Oxford United vs Southampton

Oxford United

2 - 1

Southampton

🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Kassam Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Leigh Doughty 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Oxford United 23 · Southampton 4

Referee Stats

Leigh Doughty

18 matches · 2.61 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.61
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	28%
Home wins	39%
Draws	17%
Away wins	44%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-19).
Southampton 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

Southampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-7-7

Goals For / Against

44 / 37

Avg: 1.83 / 1.54

Points

Avg: 1.54

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

1.54

1.04

1.83

1.17

1.54

43%

O2.5

74%

48%

BTTS

91%

26%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Oxford United rank23rd

Southampton rank4th

Oxford United points47

Southampton 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.

Southampton: #4 · 80 pts · GD +26

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.

Southampton last 5 away

W W W W D

Points13/15

Weighted index96

Goals13-5

Record4-1-0

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 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%

Southampton trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS91%

BTTS + O2.570%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Oxford United score at home61%

Oxford United clean sheet at home22%

Southampton score away96%

Southampton clean sheet away4%

First-goal patterns

Oxford United score first26%

Oxford United win after scoring first67%

Southampton score first22%

Southampton win after scoring first80%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Oxford United 50% · Southampton 100%

Avg first goal minute: Oxford United 25.3' · Southampton 28.8'

Vs league average

Oxford United score at home1.04 vs 1.40

Oxford United concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Southampton score away1.83 vs 1.20

Southampton concede away1.54 vs 1.40

Oxford United score 25% below league average, while Southampton score 52% above league average.

Defensive side: Oxford United are 3% below league average at home, and Southampton are 10% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals2.50

BTTS50%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

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

Southampton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

61-75 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

260

622

Passes Accurate

191

536

Passes %

73%

86%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

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

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

2025-2026 Season

21 Mar 2026 Southampton vs Oxford United 2 - 0 26 Dec 2025 Oxford United vs Southampton 2 - 1