Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Oxford United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Cardiff City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Oxford United FC
Mon 21 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 23,407 HT 45' · FT 45'
Yousef Salech 56' 1–0
1–1 79' Cameron Brannagan
Y 40' Przemyslaw Placheta
Y 51' Michal Helik
Y 59' Alex Matos
Sivert Mannsverk 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Oxford United FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Farai Hallam (England)
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2
5 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
Cardiff City FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Oxford United FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-21 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Oxford United FC 2024-12-26 Oxford United FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Oxford United FC H 1–1 D
18 Apr Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L
12 Apr Stoke City FC H 0–1 L
08 Apr Preston North End FC A 2–2 D
05 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D
29 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D
Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
18 Apr Leeds United FC H 0–1 L
12 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–0 W
09 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–3 L
05 Apr Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
29 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Cardiff City FC welcome Oxford United FC for this crunch clash at Cardiff City Stadium.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' It’s high time Gary Rowett made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cardiff City FC and Oxford United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gary Rowett will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Michal Helik has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Oxford United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Oxford United FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Another substitution for Oxford United FC to replace Peter Kioso by Greg Leigh on 46 minute.
  • 51' It’s gonna be a card for Michal Helik.
  • 56' Yousef Salech is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 59' Oxford United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 64' Will Fish needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 69' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Alex Matos makes way for Ruben Rodrigues at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Oxford United FC.
  • 75' Cardiff City FC make a change. Alex Robertson trudges off to be replaced by Rubin Colwill on 75 minutes.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a card for Sivert Mannsverk.
  • 79' Cameron Brannagan doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 81' David Turnbull is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sivert Mannsverk at the 81 minute mark.
  • 82' Oxford United FC ring the changes. Joe Bennett has done his job and it is now time for Elliott Moore to step up.
  • 87' Oxford United FC come into this ranked 19 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • It finishes all square. Cardiff City FC and Oxford United FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

Oxford United FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cian Ashford 1
Mark Harris 1
Ciaron Brown 1
Przemyslaw Placheta 1
Yousef Salech 1
Cameron Brannagan 1
Callum Robinson 1

Head to Head

2025-04-21 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Oxford United FC 2024-12-26 Oxford United FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-04-21 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2025-04-18 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-04-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-04-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2025-03-29 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D

Oxford United FC Form

2025-04-21 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2025-04-18 Oxford United FC 0–1 Leeds United FC L 2025-04-12 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Oxford United FC W 2025-04-09 Oxford United FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-04-05 Oxford United FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2025-03-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Oxford United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Oxford United FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Oxford United FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC36% Draw30% Oxford United FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Oxford United FC
64%
Cardiff City FC or Oxford United FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC24% Draw49% Oxford United FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
9.7%
1 – 0
9.2%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Oxford United FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.