ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
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Riverside Stadium
Referee: O. Langford
Middlesbrough
Match Timeline
Oxford United
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
39'
Aidan Morris
Middlesbrough
🔄
57'
J. McDonnell ↔ W. Vaulks
Oxford United
🔄
57'
Jeon Jin-Woo ↔ A. Emakhu
Oxford United
🔄
57'
S. Mills ↔ O. ter Haar Romeny
Oxford United
🔄
57'
M. Peart-Harris ↔ J. Donley
Oxford United
🔄
60'
J. Sarmiento ↔ R. McGree
Middlesbrough
🟨
61'
Cameron Brannagan
Oxford United
🟨
75'
Matt Targett
Middlesbrough
🔄
75'
A. Morris ↔ A. Gilbert
Middlesbrough
🔄
75'
D. Strelec ↔ M. K. Sene
Middlesbrough
🔄
84'
M. Whittaker ↔ A. Browne
Middlesbrough
🟨
86'
Alexander Gilbert
Middlesbrough
🔄
87'
W. Lankshear ↔ M. Helik
Oxford United

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Middlesbrough Win 0%
Draw 0%
Oxford United Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Middlesbrough1.47
Oxford United0.95
Recent Form (Last 5)
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
WWDLW
51 GF / 36 GA
Oxford United Oxford United
WLDWL
29 GF / 46 GA
Key Stats
1.55
Average Goals Scored
0.85
1.09
Average Goals Conceded
1.35
19
BTTS Yes
18
19
Over 2.5
16
4.48
Shots on Goal
3.35

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 33 matches
Oxford United Oxford United 34 matches
Middlesbrough Statistic Oxford United
18 Wins 6
7 Draws 11
8 Losses 17
51 Goals For 29
36 Goals Against 46
1.55 Avg Goals Scored 0.85
1.09 Avg Goals Conceded 1.35
19 BTTS Yes 18
24 Over 1.5 22
19 Over 2.5 16
9 Over 3.5 6
9 Clean Sheets 5
7 Failed To Score 15
4.48 Shots On Goal 3.35
14.3 Total Shots 11.91
5.94 Corners 3.68
57.8% Ball Possession 42.1%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 5 head-to-head meetings, Middlesbrough won 3 times, Oxford United won 0 times, while 2 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 12:6 from Middlesbrough's perspective. 3 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 4 matches, with an average of 3.6 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Middlesbrough 4-2-2-2 / Oxford United 4-2-3-1
H2H summary: Middlesbrough wins 3, draws 2, Oxford United wins 0
Stats
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
Oxford United Oxford United
Shots on Goal
7
Shots on Goal
2
Shots off Goal
7
Shots off Goal
4
Blocked Shots
10
Blocked Shots
7
9 Corner Kicks 5
10 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 1
75% Ball Possession 25%
24 Total Shots 13
7 Shots on Goal 2
7 Shots off Goal 4
10 Blocked Shots 7
14 Shots insidebox 5
10 Shots outsidebox 8
2 Goalkeeper Saves 7
681 Total passes 226
611 Passes accurate 152
2.33 expected_goals 0.82
🟨 3 Yellow Cards 1 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Middlesbrough
Formation
Oxford United
S. Brynn
S. Brynn
C. Brittain
C. Brittain
D. Fry
D. Fry
A. Malanda
A. Malanda
M. Targett
M. Targett
H. Hackney
H. Hackney
A. Morris
A. Morris
M. Whittaker
M. Whittaker
J. Sarmiento
J. Sarmiento
D. Strelec
D. Strelec
T. Conway
T. Conway
J. Cumming
J. Cumming
B. Spencer
B. Spencer
C. Makosso
C. Makosso
C. Brown
C. Brown
J. Currie
J. Currie
J. McDonnell
J. McDonnell
C. Brannagan
C. Brannagan
S. Mills
S. Mills
M. Peart-Harris
M. Peart-Harris
Jeon Jin-Woo
Jeon Jin-Woo
W. Lankshear
W. Lankshear
Middlesbrough 4-2-2-2
Starting XI
31
S. Brynn
G
2
C. Brittain
D
6
D. Fry
D
29
A. Malanda
D
3
M. Targett
🟨 75'
D
7
H. Hackney
M
18
A. Morris
↓ 75' 🟨 39'
M
11
M. Whittaker
↓ 84'
M
45
J. Sarmiento
↓ 60'
M
13
D. Strelec
↓ 75'
F
9
T. Conway
F
Substitutes
32
J. Wildsmith
G
8
R. McGree
↑ 60'
M
12
L. Ayling
D
14
A. Gilbert
↑ 75' 🟨 86'
F
15
F. Munroe
D
16
A. Browne
↑ 84'
M
20
M. K. Sene
↑ 75'
F
27
S. Hansen
F
44
C. Ibeh
F
Oxford United 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1
J. Cumming
G
15
B. Spencer
37
C. Makosso
D
3
C. Brown
D
26
J. Currie
D
38
J. McDonnell
↓ 57'
M
8
C. Brannagan
🟨 61'
M
17
S. Mills
↓ 57'
M
44
M. Peart-Harris
↓ 57'
M
32
Jeon Jin-Woo
↓ 57'
M
27
W. Lankshear
↓ 87'
F
Substitutes
21
M. Ingram
G
2
S. Long
D
4
W. Vaulks
↑ 57'
M
6
M. Helik
↑ 87'
D
9
M. Harris
F
10
A. Emakhu
↑ 57'
F
11
O. ter Haar Romeny
↑ 57'
F
12
R. Roosken
F
33
J. Donley
↑ 57'
M
Last matches: Middlesbrough
01.08.26
Fri
Middlesbrough
Espanyol
3
3
D
25.07.26
Fri
Middlesbrough
Huddersfield
1
3
L
18.07.26
Fri
Middlesbrough
Celtic
1
1
D
23.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Hull City
0
1
L
12.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Southampton
1
2
L
09.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Southampton
0
0
D
02.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Wrexham
2
2
D
25.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Watford
5
1
W
22.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Sheffield Wednesday
1
0
W
19.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Ipswich
2
2
D
11.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Portsmouth
0
1
L
06.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Swansea
2
2
D
03.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Millwall
1
2
L
21.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Blackburn
0
0
D
14.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Bristol City
1
1
D
11.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Charlton
0
1
L
08.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
QPR
4
0
W
02.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Birmingham
3
1
W
24.02.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Leicester
1
1
D
16.02.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Coventry
1
3
L
Last matches: Oxford United
01.08.26
Fri
Oxford United
Ipswich
2
0
W
28.07.26
Fri
Oxford United
Crawley Town
3
1
W
25.07.26
Fri
Oxford United
Barnet
2
1
W
21.07.26
Fri
Oxford United
Aldershot Town
3
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Oxford United
Millwall
0
2
L
25.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Sheffield Wednesday
4
1
W
21.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Wrexham
0
1
L
18.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Derby
0
1
L
11.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Watford
2
0
W
06.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Portsmouth
2
2
D
03.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Hull City
1
1
D
21.03.26
Cha
Oxford United
Southampton
0
2
L
14.03.26
Cha
Oxford United
Charlton
1
1
D
11.03.26
Cha
Oxford United
Blackburn
1
0
W
06.03.26
Cha
Oxford United
Preston
3
1
W
28.02.26
Cha
Oxford United
West Brom
2
1
W
25.02.26
Cha
Oxford United
Stoke City
1
2
L
15.02.26
FA
Oxford United
Sunderland
0
1
L
10.02.26
Cha
Oxford United
Norwich
0
3
L
07.02.26
Cha
Oxford United
Coventry
0
0
D
H2H: Middlesbrough vs Oxford United
21.02.26
H2H
Middlesbrough
Oxford United
0
0
D
22.11.25
H2H
Oxford United
Middlesbrough
1
1
D
29.03.25
H2H
Middlesbrough
Oxford United
2
1
W
23.11.24
H2H
Oxford United
Middlesbrough
2
6
W
18.02.17
H2H
Middlesbrough
Oxford United
3
2
W
Last matches: Middlesbrough
01.08.26
Fri
Middlesbrough
Espanyol
3
3
D
25.07.26
Fri
Middlesbrough
Huddersfield
1
3
L
09.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Southampton
0
0
D
25.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Watford
5
1
W
22.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Sheffield Wednesday
1
0
W
11.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Portsmouth
0
1
L
03.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Millwall
1
2
L
14.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Bristol City
1
1
D
11.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Charlton
0
1
L
24.02.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Leicester
1
1
D
31.01.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Norwich
1
0
W
24.01.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Preston
4
0
W
04.01.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Southampton
4
0
W
29.12.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Hull City
0
1
L
26.12.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Blackburn
0
0
D
13.12.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
QPR
3
1
W
29.11.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Derby
2
1
W
25.11.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Coventry
2
4
L
08.11.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Birmingham
2
1
W
25.10.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Wrexham
1
1
D
H2H at home: Middlesbrough
21.02.26
H2H
Middlesbrough
Oxford United
0
0
D
29.03.25
H2H
Middlesbrough
Oxford United
2
1
W
18.02.17
H2H
Middlesbrough
Oxford United
3
2
W
Last matches: Oxford United
25.07.26
Fri
Oxford United
Barnet
2
1
W
21.07.26
Fri
Oxford United
Aldershot Town
3
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Oxford United
Millwall
0
2
L
18.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Derby
0
1
L
06.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Portsmouth
2
2
D
21.03.26
Cha
Oxford United
Southampton
0
2
L
06.03.26
Cha
Oxford United
Preston
3
1
W
25.02.26
Cha
Oxford United
Stoke City
1
2
L
07.02.26
Cha
Oxford United
Coventry
0
0
D
03.02.26
Cha
Oxford United
Sheffield Utd
1
3
L
24.01.26
Cha
Oxford United
Leicester
2
1
W
09.01.26
FA
Oxford United
Milton Keynes Dons
1
1
D
01.01.26
Cha
Oxford United
Ipswich
1
2
L
20.12.25
Cha
Oxford United
Charlton
0
1
L
09.12.25
Cha
Oxford United
Blackburn
1
1
D
06.12.25
Cha
Oxford United
Swansea
0
2
L
25.11.25
Cha
Oxford United
Norwich
1
1
D
08.11.25
Cha
Oxford United
West Brom
1
2
L
25.10.25
Cha
Oxford United
Sheffield Wednesday
2
1
W
22.10.25
Cha
Oxford United
Wrexham
0
1
L
H2H away: Oxford United
21.02.26
H2H
Middlesbrough
Oxford United
0
0
D
29.03.25
H2H
Middlesbrough
Oxford United
2
1
L
18.02.17
H2H
Middlesbrough
Oxford United
3
2
L

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7 46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8 46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9 46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10 46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11 46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12 46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13 46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14 46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15 46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16 46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17 46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18 46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19 46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20 46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21 46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22 46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23 46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24 46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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