Oxford United vs Middlesbrough

Oxford United

1 - 1

Middlesbrough

🕒 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Kassam Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ben Toner 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Oxford United 23 · Middlesbrough 5

Referee Stats

Ben Toner

20 matches · 1.45 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.45
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.05
Over 4.5 cards	10%
Home wins	40%
Draws	35%
Away wins	25%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (9-19).
Middlesbrough controlled possession (70%).

Team Overview

Oxford United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-8-8

Goals For / Against

24 / 27

Avg: 1.04 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-9-5

Goals For / Against

39 / 30

Avg: 1.63 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.63

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

1.26

PPG

1.63

1.04

1.63

1.17

1.25

43%

O2.5

65%

48%

BTTS

65%

26%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Oxford United rank23rd

Middlesbrough rank5th

Oxford United points47

Middlesbrough points80

Oxford United: #23 · 47 pts · GD -14

37 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 pts · GD +25

4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Oxford United last 5 home

W L W D D

Points8/15

Weighted index60

Goals8-4

Record2-2-1

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 last 5 away

D D D D W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals10-6

Record1-4-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Oxford United trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 22%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Oxford United score at home61%

Oxford United clean sheet at home22%

Middlesbrough score away78%

Middlesbrough clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Oxford United score first26%

Oxford United win after scoring first67%

Middlesbrough score first22%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Oxford United 50% · Middlesbrough 50%

Avg first goal minute: Oxford United 25.3' · Middlesbrough 16.0'

Vs league average

Oxford United score at home1.04 vs 1.40

Oxford United concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Middlesbrough score away1.63 vs 1.20

Middlesbrough concede away1.25 vs 1.40

Oxford United score 25% below league average, while Middlesbrough score 35% above league average.

Defensive side: Oxford United are 3% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals3.25

BTTS75%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Oxford United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

0-15 3

61-75 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

Middlesbrough goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 3

31-45 3

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

61-75 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

30%

70%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

259

578

Passes Accurate

176

486

Passes %

68%

84%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Oxford United vs Middlesbrough 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