Oxford vs Cardiff

26 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee G Ward

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Mark Harris 41’
  • Ciaron Brown 53’
  • Przemysław Płacheta 57’
  • Cian Ashford 82’
  • Callum Robinson 90+5’

Match summary

Oxford won 3-2 at home to Cardiff. Oxford led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Mark Harris put Oxford ahead in the 41st minute. In the second half, Ciaron Brown made it 2-0 with a header in the 53rd minute, Przemysław Płacheta made it 3-0 in the 57th minute, Cian Ashford pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 82nd minute, and Callum Robinson made it 3-2 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Oxford created 1.49 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Cardiff's 0.57 from 8.

Match stats

Oxford Cardiff
13 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 0
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.49 xG 0.57
1.49 Non-penalty xG 0.57

Key events

Oxford Cardiff
Kick-off
Mark Harris1-0 (Oxford)
41’
Half-time1-0
Ciaron Brown2-0 (Oxford)
53’
Przemysław Płacheta3-0 (Oxford)
57’
82’
Cian Ashford3-1 (Cardiff)
90+5’
Callum Robinson3-2 (Cardiff)
Full-time3-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Oxford
  • Siriki Dembélé
Cardiff
  • Alex Robertson

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 0.57 41’ Mark Harris (Oxford), 1-0 41’ 53’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), 2-0 53’ 57’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), 3-0 57’ 82’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), 3-1 82’ 90+5’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), 3-2 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 0.57 41’ Mark Harris (Oxford), 1-0 Harris 41’ 53’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), 2-0 Brown 53’ 57’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), 3-0 Płacheta 57’ 82’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), 3-1 Ashford 82’ 90+5’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), 3-2 Robinson 90+5’
Oxford 1.49 xGCardiff 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Oxford attacking 
41’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 14’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 75’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 53’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 82’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90+5’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), set piece, 0.09 xG, goal 46’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 50’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+5’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 14’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 35’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 14’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 75’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 53’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 82’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90+5’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), set piece, 0.09 xG, goal 46’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 50’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+5’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 14’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 18’ Chris Willock (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Jamie Cumming
90′ – – – – – – –
Sam Long
90′ – – – – – – –
Elliott Moore
90′ – – – – – – –
Ciaron Brown
90′ 1 – 3 0.34 – – –
Greg Leigh
90′ – – – – – – –
Will Vaulks
90′ – – – – – – –
Cameron Brannagan
90′ – – 5 0.12 – – –
Przemysław Płacheta Taken off
75′ 1 – 1 0.02 – – –
Rúben Rodrigues Taken off
74′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Tyler Goodrham Taken off
89′ – – – – – – –
Mark Harris
90′ 1 – 3 0.97 – – –
Matt Phillips Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – –
Siriki Dembélé Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – –
Louie Sibley Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Oxford win 35% Avg odds 2.71
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.08
Cardiff win 34% Avg odds 2.74

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.