Anticipation builds as Oxford United prepare to host Sheffield Wednesday at The Kassam Stadium on 2026-04-25 (kick-off 15:00 GMT), in week 45 of the 2025-2026 Championship.
On average in 10 games, Referee R. Madley registers 4-5 yellows and 0 reds, and 22 fouls.
With the data available to us, Matt Bloomfield and H. Pedersen have not met as managers before.
Oxford United are 22nd in the standings with 44 points, followed by Sheffield Wednesday in 24th on -3 points.
Oxford United misses 4 players: B. De Keersmaecker (Shoulder Injury), T. Goodrham (Ankle Injury), G. Leigh (Calf Injury), P. Placheta (Injury) but Sheffield Wednesday misses 8 players: D. Bernard (Knee Injury), G. Brown (Hamstring Injury), L. Cooper (Groin Injury), Guilherme Siqueira (Achilles Tendon Injury), S. Ingelsson (Inactive), J. Ndala (Inactive), J. Thornton (Injury), I. Ugbo (Inactive).
We're predicting Oxford United to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Sheffield Wednesday are expected to line up in 3-4-2-1.
The previous match saw J. Donley lead Oxford United with a 7.2 TheyScored rating, and P. Charles top-rating for Sheffield Wednesday at 7.2.
Double disappointment: Oxford United fell 0-1 against Wrexham, while Sheffield Wednesday went down 0-1 vs Middlesbrough.
Neither side is flying – Oxford United 1-2-2 and Sheffield Wednesday 0-3-2 over the last 5 matches.
Dominance for Oxford United: across 8 clashes, they've won 4 games and only lost 2 games to Sheffield Wednesday, with 2 stalemates.
With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (6-8-8 vs 1-5-16) and scoring roughly 0.91-0.55 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
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