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

Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Tuesday evening at the Bramall Lane, and it’s a Championship clash between Sheffield United and Oxford United. Chris Wilder and Des Buckingham going all-out to ensure the win. All stats, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head-to-head records, will update as you browse each of the 17 major markets using the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.

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Sheffield United's next match is v West Brom at 15:00 on Sunday 8th December
Oxford United's next match is v Plymouth at 15:00 on Saturday 7th December
The last English Championship meeting between Sheff Utd and Oxford Utd was on Tuesday 26th November 2024
English Championship
November 26th 2024
Sheff Utd 3
0 Oxford Utd
 
C. O'Hare 10'
T. Campbell 26'
J. Rak-Sakyi 58'
 
SHU
OXF
Shots On
8
3
Shots Off
5
4
Corners
7
7
Possession
67%
33%
Fouls
8
7
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
Sheff UtdOxford Utd
 
M. Cooper
F. Seriki
J. Robinson
H. Souttar
S. McCallum (T. Davies 88')
C. O'Harefootball icon
G. Hamer (R. Norrington-Davies 77')
V. de Souza Costa
S. Peck (J. Shackleton 77')
J. Rak-Sakyifootball icon (A. Brookes 63')
T. Campbellfootball icon (R. One 63')
J. Cumming
G. Leigh
C. Brown
S. Long
H. ter Avest
(J. McEachran 74') W. Vaulks
C. Brannagan
(M. Phillips 56') R. da Rocha Rodrigues
(O. Dale 74') T. Goodhram
(I. El Mizouni 63') P. Płacheta
(M. Harris 74') D. Scarlett

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Best Tip: Sheff Utd to win

There looks like a strong favourite for this match, and it's Sheff Utd. Their latest form statistics show their ability at home, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they can get the job done against Oxford Utd too. The odds point towards Chris Wilder's side claiming victory in the win / draw / win market, and that's what we're predicting for Tuesday evening too.

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 Sheff Utd are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 64% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.48.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Utd
64%
21/50
4%
4/9
3%
Draw
22%
10/3
11%
7/2
2%
Oxford Utd
14%
13/2
25%
6/1
8%
Sheff Utd 1-0
15%
11/25/1
Sheff Utd 2-0
13%
11/2
7%
5/1
8%
Draw 1-1
10%
15/2
6%
7/1
7%
Sheff Utd 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Draw 0-0
8%
10/19/1
Sheff Utd 3-0
8%
17/2
5%
15/2
6%
Oxford Utd 1-0
6%
16/1
13%
12/1
Sheff Utd 3-1
6%
11/1
8%
10/1
Oxford Utd 2-1
4%
20/116/1
13%
Sheff Utd 4-0
4%
16/1
19%
14/1
Draw 2-2
3%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
Sheff Utd 4-1
2%
22/116/1
Oxford Utd 2-0
2%
40/1
21%
25/1
13%
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
28/120/1
Sheff Utd 5-0
1%
33/1
17%
25/1
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
4/5
6%
4/5
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
1/1
5%
10/11
2%
Home 1st Goal
59%
3/10
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
35%
3/1
11%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
42%
1/121/20
5%
BTTS - No
58%
8/117/10
3%
BTTS - Home Win
22%
12/5
3%
23/10
BTTS - Draw
14%
5/1
9%
19/4
5%
BTTS - Away Win
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
Home/draw
86%
1/10
1%
1/11
2%
Away/draw
36%
7/4
10%
7/4
6%
Home/away
78%
1/5
2%
1/5
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
1/4
3%
1/4
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
3/1
7%
5/2
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
2/1
6%
2/1
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
2/5
3%
7/20
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
9/2
8%
9/2
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/7
2%
1/8
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
10/1
15%
10/1
10%
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/20
1%
1/25
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/201/25
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
10/19/1
Home DNB
79%
1/8
4%
2/15
2%
Away DNB
30%
5/1
20%
17/4
9%
Sheff Utd win to nil
42%
6/5
8%
-
Oxford Utd win to nil
8%
12/1
18%
-
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
37%
6/5
4%
23/20
2%
Sheff Utd / Oxford Utd
2%
50/1
24%
33/1
Sheff Utd / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
14/1
Draw / Sheff Utd
20%
3/129/10
3%
Draw / Oxford Utd
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Draw / Draw
14%
11/2
8%
5/1
Oxford Utd / Sheff Utd
4%
20/118/1
12%
Oxford Utd / Oxford Utd
7%
12/1
18%
9/1
5%
Oxford Utd / Draw
5%
18/1
12%
14/1
bet365
Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Utd have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the Championship league table. Sheff Utd are unbeaten at home after 7 games and have kept 6 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 4 and lost 1 match. They have kept 10 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Sheff Utd have outscored their opponents by 21 goals to 19 goals.

Home League Performance

Sheff Utd have played 7 games at home winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 10 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 2 goals at home.

Oxford Utd are in 18th position in the Championship on 17 points having played 16 matches so far this season. Oxford Utd are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 13 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Oxford Utd have conceded 22 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Utd
Oxford Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd 1812421638 
-
-
Apr 5
l
 
3-0A
2
Burnley1810621736 
Dec 26
Apr 21
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 8
3
Leeds1810531835 
Feb 24
l
 
2-0A
Apr 18
Dec 21
4
Sunderland189631333 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 1
Apr 26
l
 
2-0A
5
M'Boro189361130 
Feb 12
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-6F
Mar 29
6
Watford18936230 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
7
West Brom186102728 
Dec 29
Dec 8
d
 
1-1A
Feb 22
8
Blackburn17845428 
May 3
w
 
0-2F
Jan 18
l
 
2-1F
9
Norwich18675825 
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
10
Millwall17674525 
Apr 8
Dec 11
d
 
1-1A
Jan 1
11
Bristol C18675325 
Mar 12
w
 
1-2A
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
12
Sheff Wed18747-525 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
Dec 14
Apr 12
13
Swansea18657123 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 21
l
 
1-2A
May 3
14
Stoke18567-321 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
w
 
1-0F
Jan 25
15
Derby18558-220 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
d
 
1-1F
Feb 11
16
Coventry18468-318 
Mar 29
d
 
2-2F
Mar 1
l
 
3-2A
17
Oxford Utd 18468-818 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 5
-
-
18
Preston18396-818 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-1A
Jan 4
19
Luton185310-1318 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
Jan 21
d
 
2-2A
20
Cardiff18459-1117 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Dec 26
Apr 21
21
Plymouth18459-2017 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Dec 29
Dec 7
22
Hull18369-915 
Jan 24
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 12
23
QPR18297-1115 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 1
Apr 9
Dec 11
24
Portsmouth16277-1213 
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
d
 
1-1A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Sheff Utd 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
Oxford Utd 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
bet365
bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sheff Utd since 1998
Sheff Utd
Oxford Utd
Goals: Scored
4
3
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
SHU
2
OXF
1
League games at Oxford Utd since 1997
Oxford Utd
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
4
9
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
SHU
3
Goal Statistics

Sheffield United have been consistent in front of goal of late, scoring in 5 consecutive Championship outings. Their PG of 1.8 against Oxford United on Tuesday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Sheff Utd 1st Oxford Utd 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that Sheff Utd will score 1 or more goals
0
50%
1
35%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 50% probability that Oxford Utd will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-22
Sheff Utd have scored 22% fewer goals at home than predicted
+9
Oxford Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
2.2
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280285/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Sheff Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Oxford Utd
1.8
0.7
Attack rating
8%
better
SHU
OXF
view stats
Games scored13
13
Failed to score3
3
Scored first11
7
Goals scored21
19
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
16
Avg. XG for1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
49%
better
SHU
OXF
view stats
Games conceded6
12
Clean sheets10
4
Conceded first4
8
Goals conceded9
24
Avg. goals conceded0.6
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded7
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded12
7
Conversion rate against8%
14%
Avg. XG against1
1.7
KickOff rating
+49%

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

Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18546
C O'HareT CampbellG HamerV Souza
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cooper GLK16
2
-
F Seriki DEF10
1
-
H Souttar DEF17
3
1
J Robinson DEF7
2
-
S McCallum DEF111
-
S. Peck MID14
2
-
V Souza MID17
6
-
J Rak-Sakyi MID1742
-
C O'Hare MID1813
2
-
G Hamer MID1744
6
-
T Campbell FWD1351
1
-
Subs
A Davies GLK2
-
H Burrows DEF152
2
-
J Shackleton DEF9
-
R Norrington-Davies DEF7
-
A Gilchrist DEF171
1
-
T Davies MID21
-
A Brooks MID122
2
-
R One MID51
2
-
L Marsh FWD
-
Oxford Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18424
J CummingD ScarlettC BrownT Goodrham
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Cumming GLK18
-
H Avest DEF51
-
S Long DEF111
-
C Brown DEF1812
2
-
G Leigh DEF1421
-
T Goodrham MID1831
4
-
W Vaulks MID18
1
-
C Brannagan MID712
-
R Rodrigues MID1822
2
-
P Placheta  MID6
-
D Scarlett FWD144
1
-
Subs
M Ingram GLK
-
J Thorniley DEF
-
M Ferdinan MID
-
J McEachran MID101
1
-
M Phillips MID61
-
I Mizouni MID1812
2
-
W Goodwin FWD3
-
M Harris FWD184
1
-
O Dale FWD8
-