Oxford vs Sunderland

26 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Tim Robinson

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Benjamin Nelson 29’
  • Michał Helik 48’

Match summary

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

Benjamin Nelson put Oxford ahead with a header in the 29th minute and Michał Helik made it 2-0 in the 48th minute.

The chances backed that up: Oxford created 1.66 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Sunderland's 0.59 from 10.

Match stats

Oxford Sunderland
17 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 0
3 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.66 xG 0.59
1.66 Non-penalty xG 0.59

Key events

Oxford Sunderland
Kick-off
Benjamin Nelson1-0 (Oxford)
29’
Half-time1-0
Michał Helik2-0 (Oxford)
48’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Oxford
  • Will Vaulks
  • Rúben Rodrigues
  • Tyler Goodrham
Sunderland
  • Chris Mepham

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 1.66 0.59 29’ Benjamin Nelson (Oxford), 1-0 29’ 48’ Michał Helik (Oxford), 2-0 48’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.66 0.59 29’ Benjamin Nelson (Oxford), 1-0 Nelson 29’ 48’ Michał Helik (Oxford), 2-0 Helik 48’
Oxford 1.66 xGSunderland 0.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sunderland attacking Oxford attacking 
48’ Michał Helik (Oxford), set piece, 0.75 xG, goal 52’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 35’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 22’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Michał Helik (Oxford), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 44’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Mark Harris (Oxford), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Benjamin Nelson (Oxford), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 76’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Will Vaulks (Oxford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Will Vaulks (Oxford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Michał Helik (Oxford), set piece, 0.75 xG, goal 52’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 35’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 22’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Michał Helik (Oxford), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 44’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Mark Harris (Oxford), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Benjamin Nelson (Oxford), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 76’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Will Vaulks (Oxford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Will Vaulks (Oxford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Sam Long Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.83 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.03 – – –
Greg Leigh Taken off
88′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.03 – –
90′ – – 4 0.18 – – –
Przemysław Płacheta Taken off
73′ – – 2 0.35 – – –
Rúben Rodrigues Taken off
73′ – – 1 0.03 – –
90′ – – 3 0.14 – –
Mark Harris Taken off
88′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Alex Matos Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Matt Phillips Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Hidde ter Avest Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
Elliott Moore Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
Joe Bennett Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
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 27% Avg odds 3.48
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.22
Sunderland win 44% Avg odds 2.18

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.