Cardiff City FC vs Oxford United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Cardiff City FC vs Oxford United FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Oxford United FC 46 games · 47 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Farai Hallam (England)
- Assistant 1
- Assistant 2
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Apr Oxford United FC H 1–1 D 18 Apr Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L 12 Apr Stoke City FC H 0–1 L 08 Apr Preston North End FC A 2–2 D 05 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D 29 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D 18 Apr Leeds United FC H 0–1 L 12 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–0 W 09 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–3 L 05 Apr Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W 29 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cardiff City FC and Oxford United FC is underway.
- 5' Ben Nelson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' It’s high time Omer Riza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oxford United FC that had 366 games and scored 485 goals.
- 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alex Matos made 405 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 40' The referee shows Oxford United FC player a card on 40.
- 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 46' Greg Leigh is replacing Peter Kioso for the Oxford United FC side.
- 51' Oxford United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 51.
- 56' Goal! Yousef Salech scores his 11 goal in 17 matches.
- 59' That looks like a foul for a card for Alex Matos.
- 64' Oxford United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 69' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sivert Mannsverk suffering a number of foals already.
- 70' The whistle greets Alex Matos as he departs to be replaced by Ruben Rodrigues.
- 75' The whistle greets Alex Robertson as he departs to be replaced by Rubin Colwill.
- 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Sivert Mannsverk.
- 79' What a strike from Cameron Brannagan! The score is 1-1.
- 81' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Sivert Mannsverk is replaced by David Turnbull.
- 82' Another substitution for Oxford United FC to replace Joe Bennett by Elliott Moore on 82 minute.
- 87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chris Willock, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Cardiff City FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 11
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Chris Willock ↓ Will Alves 75'
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Alex Robertson ↓ Rubin Colwill 75'
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Yousef Salech ↓ Ollie Tanner 81'
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45
Cian Ashford ↓ Yakou Meite 70'
Bench-
19
Yakou Meite ↑ 70'
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David Turnbull ↑ 81'
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Rubin Colwill ↑ 75'
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Will Alves ↑ 75'
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Ollie Tanner ↑ 81'
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Coach Omer RizaOxford United FC
4-4-2Starting XI-
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Tom Bradshaw ↓ Mark Harris 70'
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Joe Bennett ↓ Elliott Moore 82'
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30
Peter Kioso ↓ Greg Leigh 46'
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Alex Matos ↓ Ruben Rodrigues 70'
Bench-
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Mark Harris ↑ 70'
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Matt Phillips ↑ 46'
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Elliott Moore ↑ 82'
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Ruben Rodrigues ↑ 70'
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Greg Leigh ↑ 46'
Coach Gary Rowett -
Head to Head
Cardiff City FC Form
2025-04-21 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2025-04-18 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-04-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-04-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2025-03-29 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC DOxford United FC Form
2025-04-21 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2025-04-18 Oxford United FC 0–1 Leeds United FC L 2025-04-12 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Oxford United FC W 2025-04-09 Oxford United FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-04-05 Oxford United FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2025-03-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Oxford United FC L