Championship · 2025Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 15:00 UTCFull timeKassam StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricOxford UnitedBristol City
Shots9 shots/match6 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match1 shots/match
Expected goals1.2 xG/match0.44 xG/match
Possession47%53%
Corners6 corners/match5 corners/match
Fouls9 fouls/match12 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Sam Morsy · Bristol City · 13′ · 0.02 xG · on targetCameron Brannagan · Oxford United · 54′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMichał Helik · Oxford United · 72′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedStanley Mills · Oxford United · 72′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAnis Mehmeti · Bristol City · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 40′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedStanley Mills · Oxford United · 72′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 19′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 30′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedBrian De Keersmaecker · Oxford United · 83′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedCameron Brannagan · Oxford United · 72′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedCiaron Brown · Oxford United · 90′ · 0.11 xG · on targetStanley Mills · Oxford United · 90′ · 0.17 xG · on targetEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 59′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedWill Lankshear · Oxford United · 67′ · 0.65 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Oxford United: 9 shots, 3 on target, 1.24 xG. Bristol City: 6 shots, 1 on target, 0.46 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

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The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Oxford United 1.24 xG · Bristol City 0.46 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Oxford United's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Oxford United's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Oxford United's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Oxford United's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season0.96 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match0.96 goals/match1.33 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Oxford United have a visible home split

moderate

Oxford United's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

15.2 shots/matchShotsHome only · Season13 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots15.2 shots/match13 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Oxford United
0Draws
0Bristol City
Bristol CityOxford United · Championship13

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Oxford United favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Bristol City in 9 · 5 too close

0.96 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 26/271.41 goals/match
1.35 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 26/271.07 goals/match
1.05 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 26/271.29 xG/match
1.3 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 26/271.29 xG/match
13 shots/matchShotsseason · 25/2613.4 shots/match
14.2 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 25/2613.1 shots/match
3.68 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 25/264.19 shots/match
4.28 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 25/263.96 shots/match
42.5%Possessionseason · 25/2648.3%
3.92 corners/matchCornersseason · 25/265.23 corners/match
7.4 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 25/264.69 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 24/269.73 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
12%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 26/2737%
62%Scoring frequencyseason · 26/2770%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Oxford United6.2
Bristol City39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Oxford United34
Bristol City70.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Oxford United28.5
Bristol City57.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Oxford United93.8
Bristol City89.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Oxford United60.4
Bristol City18.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Oxford United2.1
Bristol City56.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Oxford United37.5
Bristol City55.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
0.86 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.81 xG/match
11.4 shots/matchShots5/510.6 shots/match
2.6 shots/matchShots on target5/53.2 shots/match
41.6%Possession5/554.4%
4 corners/matchCorners5/54.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls5/59.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.3 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.9 goals/match
0.96 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.18 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots10/1013 shots/match
3.8 shots/matchShots on target10/105.1 shots/match
43.2%Possession10/1052.1%
4.1 corners/matchCorners10/105.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.5 fouls/matchFouls10/109.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

26 / 27 matches
0.96 goals/matchGoals scored26/271.41 goals/match
1.35 goals/matchGoals allowed26/271.07 goals/match
1.05 xG/matchExpected goals26/271.29 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots25/2613.4 shots/match
3.68 shots/matchShots on target25/264.19 shots/match
42.5%Possession25/2648.3%
3.92 corners/matchCorners25/265.23 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.1 fouls/matchFouls24/269.73 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

13 / 13 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored13/131.15 goals/match
1.31 goals/matchGoals allowed13/131.08 goals/match
1.24 xG/matchExpected goals13/131.2 xG/match
15.2 shots/matchShots13/1312.8 shots/match
4.23 shots/matchShots on target13/134.38 shots/match
44.5%Possession13/1344.7%
4.54 corners/matchCorners13/135.38 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFouls12/1310.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

16 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/113 days
0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples26 / 27home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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