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Oxford United v West Bromwich Albion : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 28th Feb, 15:00 BST, The Kassam Stadium, Oxford

The Kassam Stadium plays host on Saturday afternoon, as Gary Rowett's Oxford United host Ryan Mason's West Bromwich Albion in the Championship. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, stats for seventeen major betting market have been published below, with head-to-head records and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds from leading bookmakers are provided too.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Oxford Utd
40%
--
Draw
29%
--
West Brom
32%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Oxford Utd 1-0
13%
--
West Brom 1-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Oxford Utd 2-1
8%
--
Oxford Utd 2-0
8%
--
West Brom 2-1
7%
--
West Brom 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Oxford Utd 3-1
3%
--
Oxford Utd 3-0
3%
--
West Brom 3-1
2%
--
West Brom 3-0
2%
--
Oxford Utd 3-2
2%
--
West Brom 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
15%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
68%
--
Away/draw
60%
--
Home/away
71%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
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Home DNB
60%
--
Away DNB
52%
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Oxford Utd win to nil
25%
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West Brom win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Oxford Utd have played 32 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

31 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 10 and won 5. Oxford Utd have conceded 43 goals, scored 26, failed to score in 14 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Oxford Utd have played 16 games at home, winning 3, drawing 6 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 22 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 8 times in home league games.

West Brom lay in 20th place on 34 points in the Championship league table having played 32 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 5 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. West Brom have conceded 8 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

West Brom have played 17 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 12 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Oxford Utd
West Brom
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry3218863062 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
l
 
3-2F
2
M'Boro3218771761 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
l
 
2-3A
l
 
2-1A
3
Millwall321688456 
d
 
2-2A
May 2
Apr 11
l
 
3-0A
4
Ipswich3015962254 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
5
Hull311669754 
Apr 3
l
 
3-2A
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
6
Derby3213910848 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
7
Preston3212128448 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 6
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
8
Wrexham3112118547 
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
Apr 3
w
 
2-3F
9
Bristol C3113711546 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3F
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
10
Southampton32121010446 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 21
Mar 11
l
 
3-2A
11
Birmingham32121010446 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
12
Watford3211129345 
Apr 11
l
 
2-1F
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
13
QPR3212812-344 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
14
Stoke3212713543 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 25
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
15
Sheff Utd3213316042 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1F
w
 
2-0F
Mar 7
16
Swansea3212614-142 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-2A
l
 
1-0A
17
Norwich3211615039 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-5A
w
 
0-1F
18
Charlton3110912-839 
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
Feb 24
l
 
1-0A
19
Blackburn329815-1135 
Mar 11
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
20
West Brom329716-1534 
Feb 28
l
 
2-1F
-
-
21
Portsmouth308913-1233 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-0A
22
Leicester3210814-732 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
23
Oxford Utd3261016-1628 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Feb 28
24
Sheff Wed321823-45-7 
Apr 25
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
May 2
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Oxford Utd have not won in 5 consecutive home league games
13
West Brom have not won in 13 consecutive away league games
5
Oxford Utd have failed to score in 5 consecutive home league games
Oxford Utd 23RD
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
West Brom 20TH
20 league games
Away
13
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
D
3
Lost
14
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Oxford Utd since 1998
Oxford Utd
West Brom
Goals: Scored
6
2
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
OXF
2
D
1
League games at West Brom since 1997
West Brom
Oxford Utd
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
OXF
1
WBA
3
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for West Bromwich Albion of late. It has been 5 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Oxford United.

Oxford Utd 23rd West Brom 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Oxford Utd will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that West Brom will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-26
Oxford Utd have scored 26% fewer goals at home than predicted
-33
West Brom have scored 33% fewer goals when away than predicted
0.9
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Oxford Utd
PG (predicted goals)
West Brom
1.2
1
Attack rating
OXF
WBA
11%
better
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Games scored18
21
Failed to score14
11
Scored first12
12
Goals scored28
32
Avg. goals scored0.9
1
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal10
9
Conversion rate for10
11
Avg. XG for1.1
1.3
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
2%
better
OXF
WBA
view stats
Games conceded27
25
Clean sheets5
7
Conceded first16
17
Goals conceded44
47
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
19%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.1
KickOff rating
+2%

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

Oxford Utd Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
32647
J CummingW. LankshearB KeersmaeckerW Vaulks
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Cumming GLK32
1
-
M Helik DEF302
2
-
W. Lankshear FWD3061
2
1
S Mills MID2921
3
-
S Long DEF2611
2
-
W Vaulks MID26
7
-
B Keersmaecker MID2614
3
-
M Harris FWD252
3
-
J Currie DEF231
5
-
C Brown DEF2311
4
-
C Brannagan MID2341
6
-
P Placheta  FWD2331
-
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 FWD12
1
-
B Davies DEF10
-
M Phillips FWD8
1
-
H Avest DEF7
-
T Bradshaw FWD6
-
L Sibley MID3
-
G O'Donkor FWD1
-
West Brom Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
31898
N PhillipsA HeggebøM JohnstonC Styles
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Price MID3262
4
-
A Heggebø FWD3283
2
-
N Phillips DEF313
6
-
C Styles DEF312
8
-
M Johnston FWD3129
3
-
A Mowatt MID2813
5
-
J Maja FWD2611
1
-
C Mepham DEF251
6
-
G Campbell DEF2512
5
-
J Molumby MID2511
3
1
O Diakité MID241
3
-
S Junior MID241
1
-
K Grant FWD233
3
-
J Griffiths GLK21
-
C Taylor DEF19
2
-
J Wallace FWD1521
-
K Bielik DEF14
1
-
T. Collyer MID121
-
D Dike FWD11
-
A Gilchrist DEF10
1
J Wildsmith GLK7
-
T. Bany FWD1
-