Middlesbrough vs Oxford United

Middlesbrough

2 - 1

Oxford United

🕒 Sat, 29 Mar 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Matt Donohue 🔁 Regular Season - 39 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 39

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 10 · Oxford United 17

Referee Stats

Matt Donohue

24 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	25%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (24-9).
Middlesbrough controlled possession (74%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-6

Goals For / Against

31 / 23

Avg: 1.35 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Oxford United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-9-12

Goals For / Against

18 / 36

Avg: 0.78 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 0.65

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.70

PPG

0.65

1.35

0.78

1.00

1.57

39%

O2.5

39%

43%

BTTS

52%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank10th

Oxford United rank17th

Middlesbrough points64

Oxford United points53

Middlesbrough: #10 · 64 pts · GD +8

36 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Oxford United: #17 · 53 pts · GD -16

47 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

D W L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index58

Goals6-4

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Oxford United last 5 away

D D W L L

Points5/15

Weighted index40

Goals7-8

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Oxford United trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home35%

Oxford United score away61%

Oxford United clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first0%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%

Oxford United score first0%

Oxford United win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 0% · Oxford United 0%

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.35 vs 1.43

Middlesbrough concede at home1.00 vs 1.02

Oxford United score away0.78 vs 1.02

Oxford United concede away1.57 vs 1.43

Middlesbrough score 6% below league average, while Oxford United score 23% below league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 2% below league average at home, and Oxford United are 9% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals3.25

BTTS75%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Oxford United goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

74%

26%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

612

216

Passes Accurate

523

141

Passes %

85%

65%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Middlesbrough vs Oxford United Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

21 Feb 2026 Middlesbrough vs Oxford United 0 - 0 22 Nov 2025 Oxford United vs Middlesbrough 1 - 1

2024-2025 Season

29 Mar 2025 Middlesbrough vs Oxford United 2 - 1 23 Nov 2024 Oxford United vs Middlesbrough 2 - 6