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Championship | Gameweek 42
Apr 12, 2025 at 3pm UK
Hillsborough Stadium
Oxford United

Sheff Weds
0 - 1
Oxford Utd


Windass (83')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Long (79')
Harris (74'), Phillips (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Blackburn 2-2 Sheff Weds
Tuesday, April 8 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Oxford Utd 1-3 QPR
Wednesday, April 9 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Oxford United

With the visitors desperate for another victory in their survival bid and their hosts lacking momentum, particularly at Hillsborough having not won at home since New Year's Day, we back Gary Rowett's men to leave Hillsborough with all three points on Saturday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 54.21%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Oxford United had a probability of 20.95%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.53%) and 2-1 (9.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.74%), while for a Oxford United win it was 0-1 (7.26%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Oxford United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield WednesdayDrawOxford United
54.21% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02) 24.84%20.95% (0.017000000000003 0.02)
Both teams to score 47.61% (0.024000000000001 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.09% (0.021000000000001 0.02)53.91% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.64% (0.017000000000003 0.02)75.36% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.15% (0.0030000000000001 0)19.85% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.06% (0.0030000000000001 0)51.94%
Oxford United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.4% (0.030000000000001 0.03)40.6% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.8% (0.026999999999997 0.03)77.19% (-0.025999999999996 -0.03)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield Wednesday 54.2%
    Oxford United 20.95%
    Draw 24.84%
Sheffield WednesdayDrawOxford United
1-0 @ 13.03%
2-0 @ 10.53% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.5% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-0 @ 5.68% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
3-1 @ 5.12%
3-2 @ 2.31% (0.0019999999999998 0)
4-0 @ 2.3% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
4-1 @ 2.07% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 0.93% (0.001 0)
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 54.2%
1-1 @ 11.74%
0-0 @ 8.06% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.28% (0.0039999999999996 0)
Other @ 0.76%
Total : 24.84%
0-1 @ 7.26%
1-2 @ 5.29% (0.0039999999999996 0)
0-2 @ 3.27% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-3 @ 1.59% (0.0029999999999999 0)
2-3 @ 1.29% (0.002 0)
0-3 @ 0.98% (0.002 0)
Other @ 1.26%
Total : 20.95%

How you voted: Sheff Weds vs Oxford Utd

Sheffield Wednesday
54.8%
Draw
22.6%
Oxford United
22.6%
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Head to Head
Dec 14, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 21
Oxford Utd
1-3
Sheff Weds
Leigh (17')
Windass (28'), Lowe (50'), Gassama (61')
Gassama (72')
Apr 7, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 40
Oxford Utd
1-1
Sheff Weds
Brannagan (70' pen.)
Bannan (35')
Dec 17, 2022 3pm
Jan 22, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 29
Oxford Utd
3-2
Sheff Weds
Taylor (45+1', 62'), Winnall (84')
Taylor (45+4')
Bannan (7'), Windass (60')
Hunt (14'), Bannan (80')
Oct 2, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 11
Sheff Weds
1-2
Oxford Utd
Paterson (73')
Paterson (61'), Palmer (85')
Brannagan (12'), Henry (90+3')
Seddon (61'), Rodriguez (80')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds452813493296497
2Burnley452716266155197
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd452871062352789
4Sunderland4521131158431576
5Bristol City451716125753467
6Coventry CityCoventry45199176258466
7Millwall451812154646066
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn45198185247565
9Middlesbrough4518101764541064
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom451419125244861
11Swansea CitySwansea45179194853-560
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds451512185968-957
13Watford45168215260-856
14Norwich CityNorwich451315176766154
15Queens Park RangersQPR451314185263-1153
16Portsmouth451411205770-1353
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd451313194662-1652
18Stoke CityStoke451214194562-1750
19Derby CountyDerby451310224856-849
20Preston North EndPreston451019164657-1149
21Luton TownLuton451310224264-2249
22Hull City451212214353-1048
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451113215086-3646
24Cardiff CityCardiff45917194669-2344


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