Monday , 5 October 2026

Stoke City FC vs Oxford United FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Stoke City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Oxford United FC
Wed 25 Feb 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Oxford United FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee James Linington

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

2
1
1
Stoke City FC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Oxford United FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-02-25 Stoke City FC 2–1 Oxford United FC 2025-11-04 Oxford United FC 0–3 Stoke City FC 2025-01-25 Stoke City FC 0–0 Oxford United FC 2024-09-14 Oxford United FC 1–0 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Oxford United FC H 2–1 W
21 Feb Leicester City FC H 2–2 D
15 Feb Fulham FC H 1–2 L
11 Feb Charlton Athletic FC A 0–1 L
07 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–0 D
31 Jan Southampton FC H 0–2 L
Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Stoke City FC A 1–2 L
21 Feb Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D
15 Feb Sunderland AFC H 0–1 L
10 Feb Norwich City FC H 0–3 L
07 Feb Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
03 Feb Sheffield United FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Stoke City FC and Oxford United FC has kicked off!
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Stoke City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Oxford United FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Idris El Mizouni 1

Head to Head

2026-02-25 Stoke City FC 2–1 Oxford United FC 2025-11-04 Oxford United FC 0–3 Stoke City FC 2025-01-25 Stoke City FC 0–0 Oxford United FC 2024-09-14 Oxford United FC 1–0 Stoke City FC

Stoke City FC Form

2026-02-25 Stoke City FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W 2026-02-21 Stoke City FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2026-02-15 Stoke City FC 1–2 Fulham FC L 2026-02-11 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2026-02-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2026-01-31 Stoke City FC 0–2 Southampton FC L

Oxford United FC Form

2026-02-25 Stoke City FC 2–1 Oxford United FC L 2026-02-21 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2026-02-15 Oxford United FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2026-02-10 Oxford United FC 0–3 Norwich City FC L 2026-02-07 Coventry City FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2026-02-03 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Oxford United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.32 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Oxford United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC47% Draw28% Oxford United FC25%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

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

Stoke City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Oxford United FC
53%
Stoke City FC or Oxford United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC30% Draw51% Oxford United FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
12.3%
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Oxford United FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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