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Championship
Oxford United
Championship | Gameweek 23
Dec 26, 2024 at 3pm UK
The Kassam Stadium
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Oxford Utd
vs.
Cardiff

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Championship clash between Oxford United and Cardiff City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Oxford United

All competitions
Last Game: Leeds 4-0 Oxford Utd
Saturday, December 21 at 3pm in Championship

Cardiff City

All competitions
Last Game: Cardiff 0-2 Sheff Utd
Saturday, December 21 at 3pm in Championship

We say: Oxford United 2-1 Cardiff City

 Oxford have significantly fewer injury concerns than Cardiff, and they are likely to come into the game energised by the arrival of their new manager. It is difficult to see either side keeping a clean sheet given their poor form of late, but Oxford could be buoyed by their home crowd to a victory. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Cardiff City win with a probability of 40.35%. A win for Oxford United has a probability of 33.48% and a draw has a probability of 26.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win is 0-1 with a probability of 10.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-2 (8.62%) and 0-2 (6.96%). The likeliest Oxford United win is 1-0 (8.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (12.44%).

Result
Oxford UnitedDrawCardiff City
33.48% (1.019 1.02) 26.17% (0.216 0.22) 40.35% (-1.237 -1.24)
Both teams to score 53.24% (-0.41 -0.41)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.74% (-0.663 -0.66)51.25% (0.662 0.66)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.91% (-0.584 -0.58)73.09% (0.58199999999999 0.58)
Oxford United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71% (0.333 0.33)28.99% (-0.334 -0.33)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.11% (0.411 0.41)64.89% (-0.413 -0.41)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.98% (-0.934 -0.93)25.02% (0.932 0.93)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.31% (-1.311 -1.31)59.68% (1.308 1.31)
Score Analysis
    Oxford United 33.48%
    Cardiff City 40.35%
    Draw 26.16%
Oxford UnitedDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 8.98% (0.316 0.32)
2-1 @ 7.7% (0.138 0.14)
2-0 @ 5.56% (0.245 0.25)
3-1 @ 3.18% (0.086 0.09)
3-0 @ 2.29% (0.121 0.12)
3-2 @ 2.2%
4-1 @ 0.98% (0.035 0.04)
Other @ 2.57%
Total : 33.48%
1-1 @ 12.44% (0.11 0.11)
0-0 @ 7.25% (0.19 0.19)
2-2 @ 5.34% (-0.048999999999999 -0.05)
3-3 @ 1.02% (-0.028 -0.03)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 26.16%
0-1 @ 10.05%
1-2 @ 8.62% (-0.158 -0.16)
0-2 @ 6.96% (-0.194 -0.19)
1-3 @ 3.98% (-0.185 -0.19)
0-3 @ 3.22% (-0.18 -0.18)
2-3 @ 2.47% (-0.09 -0.09)
1-4 @ 1.38% (-0.104 -0.1)
0-4 @ 1.11% (-0.095 -0.1)
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 40.35%

Who will win Thursday's Championship clash between Oxford Utd and Cardiff?

Oxford United
Draw
Cardiff City
Oxford United
44.4%
Draw
22.2%
Cardiff City
33.3%
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1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd22155232112148
2Leeds UnitedLeeds22136341152645
3Burnley2212822891944
4Sunderland22127334181643
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2111462518737
6Middlesbrough22105738281035
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom22811326161035
8Watford2110473028234
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds229582830-232
10Millwall217772118328
11Swansea CitySwansea227692424027
12Bristol City226972628-227
13Norwich CityNorwich226883734326
14Queens Park RangersQPR2251072328-525
15Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
16Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
17Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
18Preston North EndPreston2241172229-723
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
20Portsmouth204882535-1020
21Hull City2247112131-1019
22Cardiff CityCardiff2146111934-1518
23Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2146112137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2146112245-2318
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