Oxford United vs Sheffield Wednesday

Oxford United

4 - 1

Sheffield Wednesday

🕒 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Kassam Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 45 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 45

Regular Season Table

Oxford United 23 · Sheffield Wednesday 24

Referee Stats

Robert Madley

12 matches · 1.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.00
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	8%
Home wins	25%
Draws	67%
Away wins	8%

How the match was won

Oxford United outshot their opponent (20-11).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Oxford United had the sharper finishing (10-3 shots on target).

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

Sheffield Wednesday (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-5-17

Goals For / Against

15 / 45

Avg: 0.65 / 1.96

Points

Avg: 0.35

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

0.35

1.04

0.65

1.17

1.96

43%

O2.5

57%

48%

BTTS

48%

26%

Score 1st

League-position context

Oxford United rank23rd

Sheffield Wednesday rank24th

Oxford United points47

Sheffield Wednesday points18

Oxford United: #23 · 47 pts · GD -14

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

Sheffield Wednesday: #24 · 18 pts · GD -60

66 pts off the top 2. 51 pts off the play-off line. 35 pts from safety.

29-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.

Sheffield Wednesday last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals2-10

Record0-1-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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%

Sheffield Wednesday trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Oxford United score at home61%

Oxford United clean sheet at home22%

Sheffield Wednesday score away52%

Sheffield Wednesday clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Oxford United score first26%

Oxford United win after scoring first67%

Sheffield Wednesday score first4%

Sheffield Wednesday win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Oxford United 50% · Sheffield Wednesday 0%

Avg first goal minute: Oxford United 25.3' · Sheffield Wednesday 23.0'

Vs league average

Oxford United score at home1.04 vs 1.40

Oxford United concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Sheffield Wednesday score away0.65 vs 1.20

Sheffield Wednesday concede away1.96 vs 1.40

Oxford United score 25% below league average, while Sheffield Wednesday score 46% below league average.

Defensive side: Oxford United are 3% below league average at home, and Sheffield Wednesday are 40% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals3.25

BTTS75%

Over 2.575%

At this venue setup: 4.50 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

Sheffield Wednesday goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

368

385

Passes Accurate

289

308

Passes %

79%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

W. Lankshear

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Mills

19' ↑↓

↑↓

19' ⇄ C. Brannagan

1st substitution · For: M. Peart-Harris

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

W. Lankshear

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Peart-Harris

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Fusire

1st substitution · For: Mackenzie Maltby

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ H. ter Avest

2nd substitution · For: S. Long

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ J. Donley

3rd substitution · For: Y. Konak

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ C. McNeill

2nd substitution · For: W. Grainger

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

W. Vaulks

Normal Goal

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

W. Grainger

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Chalobah

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

M. Peart-Harris

Normal Goal · Assist: W. Lankshear

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Emakhu

4th substitution · For: M. Harris

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ S. Mills

5th substitution · For: O. Romeny

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. Yates

3rd substitution · For: O. Kobacki

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ N. Chalobah

4th substitution · For: Jarvis Thornton

82'

82' B. Spencer

Oxford United vs Sheffield Wednesday 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Oxford United beat Sheffield Wednesday 4-1 on Saturday, 25 April 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Robert Madley. It was played at The Kassam Stadium.

First half: Oxford United took an early lead at 5' when W. Lankshear scored, with the assist credited to S. Mills, making the score 1-0. Oxford United made their 1st substitution at 19', with C. Brannagan replacing M. Peart-Harris. Oxford United extended the lead at 27' when W. Lankshear scored, with the assist credited to M. Peart-Harris, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Sheffield Wednesday made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Fusire replacing Mackenzie Maltby. Oxford United made their 2nd substitution at 63', with H. ter Avest replacing S. Long. Oxford United made their 3rd substitution at 63', with J. Donley replacing Y. Konak. Sheffield Wednesday made their 2nd substitution at 66', with C. McNeill replacing W. Grainger. Oxford United extended the lead at 67' when W. Vaulks scored, making the score 3-0. Sheffield Wednesday reduced the deficit at 72' when W. Grainger scored, with the assist credited to N. Chalobah, making the score 3-1. Oxford United extended the lead at 73' when M. Peart-Harris scored, with the assist credited to W. Lankshear, making the score 4-1. Oxford United made their 4th substitution at 77', with A. Emakhu replacing M. Harris. Oxford United made their 5th substitution at 77', with S. Mills replacing O. Romeny. Sheffield Wednesday made their 3rd substitution at 77', with J. Yates replacing O. Kobacki. Sheffield Wednesday made their 4th substitution at 77', with N. Chalobah replacing Jarvis Thornton. B. Spencer received a yellow card for Oxford United at 82'.

Oxford United used 5 substitutions while Sheffield Wednesday used 4 substitutions. Oxford United got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Oxford United outshot their opponent (20-11).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Oxford United had the sharper finishing (10-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

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

Oxford United vs Sheffield Wednesday Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

25 Apr 2026 Oxford United vs Sheffield Wednesday 4 - 1 25 Oct 2025 Sheffield Wednesday vs Oxford United 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

12 Apr 2025 Sheffield Wednesday vs Oxford United 0 - 1 14 Dec 2024 Oxford United vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 3