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Championship · Matchweek 26
Sheffield UnitedSHU
3–1
FT
Oxford UnitedOXF

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Competition

Stage
Regular Season
Round
26

Venue

Stadium
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Capacity
32,702
Surface
grass
Attendance
26,436

Teams

Coaches
Chris Wilder · Matt Bloomfield
Position
17 · 23
Formation
4-2-3-1 · 3-4-2-1

Referee

Anthony Backhouse

Weather

Conditions
snow
Temperature
1.7° (feels -1.0°)
Wind
2.5
Humidity
93%

Where to watch · 178

2025/2026

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1 Coventry City 4628117 974552 95 DDWWW
2 Ipswich Town 4623158 804733 84 DWDDW
3 Millwall 46241111 644915 83 DWWDW
4 Southampton 46221410 825626 80 WWDDW
5 Middlesbrough 46221410 724725 80 LDWWD
6 Hull City 46211015 70664 73 LDDLW
7 Wrexham 46191413 69654 71 LWWLD
8 Derby County 4620917 67598 69 LWLWL
9 Norwich City 4619819 63567 65 LWWDL
10 Birmingham City 46171316 57561 64 WDWWD
11 Swansea City 46181018 5759-2 64 WLWDW
12 Bristol City 46171118 59590 62 DLDLW
13 Sheffield United 4618622 66660 60 WWLLW
14 Preston North End 46151516 5562-7 60 WLLWL
15 Queens Park Rangers 46161020 6173-12 58 DLLLL
16 Watford 46141517 5365-12 57 LLLLL
17 Stoke City 46151021 5156-5 55 DLLLL
18 Portsmouth 46141319 4964-15 55 WWLWD
19 Charlton Athletic 46131419 4458-14 53 LDLWL
20 Blackburn Rovers 46131320 4256-14 52 DLDWL
21 West Bromwich Albion (-2) 46131419 4858-10 51 DWWDL
22 Oxford United 46111421 4559-14 47 WLLWL
23 Leicester City (-6) 46121618 5868-10 46 LLDDW
24 Sheffield Wednesday (-18) 4621232 2989-60 0 DDLLW
  • Promotion
  • Promotion Play-off
  • Relegation

Sheffield United

LLLWD 1W 1D 3L · 4 pts (0.8 ppg) · GF 7 GA 8 · xG 8.04–6.62 · xPts 7.5

  • D A Millwall 1–1 xG 1.66–1.17 UK CHAMP
  • W H Ipswich Town 3–1 xG 1.4–2.11 UK CHAMP
  • L A Southampton 0–1 xG 1.32–1.24 UK CHAMP
  • L A Charlton Athletic 0–1 xG 0.62–1.11 UK CHAMP
  • L H Mansfield Town 3–4 xG 3.04–0.99 UK FA Cup

Oxford United

DDDWL 1W 3D 1L · 6 pts (1.2 ppg) · GF 3 GA 4 · xG 5.39–5.44 · xPts 6.95

  • L H Birmingham City 0–2 xG 0.68–1.28 UK CHAMP
  • W A Leicester City 2–1 xG 1.3–0.75 UK CHAMP
  • D H Queens Park Rangers 0–0 xG 0.84–0.74 UK CHAMP
  • D H Bristol City 0–0 xG 1.13–0.35 UK CHAMP
  • D A Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 won on pens None–None xG 1.45–2.31 UK FA Cup

All meetings · 6 matches since 2011

Sheffield United 50 draws1 Oxford United

Goals 13–2 · 2.5 per match · BTTS 17% · over 2.5 67%

Last 10 · 6 matches

Sheffield United 50 draws1 Oxford United

Goals 13–2 · 2.5 per match · BTTS 17% · over 2.5 67%

Last 5 · 5 matches

Sheffield United 40 draws1 Oxford United

Goals 10–2 · 2.4 per match · BTTS 20% · over 2.5 60%

Recent meetings

  • W Sheffield United 3–1 Oxford United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Oxford United 0–1 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Oxford United 1–0 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Sheffield United 3–0 Oxford United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Oxford United 0–3 Sheffield United UK FA Cup · 3rd Round
  • W Sheffield United 3–0 Oxford United neutral UK FA Cup · 1st Round
MetricSheffield United all · 46Sheffield United at home · 23Oxford United all · 46Oxford United away · 23
Results
Matches46234623
Points per game1.301.351.020.78
W / D / L18 / 6 / 229 / 4 / 1011 / 14 / 214 / 6 / 13
Goals for / match1.431.650.980.91
Goals against / match1.431.431.281.39
Clean sheets22%22%17%13%
Failed to score24%13%41%44%
Both teams scored56%70%52%56%
Over 2.559%74%46%48%
Expected goals
xG for / match1.641.861.170.99
xG against / match1.311.161.431.68
xG difference0.320.70-0.25-0.70
Finishing vs xG-0.20-0.21-0.20-0.07
xPts / match1.571.791.210.95
Points vs xPts-0.26-0.44-0.19-0.17
Game state
Scored first54%56%39%35%
PPG when scoring first1.841.852.061.63
PPG when conceding first0.650.670.220.17
Came back from behind18%17%19%13%
Leads held62%60%58%44%
Minutes leading27%28%21%19%
Minutes level44%43%47%47%
Minutes trailing29%30%32%34%
First goal (min)39422829
First goal conceded (min)40413538
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half54%60%38%38%
Goals conceded in 2nd half62%58%41%41%
Late goals for (76'+)0.200.260.150.13
Late goals against0.260.260.150.26
Style
Possession52%58%40%38%
Shots13.415.411.99.8
On target4.34.83.42.6
Shot conversion11%11%8%9%
Shots inside box68%67%54%53%
Big chances created2.52.71.61.6
Corners6.67.54.03.4
xG from set plays35%38%40%33%
Goals from headers8%10%16%19%
Pressure index15.120.66.43.8
Dominant minutes50.559.533.723.1
Pass accuracy76%80%69%70%
Fouls10.39.810.811.0
Cards1.961.781.672.04

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

Sheffield United

0–15'118
16–30'911
31–45'106
46–60'1619
61–75'1110
76–90'912

Oxford United

0–15'1013
16–30'108
31–45'814
46–60'511
61–75'56
76–90'77

Pressure DNA · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units

Sheffield United · 7 matches

Pressure below an average side in the same situations (-0.18) · stands out: 10 min after conceding -0.49

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.187
Early press (0-15, level)-0.017
Late push (76+, level)-0.365
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.392

Game state

When ahead-0.373
When level-0.117
When behind-0.355
10 min after conceding-0.495
10 min after scoring-0.104

Situations

At home-0.154
Away-0.223
3 days rest or fewer-0.202
4+ days rest-0.175

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents-0.094
v bottom-tier opponents-0.303
As favourite-0.202
Evenly matched-0.204

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.347
Conceded when ahead+0.303
Conceded late (76+)+0.197

Congested vs rested -0.02 · Ahead vs level -0.26 · Behind vs level -0.23

Oxford United

No pressure profile yet.

Sheffield United

Current: winless 1 · conceding 5

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-119 41%1.261.631.791.471.44
4-4-211 24%2.01.640.911.641.36
3-4-2-16 13%1.01.331.671.891.36
4-2-2-24 9%2.01.750.252.50.62
4-3-33 6%0.00.01.01.01.34

Oxford United

Current: winless 1 · conceding 4

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-127 59%1.070.931.191.31.37
4-4-26 13%0.831.331.51.331.73
5-4-14 9%1.01.01.50.841.78
3-4-2-14 9%1.00.751.50.781.22
4-1-4-13 6%1.331.01.00.881.11

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Pre-match movement · ends at kick-off

Every snapshot up to kick-off only — in-play prices are in Match Hub. Movement is in fair-probability points since the first snapshot (overround removed): ▲ shortened, ▼ drifted.

No pre-match movement recorded for this fixture.

Latest prices

bet365 · pre-match line 0.0h before kick-off. Fair % removes the overround; P = Pinnacle fair %.

Fulltime Result

1.4Home 67% P 68%4.33Draw 22% P 20%8.5Away 11% P 12%

Double Chance

1.08Sheff Utd or Draw 44% P 44%1.2Sheff Utd or Oxford Utd 39% P 40%2.75Draw or Oxford Utd 17% P 16%

Draw No Bet

1.111 85%6.52 15%

Both Teams To Score

2.0Yes 46% P 47%1.72No 54% P 53%

Goals Over/Under

2.51.72Over 55% P 54%2.1Under 45% P 46%

Total Corners

17.0Under 6 5%4.336 - 8 20%2.759 - 11 32%3.412 - 14 26%5.5Over 14 16%

Number of Cards

2.51.57Over 59%2.25Under 41%
3.52.2Over 42% P 43%1.61Under 58% P 57%

Fixtures priced like this · Pinnacle closing price · 2017–2026

Every past fixture whose Pinnacle fair price fell in the same band as this one, and how it finished at 90 minutes. Band = mean price in the band; ± = actual minus price, in probability points.

Match result · home 67.5–70% · away 10–12.5% · 543 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Home68%69%72%+3.5
Draw20%20%18%-1.5
Away12%11%9%-2.1

In those fixtures: 2.8 goals a game · BTTS 43% · over 2.5 53%

Both teams to score · yes 45–47.5% · 2,102 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Yes47%46%47%+0.3

Goals over/under 2.5 · over 52.5–55% · 2,940 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Over 2.554%54%54%+0.8

Anthony Backhouse

Career
81 matches · 14 seasons
Cards / match
4.02 (3.94 yellow · 0.05 red)
Fouls / match
19.6 · 4.3 fouls per card
Penalties / match
0.11
Cards to home side
46%

Style in Championship (5-year window · 58 matches)

MetricRefereeLeaguevs peerspct
Cards / match4.524.05+0.8580
Fouls / match21.721.8-0.19
Fouls per card4.85.4-1.13 (+ = lenient)
Penalties / match0.150.17-0.3341
Time added8.07.2+0.9178
First card
33' on average
Card timing
14% in first 30' · 34% in last 15'
Cards to home side
48% (league 45%)

Recent matches

DateYRFoulsPens1st card+min
2026-01-23 50 270 5'9
2026-01-20 50 240 11'8
2026-01-10 40 190 34'6
2025-12-29 30 260 18'9
2025-12-20 50 110 25'8
2025-12-06 · Oxford United 60 210 43'8
2025-11-29 · Sheffield United 30 210 68'6
2025-11-22 30 180 15'7
2025-11-05 40 170 48'6
2025-10-31 30 190 43'6