Middlesbrough FC vs Oxford United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Middlesbrough FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Oxford United FC

Sat 29 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Riverside Stadium 24,624 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 38' Michal Helik

Kelechi Iheanacho 48' 1–1

Neto Borges 80' 2–1

Y 57' Mark Harris

Y 87' Ole Romeny

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Oxford United FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)
Oxford United FC 46 games · 47 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue
Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
Assistant 2 Jonathan Hunt

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

Middlesbrough FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Oxford United FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Oxford United FC 2024-11-23 Oxford United FC 2–6 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Oxford United FC	H	2–1	W
15 Mar	Luton Town FC	A	0–0	D
11 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
08 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	0–1	L
01 Mar	Derby County FC	H	1–0	W
25 Feb	Stoke City FC	A	3–1	W

Oxford United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–2	L
15 Mar	Watford FC	H	1–0	W
12 Mar	Hull City AFC	A	1–2	L
07 Mar	Norwich City FC	A	1–1	D
01 Mar	Coventry City FC	H	2–3	L
22 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Oxford United FC
#5	Position	#22
80	Points	47
46	Played	46
22 / 14 / 10	W / D / L	11 / 14 / 21
72	Scored	45
47	Conceded	59
+25	GD	-14
1.74	PPG	1.02
48%	Win %	24%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Oxford United FC are 22nd (47 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Middlesbrough FC have kicked off against Oxford United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Tommy Conway is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 383 games and scored 467 goals.
20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
25' Oxford United FC come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anfernee Dijksteel made 378 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
38' Against the run of play, Michal Helik has scored! This game has turned on its head.
43' Peter Kioso has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 382 appearances.
46' Another substitution for Oxford United FC to replace Matt Phillips by Peter Kioso on 46 minute.
48' Kelechi Iheanacho is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
57' Mark Harris catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 57.
62' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Oxford United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
65' Another substitution for Oxford United FC to replace Przemyslaw Placheta by Stanley Mills on 65 minute.
66' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Delano Burgzorg is replaced by Morgan Whittaker.
71' Middlesbrough FC currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
75' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Kelechi Iheanacho is replaced by Marcus Forss on 75 minute.
80' Neto Borges puts Middlesbrough FC on the lead.
83' Another change for Oxford United FC made on 83 minute. Hidde ter Avest leaves to be changed by Ole Romeny.
85' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Samuel Iling-Junior is withdrawn and Ryan John Giles gets his opportunity.
87' Controversy at the stadium! Ole Romeny argues furiously but the card stands.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

9
Kelechi Iheanacho ↓ Marcus Forss 75'
32
Mark Travers
15
Anfernee Dijksteel
10
Delano Burgzorg ↓ Morgan Whittaker 66'
30
Neto Borges
7
Hayden Hackney
18
Aidan Morris
20
Finn Azaz
22
Tommy Conway ↓ Rav van den Berg 85'
29
Samuel Iling-Junior ↓ Ryan John Giles 85'
16
Jonny Howson

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

Oxford United FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

9
Mark Harris ↓ Tom Bradshaw 65'
10
Matt Phillips ↓ Peter Kioso 46'
3
Ciaron Brown
4
Will Vaulks
23
Siriki Dembele ↓ Tyler Goodrham 65'
24
Hidde ter Avest ↓ Ole Romeny 83'
1
Jamie Cumming
47
Michal Helik
7
Przemyslaw Placheta ↓ Stanley Mills 65'
16
Ben Nelson
18
Alex Matos

Bench

50
Tom Bradshaw ↑ 65'
21
Matt Ingram
6
Josh McEachran
2
Sam Long
11
Ole Romeny ↑ 83'
20
Ruben Rodrigues
19
Tyler Goodrham ↑ 65'
30
Peter Kioso ↑ 46'
44
Stanley Mills ↑ 65'

Coach Gary Rowett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emmanuel Latte Lath	3
Finn Azaz	2
Kelechi Iheanacho	1
Neto Borges	1
Michal Helik	1
Tommy Conway	1
Dane Scarlett	1
Greg Leigh	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.25 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.92 Oxford United FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC65% Draw20% Oxford United FC15%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Oxford United FC

35%

Middlesbrough FC or Oxford United FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC48% Draw40% Oxford United FC12%

Actual: Oxford United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.5%

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

3 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

7.1%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

1 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Oxford United FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	20%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	22%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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

Middlesbrough FC vs Oxford United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

Oxford United FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Clean Sheet