Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Cardiff City FC gets underway.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oxford United FC that had 366 games and scored 485 goals.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Joe Bennett has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 40' That looks like a foul for a card for Przemyslaw Placheta.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Greg Leigh has so much to prove this time. He replaces Peter Kioso on 46 minute.
  • 51' It’s a booking for Oxford United FC player. Michal Helik gets a card.
  • 56' Goal! Yousef Salech scores his 11 goal in 17 matches.
  • 59' It’s gonna be a card for Alex Matos.
  • 64' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jamie Cumming suffering a number of foals already.
  • 69' Oxford United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 70' Another substitution for Oxford United FC to replace Alex Matos by Ruben Rodrigues on 70 minute.
  • 75' Rubin Colwill has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Robertson on 75 minute.
  • 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Sivert Mannsverk.
  • 79' What a strike from Cameron Brannagan! The score is 1-1.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Sivert Mannsverk is replaced by David Turnbull on 81 minute.
  • 82' The whistle greets Joe Bennett as he departs to be replaced by Elliott Moore.
  • 87' Oxford United FC is showing some good football. However, Oxford United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
Callum Robinson 1
Cian Ashford 1
Mark Harris 1
Ciaron Brown 1
Przemyslaw Placheta 1
Yousef Salech 1
Cameron Brannagan 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.