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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
38% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oxford United FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
3/2
76+
9/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Oxford United FC
Mark Harris 6 G 1 A
Gatlin O'Donkor 4 G 2 A
Cameron Brannagan 2 G
Ciaron Brown 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Sunderland AFC vs Oxford United FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Oxford United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 5.
  • 7' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Leon Dajaku makes it 1-0.
  • 12' Ross Stewart has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 13' Bailey Wright picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 18' Ron-Thorben Hoffmann has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 33' Bailey Wright is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sunderland AFC tonight.
  • 36' A goal from the England international Matt Taylor! He fires home on 36 to make it 1-1!
  • 40' Poor challenge from Daniel Neil. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Oxford United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' A quiet spell here at Stadium of Light. Sunderland AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lee Johnson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lee Johnson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Elliot Embleton. He replaces Leon Dajaku on 66 minute.
  • 71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 74' Marcus McGuane is replacing James Henry for the Oxford United FC side.
  • 79' Oxford United FC have won 507 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Oxford United FC. Nathan Holland is replaced by Mark Sykes.
  • 85' Sunderland AFC make a change. Alex Pritchard trudges off to be replaced by Aiden O'Brien on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Sunderland AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.