des Buckingham's Oxford United are visited by Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough in the Championship. Stats for our tip of under 3.5 goals are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Changing the market using the tabs below changes all statistics and the odds from leading bookmakers, making it easier than ever to find the right bet for you.

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Oxford United's next match is v Plymouth at 15:00 on Saturday 7th December
Middlesbrough's next match is v Burnley at 20:00 on Friday 6th December
The last English Championship meeting between Oxford Utd and M'Boro was on Saturday 23rd November 2024
English Championship
November 23rd 2024
Oxford Utd 2
6 M'Boro
 
G. Leigh 24'37' E. Latte Lath
D. Scarlett 72'42' F. Azaz
45' E. Latte Lath
49' E. Latte Lath
80' T. Conway
83' F. Azaz
 
OXF
MID
Shots On
7
12
Shots Off
4
4
Corners
6
10
Possession
36%
64%
Fouls
9
8
Yellow/red cards
1/0
3/0
 
Oxford UtdM'Boro
 
J. Cumming
S. Long
C. Brown
E. Moore (P. Płacheta 53')
H. ter Avest
G. Leighfootball icon
R. da Rocha Rodrigues (M. Phillips 64')
C. Brannagan (J. McEachran 72')
W. Vaulks (I. El Mizouni 73')
T. Goodhram
M. Harris (D. Scarlett 52')
S. Brynn
V. Borges dos Santos Neto
(A. Dijksteel 85') L. Ayling
M. Clarke
S. Edmundson
D. Barlaser
J. Howson
(M. Hamilton 85') football iconfootball iconF. Azaz
(R. McGree 75') D. Burgzorg
(T. Conway 62') football iconfootball iconfootball iconE. Latte Lath
(M. Forss 62') B. Doak

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There is 77% chance of Oxford Utd and M'Boro no more than 3 goals combined during this Championship clash according to our predictive algorithm and, in the absense of a strong favourite in the WDW market, we think that's where the smart money should go. Calculations are made based on recent form, historical head-to-head (H2H) stats and the view of the betting market, and you can back it at 1.30.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 41% chance of M'Boro coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Oxford Utd
32%
10/3
13%
17/5
16%
Draw
27%
29/10
3%
14/5
10%
M'Boro
41%
8/11
7%
3/4
9%
Draw 1-1
13%
13/211/2
7%
M'Boro 1-0
11%
13/2
15%
11/2
Oxford Utd 1-0
10%
11/1
8%
10/1
M'Boro 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Draw 0-0
8%
11/1
20%
17/2
5%
M'Boro 2-0
7%
15/2
21%
7/1
14%
Oxford Utd 2-1
7%
12/1
24%
11/1
8%
Oxford Utd 2-0
5%
20/1
19%
16/1
11%
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1
11%
12/1
M'Boro 3-1
4%
12/110/1
M'Boro 3-0
3%
12/1
8%
11/1
20%
Oxford Utd 3-1
3%
33/1
17%
22/1
21%
M'Boro 3-2
2%
25/1
10%
16/1
11%
Oxford Utd 3-0
2%
40/1
20%
33/1
Oxford Utd 3-2
2%
40/125/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
4/5
10%
4/5
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
1/1
11%
10/11
Home 1st Goal
46%
7/4
15%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
1/2
7%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
11/1
20%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
4/5
10%
4/5
6%
BTTS - No
50%
10/11
10%
19/20
7%
BTTS - Home Win
14%
7/1
27%
13/2
17%
BTTS - Draw
19%
4/1
9%
19/5
9%
BTTS - Away Win
18%
13/5
4%
5/2
3%
Home/draw
59%
21/20
9%
21/20
11%
Away/draw
68%
1/5
3%
1/5
4%
Home/away
73%
1/4
2%
1/4
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
2/7
1%
1/4
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
11/4
7%
5/2
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
11/5
9%
2/1
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
4/11
5%
7/20
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
9/2
15%
9/2
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/7
3%
1/8
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
12/1
13%
10/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/25
1%
1/25
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/20
1%
1/25
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
10/1
10%
17/2
5%
Home DNB
51%
9/4
19%
11/5
18%
Away DNB
60%
1/3
9%
3/10
7%
Oxford Utd win to nil
18%
7/1
11%
-
M'Boro win to nil
24%
2/1
20%
-
Oxford Utd / Oxford Utd
11%
13/2
21%
11/2
19%
Oxford Utd / M'Boro
4%
20/1
9%
18/1
12%
Oxford Utd / Draw
6%
14/1
12%
12/1
13%
Draw / Oxford Utd
9%
17/2
14%
15/2
15%
Draw / M'Boro
18%
7/2
4%
7/2
4%
Draw / Draw
14%
9/217/4
9%
M'Boro / Oxford Utd
3%
33/1
17%
28/1
M'Boro / M'Boro
30%
7/4
10%
17/10
13%
M'Boro / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Oxford Utd have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Oxford Utd have conceded 14 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Oxford Utd have played 8 games at home, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

M'Boro lay in 7th place on 24 points in the Championship league table having played 15 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 20 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. M'Boro have conceded 14 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

M'Boro have played 7 away games, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Oxford Utd
M'Boro
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd1812421638 
Apr 5
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 12
2
Burnley1810621736 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 8
Dec 29
Dec 6
3
Leeds1810531835 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Apr 8
Dec 10
4
Sunderland189631333 
Apr 26
l
 
2-0A
Feb 3
l
 
1-0A
5
M'Boro 189361130 
l
 
2-6F
Mar 29
-
-
6
Watford18936230 
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
7
West Brom186102728 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 22
Jan 21
w
 
0-1F
8
Blackburn17845428 
Jan 18
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
9
Norwich18675825 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
Apr 26
d
 
3-3A
10
Millwall17674525 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 1
Dec 14
Apr 12
11
Bristol C18675325 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
12
Sheff Wed18747-525 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Dec 26
Apr 21
13
Swansea18657123 
l
 
1-2A
May 3
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
14
Stoke18567-321 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 25
w
 
2-0F
Feb 7
15
Derby18558-220 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 11
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
16
Coventry18468-318 
Mar 1
l
 
3-2A
l
 
0-3A
May 3
17
Oxford Utd 18468-818 
-
-
Mar 29
w
 
2-6A
18
Preston18396-818 
w
 
3-1A
Jan 4
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
19
Luton185310-1318 
Jan 21
d
 
2-2A
w
 
5-1F
Mar 15
20
Cardiff18459-1117 
Dec 26
Apr 21
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
21
Plymouth18459-2017 
Dec 29
Dec 7
Apr 18
Dec 21
22
Hull18369-915 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 12
w
 
3-1F
Jan 1
23
QPR18297-1115 
Apr 9
Dec 11
Mar 11
w
 
1-4F
24
Portsmouth16277-1213 
Feb 15
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Jan 18
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Win / draw / win form
Oxford Utd 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Oxford Utd1 - 0Hull
Oxford Utd1 - 2Swansea
Oxford Utd1 - 1Derby
Oxford Utd1 - 1West Brom
Oxford Utd0 - 0Burnley
Oxford Utd1 - 0Stoke
Oxford Utd3 - 1Preston
Oxford Utd2 - 0Norwich
Oxford Utd1 - 0Peterborough
Oxford Utd1 - 1Stevenage
Oxford Utd0 - 1Lincoln
Oxford Utd5 - 0Peterborough
Oxford Utd4 - 0Fleetwood
Oxford Utd2 - 1Cheltenham
Oxford Utd1 - 2L Orient
Oxford Utd2 - 2Northampton
Oxford Utd4 - 2Wigan
Oxford Utd1 - 1Reading
Oxford Utd2 - 2Portsmouth
Oxford Utd0 - 1Barnsley
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AOxford Utd0 - 1Watford
HOxford Utd1 - 0Hull
HOxford Utd1 - 2Swansea
AOxford Utd0 - 2Sunderland
HOxford Utd1 - 1Derby
HOxford Utd1 - 1West Brom
AOxford Utd1 - 1Portsmouth
AOxford Utd2 - 2Luton
HOxford Utd0 - 0Burnley
AOxford Utd1 - 2Bristol C
HOxford Utd1 - 0Stoke
HOxford Utd3 - 1Preston
AOxford Utd1 - 2Blackburn
AOxford Utd2 - 3Coventry
HOxford Utd2 - 0Norwich
AOxford Utd2 - 0Bolton
AOxford Utd1 - 1Peterborough
HOxford Utd1 - 0Peterborough
AOxford Utd2 - 1Exeter
HOxford Utd1 - 1Stevenage
M'Boro 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
QPR1 - 4M'Boro
Norwich3 - 3M'Boro
Watford2 - 1M'Boro
West Brom0 - 1M'Boro
Sunderland1 - 0M'Boro
Cardiff0 - 2M'Boro
Derby1 - 0M'Boro
Cardiff1 - 4M'Boro
Ipswich1 - 1M'Boro
Hull2 - 2M'Boro
Southampton1 - 1M'Boro
Birmingham0 - 1M'Boro
QPR0 - 2M'Boro
Stoke2 - 0M'Boro
Leicester1 - 2M'Boro
Preston2 - 1M'Boro
Millwall1 - 3M'Boro
Huddersfield1 - 2M'Boro
Rotherham1 - 0M'Boro
Swansea1 - 2M'Boro
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HM'Boro5 - 1Luton
AM'Boro4 - 1QPR
HM'Boro0 - 3Coventry
AM'Boro3 - 3Norwich
HM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
HM'Boro0 - 2Bristol C
AM'Boro1 - 2Watford
AM'Boro1 - 0West Brom
HM'Boro2 - 0Stoke
AM'Boro0 - 1Sunderland
HM'Boro1 - 1Preston
AM'Boro2 - 0Cardiff
HM'Boro2 - 2Portsmouth
AM'Boro0 - 1Derby
HM'Boro1 - 0Swansea
HM'Boro3 - 1Watford
AM'Boro4 - 1Cardiff
HM'Boro3 - 4Leeds
AM'Boro1 - 1Ipswich
AM'Boro2 - 2Hull
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Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Oxford United of late. It has been 7 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Middlesbrough.

Oxford Utd 17th M'Boro 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Oxford Utd will score no more than 1 goal
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that M'Boro will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Oxford Utd’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+11
M'Boro have scored 11% more goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Oxford Utd
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.1
1.3
Attack rating
OXF
MID
5%
better
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Games scored12
11
Failed to score3
4
Scored first6
9
Goals scored17
23
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.5
Avg. shots per game7
11
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
14
Avg. XG for1.1
1.7
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
OXF
MID
3%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
10
Clean sheets4
5
Conceded first8
6
Goals conceded18
17
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded11
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
5
Conversion rate against11%
18%
Avg. XG against1.6
0.8
KickOff rating
+3%

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

Oxford Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18425
J CummingM HarrisC BrownE Moore
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Cumming GLK18
-
S Long DEF111
-
E Moore DEF141
5
-
C Brown DEF1812
2
-
H Avest MID51
-
W Vaulks MID18
1
-
C Brannagan MID712
-
G Leigh MID1421
-
R Rodrigues MID1822
2
-
T Goodrham MID1831
4
-
M Harris FWD184
1
-
Subs
M Ingram GLK
-
J McEachran MID101
1
-
P Placheta  MID6
-
M Phillips MID61
-
I Mizouni MID1812
2
-
M Ferdinan MID
-
O Dale FWD8
-
W Goodwin FWD3
-
D Scarlett FWD144
1
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17874
F AzazT ConwayF AzazG Edmundson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Brynn GLK3
-
L Ayling DEF172
1
-
G Edmundson DEF141
4
-
M Clarke DEF122
-
N Borges DEF141
3
-
J Howson MID7
-
D Barlaser MID101
-
B Doak MID1315
4
-
D Burgzorg MID142
1
-
F Azaz MID1767
3
-
E Lath FWD1872
2
-
Subs
T Glover GLK
-
D Fry DEF2
-
A Dijksteel DEF101
-
R McGree MID1115
2
-
I Jones MID15
1
-
L. McCabe MID
-
M. Hamilton FWD13
-
M Forss FWD4
-
T Conway FWD148
-