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by Joseph King in Championship Predictions
Matchday seven in the English Championship sees 20th-place Oxford United playing host to struggling Sheffield United. Will the Blades get their first points of the season or will the painstaking run continue against the U’s? Check out our match prediction below.
Sheffield United are in full-blown crisis mode after a nightmare start to the 2025-26 season has seen them lose all six league fixtures. They’ve already changed managers from Ruben Selles to Chris Wilder, who is now in his third stint with the Blades.
Unfortunately for the visitors, they weren't able to take advantage of the ‘new manager bounce’ as Sheffield lost 1-0 at home to Charlton last weekend in Wilder’s first match back. Sheffield have now lost all seven games that they’ve played this season when including their EFL Cup first-round exit to Birmingham.
Oxford will have no illusions as to what type of season was awaiting them in 2025-26, with avoiding relegation being the ultimate goal for the U’s this year. They’re off to a decent start, managing a win and two draws in their first six league fixtures, for a total of five points.
This has the hosts even on points with 22nd-place Derby, although it’s still early days in the campaign. Oxford got their first win of the season on the board last weekend after running out 3-1 winners away from home against an in-form Bristol City.
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The Best Betting Odds for Oxford United v Sheffield United Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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3 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
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3.1 | 3.25 | 2.38 |
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2.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
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2.88 | 3.2 | 2.38 |
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3.05 | 3.4 | 2.28 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Oxford United and Sheffield United?
Our prediction for the Oxford United vs Sheffield United match is: Oxford United or X.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 27/09/2025 between Oxford United and Sheffield United in Championship :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 47.24% for a win of Oxford United against Sheffield United with odds of 3.1 at Betfred.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Oxford United vs Sheffield United is 15.89% with odds of 3.4 at Unibet.
- Our prediction model gives a 36.87% chance ⭐ for a win of Sheffield United vs Oxford United with odds of 2.38 at Betfred.
Oxford United vs Sheffield United Form
Oxford United and Sheffield United's standings in the Championship
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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20
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5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
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24
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0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -12 |
Oxford United and Sheffield United Last Matches
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
21 Sep 2025 - Championship
13 Sep 2025 - Championship
30 Aug 2025 - Championship
27 Aug 2025 - Carabao Cup
23 Aug 2025 - Championship
17 Aug 2025 - Championship
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
13 Sep 2025 - Championship
30 Aug 2025 - Championship
27 Aug 2025 - Carabao Cup
12 Aug 2025 - Carabao Cup
9 Aug 2025 - Championship
2 Aug 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
21 Sep 2025 - Championship
23 Aug 2025 - Championship
17 Aug 2025 - Championship
3 May 2025 - Championship
21 Apr 2025 - Championship
12 Apr 2025 - Championship
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
6/6 (100%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
20 Sep 2025 - Championship
12 Sep 2025 - Championship
30 Aug 2025 - Championship
23 Aug 2025 - Championship
16 Aug 2025 - Championship
13 Aug 2025 - Carabao Cup
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
20 Sep 2025 - Championship
23 Aug 2025 - Championship
9 Aug 2025 - Championship
24 May 2025 - Championship
12 May 2025 - Championship
3 May 2025 - Championship
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
12 Sep 2025 - Championship
30 Aug 2025 - Championship
16 Aug 2025 - Championship
13 Aug 2025 - Carabao Cup
26 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
22 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Oxford United vs Sheffield United Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
0 %
50 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
5 Apr 2025 - Championship
26 Nov 2024 - Championship
Oxford United vs Sheffield United last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Missing players
C. Brown
MidfielderM. Phillips
ForwardO. Romeny
O. Arblaster
T. Davies
J. Shackleton
Most goals and assists
Oxford United
Sheffield United
W. Lankshear
(3 Goals)
G. Hamer
(1 Goals)
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T. Campbell
(1 Goals)
B. De Keersmaecker
(1 Assists)
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M. Helik
(1 Assists)
C. O`Hare
(1 Assists)
Oxford United and Sheffield United Stats in Championship
Oxford United - Sheffield United Key Points
- Oxford are on a three-match unbeaten run, winning their last outing 3-1 on the road.
- Sheffield managed only 0.60 expected goals and zero clear cut chances at home against Charlton in their last outing.
- Sheffield have now failed to score in five of their six league matches, managing only a single goal.
- The visitors have yet to keep a clean sheet this season, allowing 15 goals in seven appearances.
- Oxford ranks higher than Sheffield in expected goals, clear cut chances created and xG conceded.
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Our Oxford United vs Sheffield United Prediction
Sheffield can’t seem to buy a goal to save their life at the moment, failing to score in their last 468 minutes of football. Oxford, meanwhile, have reason to be optimistic. They pulled off an excellent upset away victory over third-place Bristol and have now extended their unbeaten run to three games.
Getting a good price to fade the most out-of-form team in the division with an Oxford team that looks to be building some momentum looks like the way to play this one. Our Oxford United vs Sheffield United prediction: Oxford United or X.
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