Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Oxford United FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 1 Mar 2025 · 12:30 UTC Kassam Stadium 11,405 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 7' Jack Rudoni
Ole Romeny 53' 1–1
1–2 58' Ephron Mason-Clark
Elliott Moore 62' 2–2
2–3 71' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Y 19' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Cameron Brannagan 42' Y
Ciaron Brown 45' Y
Ole Romeny 58' Y
Y 87' Liam Kitching
Y 89' Oliver Dovin

Overview

Match Preview

Oxford United FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Kassam Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Assistant 1 James Wilson
  • Assistant 2 Shaun Hudson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

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3
4
Oxford United FC 8 games · Avg 4.0 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-01 Oxford United FC 2–3 Coventry City FC 2024-08-16 Coventry City FC 3–2 Oxford United FC 2024-01-06 Coventry City FC 6–2 Oxford United FC 2019-08-31 Oxford United FC 3–3 Coventry City FC 2019-03-23 Coventry City FC 0–1 Oxford United FC

Recent Form

Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Coventry City FC H 2–3 L
22 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L
15 Feb Portsmouth FC H 0–2 L
11 Feb Derby County FC A 0–0 D
04 Feb Burnley FC A 0–1 L
01 Feb Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Oxford United FC A 3–2 W
22 Feb Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
15 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W
11 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
08 Feb Ipswich Town FC H 1–4 L
05 Feb Leeds United FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Kassam Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Oxford United FC and Coventry City FC.
  • 5' Oxford United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 7' Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jack Rudoni makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 12' Josh Eccles has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 17' Oxford United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 19' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Tatsuhiro Sakamoto on 19 minutes.
  • 24' Przemyslaw Placheta has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 29' Jamie Allen, a England central midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Cameron Brannagan.
  • 45' Ciaron Brown is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 45' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Jack Rudoni by Ben Sheaf on 45 minute.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Oxford United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 53' Magnificent from Ole Romeny! That is 18 goals in 188 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 58' Brilliant from the ! Ephron Mason-Clark makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 58.
  • 58' Ole Romeny has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 58.
  • 62' Brilliant from the ! Elliott Moore makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 62.
  • 67' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Oxford United FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 71' Magnificent from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto! That is 22 goals in 381 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Oxford United FC! Stanley Mills comes on to replace Przemyslaw Placheta.
  • 79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oxford United FC that had 380 games and scored 507 goals.
  • 82' Oxford United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hidde ter Avest is hanging Peter Kioso on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Liam Kitching.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Oliver Dovin. He receives a card.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Jamie Allen on, Josh Eccles off on 90 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. Oxford United FC and Coventry City FC share the spoils 2-3.

Lineups

Oxford United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matt Godden 3
Callum O'Hare 2
Elliott Moore 2
Haji Wright 2
Mark Harris 2
Zain Westbrooke 1
Jack Rudoni 1
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 1

Head to Head

2025-03-01 Oxford United FC 2–3 Coventry City FC 2024-08-16 Coventry City FC 3–2 Oxford United FC 2024-01-06 Coventry City FC 6–2 Oxford United FC 2019-08-31 Oxford United FC 3–3 Coventry City FC 2019-03-23 Coventry City FC 0–1 Oxford United FC

Oxford United FC Form

2025-03-01 Oxford United FC 2–3 Coventry City FC L 2025-02-22 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Oxford United FC L 2025-02-15 Oxford United FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC L 2025-02-11 Derby County FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2025-02-04 Burnley FC 1–0 Oxford United FC L 2025-02-01 Oxford United FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D

Coventry City FC Form

2025-03-01 Oxford United FC 2–3 Coventry City FC W 2025-02-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2025-02-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2025-02-11 Coventry City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-02-08 Coventry City FC 1–4 Ipswich Town FC L 2025-02-05 Coventry City FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 Oxford United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.9 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Oxford United FC30% Draw25% Coventry City FC45%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Coventry City FC
70%
Oxford United FC or Coventry City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Oxford United FC24% Draw41% Coventry City FC35%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
6.2%
0 – 1
5.8%
1 – 3
5.5%
0 – 0
4.9%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap Oxford United FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 15% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 20% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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