Thursday , 2 July 2026

Oxford United FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Oxford United FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sat 26 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Kassam Stadium 11,431 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ben Nelson 29' 1–0
Michal Helik 48' 2–0
Tyler Goodrham 14' Y
Ruben Rodrigues 28' Y
Y 43' Chris Mepham
Will Vaulks 64' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Oxford United FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Kassam Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
  • Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)

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

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4
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Oxford United FC 11 games · Avg 2.1 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-26 Oxford United FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC 2024-10-26 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Oxford United FC 2022-04-09 Oxford United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 2021-12-04 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Oxford United FC 2021-04-02 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Oxford United FC

Recent Form

Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Sunderland AFC H 2–0 W
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
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Oxford United FC A 0–2 L
21 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L
18 Apr Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
12 Apr Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
08 Apr Norwich City FC A 0–0 D
05 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
18% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Oxford United FC welcome Sunderland AFC for this crunch clash at Kassam Stadium.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' 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.
  • 14' Oxford United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 14.
  • 19' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
  • 24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Oxford United FC and Sunderland AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 28' Controversy at the stadium! Ruben Rodrigues argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 29' The deadlock is broken! Ben Nelson gets on the scoresheet on 29 minutes.
  • 34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 39' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 43' Sunderland AFC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 48' Michal Helik is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 53' Greg Leigh needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' A quiet spell here at Kassam Stadium. Oxford United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 64' Will Vaulks picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sunderland AFC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Patrick Roberts is replaced by Tom Watson on 70 minute.
  • 73' Another change for Oxford United FC made on 73 minute. Ruben Rodrigues leaves to be changed by Alex Matos.
  • 78' Will Vaulks has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Alan Browne. He replaces Enzo Le Fee on 79 minute.
  • 84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Oxford United FC team. Mark Harris is replaced by Joe Bennett on 88 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Oxford United FC and Sunderland AFC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Oxford United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lynden Gooch 3
Marcus Browne 1
Corry Evans 1
Elliott Moore 1
Tariqe Fosu 1
Wilson Isidor 1
John Mousinho 1
Jobe Bellingham 1

Head to Head

2025-04-26 Oxford United FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC 2024-10-26 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Oxford United FC 2022-04-09 Oxford United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 2021-12-04 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Oxford United FC 2021-04-02 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Oxford United FC

Oxford United FC Form

2025-04-26 Oxford United FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC W 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

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-04-26 Oxford United FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC L 2025-04-21 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2025-04-12 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2025-04-08 Norwich City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2025-04-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.22 Oxford United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Oxford United FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Oxford United FC43% Draw29% Sunderland AFC28%
Actual: Oxford United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
57%
Oxford United FC or Sunderland AFC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Oxford United FC27% Draw51% Sunderland AFC22%
Actual: Oxford United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.5%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap Oxford United FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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