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

Wed 25th Feb, 20:00 BST, bet365 Stadium, Stoke

Stoke City and Oxford United go head to head at the bet365 Stadium on Wednesday night, with both Mark Robins and Gary Rowett hoping for success in the Championship. Below you'll find predictions for 17 markets, supporting statistics including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds. All is accessible via the tabs below.


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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
Stoke
45%
--
Draw
28%
--
Oxford Utd
28%
--
Stoke 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Oxford Utd 1-0
10%
--
Stoke 2-0
9%
--
Stoke 2-1
9%
--
Oxford Utd 2-1
6%
--
Oxford Utd 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Stoke 3-0
4%
--
Stoke 3-1
4%
--
Oxford Utd 3-1
2%
--
Stoke 3-2
2%
--
Oxford Utd 3-0
2%
--
Oxford Utd 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
55%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
47%
--
Stoke win to nil
27%
--
Oxford Utd win to nil
16%
--
Win / draw / win Championship table

Stoke have played 31 matches so far this season and lay in 14th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 3 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Stoke have outscored their opponents by 34 goals to 28 goals.

Home League Performance

Stoke have played 15 games at home winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 6 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Oxford Utd are in 23rd position in the Championship on 28 points having played 32 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

31 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 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Stoke
Oxford Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
M'Boro3118761961 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
2
Coventry3117862859 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 28
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
3
Ipswich3015962254 
Mar 10
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
4
Hull311669754 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
Apr 3
l
 
3-2A
5
Millwall311588353 
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2A
May 2
6
Wrexham3112118547 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
7
Preston3112118447 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 21
l
 
1-2A
Mar 6
8
Bristol C3113711546 
w
 
5-1F
May 2
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3F
9
Southampton32121010446 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
Mar 21
10
Birmingham32121010446 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
11
Derby3112910645 
w
 
3-1A
Apr 6
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
12
Watford3111119344 
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
Apr 11
l
 
2-1F
13
QPR3112811-144 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
14
Stoke3112712643 
-
-
l
 
0-3A
Feb 25
15
Swansea3112613142 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 7
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
16
Norwich3211615039 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1A
17
Sheff Utd3112316-139 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1F
18
Charlton309912-936 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 11
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
19
West Brom329716-1534 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 28
l
 
2-1F
20
Portsmouth298912-1133 
Apr 25
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
21
Leicester3210814-732 
Feb 21
l
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
22
Blackburn318815-1332 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
Mar 11
d
 
1-1F
23
Oxford Utd3261016-1628 
Feb 25
w
 
0-3F
-
-
24
Sheff Wed311822-44-7 
Apr 3
w
 
0-3F
Apr 25
w
 
1-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Stoke 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Oxford Utd 23RD
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
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Stoke since 1997
Stoke
Oxford Utd
Goals: Scored
0
0
Games: Scored
0 / 2
0 / 2
Clean sheets
2 / 2
2 / 2
D
2
League games at Oxford Utd since 1998
Oxford Utd
Stoke
Goals: Scored
6
4
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
STK
1
OXF
2
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Stoke City of late. It has been 5 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Wednesday night against Oxford United.

Stoke 14th Oxford Utd 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Stoke will score no more than 1 goal
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Oxford Utd scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Stoke’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+3
Oxford Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Stoke
PG (predicted goals)
Oxford Utd
1.4
1
Attack rating
%
better
STK
OXF
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
STK
OXF
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Stoke Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
31969
S ThomasS ThomasS ThomasJ Tchamadeu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Thomas MID3196
6
-
T Seko MID301
2
-
M Manhoef FWD3052
-
B Wilmot DEF291
4
-
J. Bae MID2913
1
-
A Phillips DEF261
5
-
D Mubama FWD2551
3
1
V Johansson GLK241
2
-
T Rigo MID231
1
-
B Pearson MID221
7
1
L Cissé FWD212
3
-
A Cresswell  DEF202
2
-
J Tchamadeu DEF2011
9
-
R Bozenik FWD191
2
-
S Nzonzi MID181
1
-
E Bocat DEF141
-
L Baker MID1241
1
-
M Taloverov DEF10
4
-
S Gallagher FWD101
-
J. Donley MID41
-
B Gibson DEF3
1
-
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
-
B Keersmaecker MID2614
3
-
W Vaulks MID26
7
-
M Harris FWD252
3
-
C Brown DEF2311
4
-
J Currie DEF231
5
-
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
-