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Sunderland AFC vs Oxford United FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Sat 4 Dec 2021 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec Oxford United FC H 1–1 D
27 Nov Cambridge United FC A 2–1 W
23 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–1 D
20 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
06 Nov Mansfield Town FC H 0–1 L
02 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D
27 Nov Rotherham United FC H 0–0 D
23 Nov Fleetwood Town FC H 3–1 W
13 Nov Ipswich Town FC A 0–0 D
07 Nov Bristol Rovers FC H 2–2 D
30 Oct Morecambe FC H 3–1 W

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
18% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oxford United FC
0-15
/
16-30
1/1
31-45
/1
46-60
/
61-75
/
76+
1/
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stadium of Light that hosts another battle between Sunderland AFC and Oxford United FC.
  • 5' The referee has no hesitation. Cameron Brannagan is booked for Oxford United FC — Yellow card on 5.
  • 7' What a strike from Leon Dajaku! The score is 1-0.
  • 12' Elliott Moore has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 13' Sunderland AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 13.
  • 18' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 18 minutes.
  • 23' It’s high time Lee Johnson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 33' Daniel Neil has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 363 appearances.
  • 36' Matt Taylor adds to his 0 season tally! Oxford United FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 40' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daniel Neil on 40.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Ross Stewart is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sunderland AFC tonight.
  • 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luke McNally, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 65' Sunderland AFC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 66' Elliot Embleton is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leon Dajaku at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' England international Herbie Kane has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Oxford United FCMarcus McGuane on, James Henry off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Sunderland AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 82' Oxford United FC ring the changes. Nathan Holland has done his job and it is now time for Mark Sykes to step up.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Sunderland AFC! Aiden O'Brien comes on to replace Alex Pritchard.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.23 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Oxford United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC45% Draw30% Oxford United FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
76%
Draw or Oxford United FC
55%
Sunderland AFC or Oxford United FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC29% Draw53% Oxford United FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
14%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.6%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Oxford United FC covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% 80%
-1 20% 24% 57%
-0.5 43% 57%
+0.5 76% 24%
+1 76% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
43%
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
30%

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