Oxford United v Birmingham result

Full-time · Oxford United 0–2 Birmingham

Championship · Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Oxford United 0–2 Birmingham — Birmingham won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Birmingham won 2–0 at Oxford United in the Championship on Saturday 31 January.

Birmingham are unbeaten in their last six matches.

The goals

Birmingham led 1–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Oxford United: an own goal by Myles Peart-Harris (23’); Birmingham: Marvin Ducksch (66’, assisted by Carlos Vicente).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Oxford United 0.47, Birmingham 1.14, from 10 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. Martin showed four yellow cards — against 5.2 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Oxford United: Brodie Spencer (22’) and Jamie Carson McDonnell (41’); Birmingham: Jay Stansfield (57’) and Tomoki Iwata (61’).

What it changes

Birmingham have scored in six consecutive matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, K. Wagner (Birmingham) 5.4, Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham) 5.4 and Carlos Vicente (Birmingham) 4.8 led the match.

Next up

Oxford United next host Wigan on 20 October 2026.

Birmingham next travel to Cardiff on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Oxford United: Oxford United v Wigan, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Birmingham: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Oxford United 0–2 Birmingham · Championship
Referee: S. Martin
Head-to-head (last 1): Oxford United 0 · draws 0 · Birmingham 1 · 1 goals/game
Recent form: Oxford United 1W 3D 1L · Birmingham 3W 2D 0L

Oxford United 0–2 Birmingham (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.88 / 5.25

Corners

against 7.38 / 4 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2.75 / 4.63

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 3.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 1.5

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

5.2 yellows

Referee · S. Martin

2.3 home / 2.9 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Oxford United for / against	Line	Birmingham for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.88 for · 7.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.25 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.5 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15.25 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.75 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.63 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.75 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: S. Martin — 5.2 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.9 fouls over 10 matches (2.3 to the home side, 2.9 to the away side).

Home 2.3Away 2.9

Oxford United

Oxford United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
W. Lankshear n 8	49.6	2.3 5/3	1.4 3/2	—
M. Harris n 8	48.4	2.1 4/1	1.2 4/1	—
T. Goodrham n 8	42.8	1.8 4/3	3.2 6/4	—
Jamie Carson McDonnell n 8	74.1	1.7 7/3	0.2 1/0	Paik Seung-Ho
M. Helik n 8	88.1	1.4 7/3	0.8 2/1	—

Oxford United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Romeny n 8	32.6	2.4 4/2	1 3/0
S. Mills n 8	68.9	2.1 7/5	1 4/2
P. Płacheta n 8	52.1	1.7 5/1	0.4 2/0
T. Goodrham n 8	42.8	1.6 4/2	1.1 3/1
B. De Keersmaecker n 8	77	1.2 4/3	0.4 2/1

Oxford United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
W. Lankshear n 8	49.6	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
F. Krastev n 8	44.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
M. Peart-Harris n 8	66.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
P. Płacheta n 8	52.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
T. Goodrham n 8	42.8	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Oxford United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Jamie Carson McDonnell n 8	74.1	5.2 7/7
F. Krastev n 8	44.8	5 7/5
J. Currie n 8	79.8	3.2 7/6
B. Spencer n 8	73.6	2.9 6/5
B. De Keersmaecker n 8	77	1.8 8/4

Oxford United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Ingram n 8	93.8	3.5 8/5
J. Cumming n 8	90	2.6 6/5

Birmingham

Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Koumas n 8	54.4	2.3 6/3	1.4 5/1	—
M. Leonard n 8	46.6	2.2 5/3	1.4 3/2	—
L. Dykes n 8	53.1	1.9 6/2	0.8 4/0	—
W. Willumsson n 8	31.8	1.8 4/1	0.7 1/1	—
Paik Seung-Ho n 8	90	1.5 6/3	0.9 6/1	Jamie Carson McDonnell

Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Priske n 8	83	3 8/6	1.9 8/5
I. Osman n 8	54.6	2.9 7/4	1 4/1
K. Furuhashi n 8	43.9	2.6 7/2	1 4/0
M. Ducksch n 8	64.8	2.3 6/3	1.4 4/3
J. Stansfield n 8	78.8	1.9 7/3	0.7 3/1

Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Priske n 8	83	1.1 5/2	0 0/0
M. Ducksch n 8	64.8	0.7 3/1	0 0/0
K. Furuhashi n 8	43.9	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
K. Wagner n 8	88.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
P. Roberts n 8	84.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1

Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Leonard n 8	46.6	4.8 5/4
E. Cashin n 8	60.3	4.1 6/5
K. Anderson n 8	26	3 5/1
T. Iwata n 8	90	2 8/6
K. Wagner n 8	88.8	1.9 8/5

Birmingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Beadle n 8	90	2.4 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Oxford United		Birmingham
39%	Possession	61%
0.47	Expected goals (xG)	1.14
10	Shots	11
4	Shots on target	2
3	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	5
5	Shots inside the box	8
4	Corners	4
3	Offsides	4
7	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
341	Passes	529
66%	Pass accuracy	81%

Oxford United player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Cumming	90	0	0	0	0	0	6
S. Long	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.2
B. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
C. Brown	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
B. Spencer	90	0	0	0	6	Y	6.9
C. Brannagan	90	1	1	2	1	0	7
M. Peart-Harris	90	1	0	2	2	0	6.9
S. Mills	65	1	1	1	0	0	6.3
M. Phillips	55	1	0	1	3	0	6.7
M. Harris	55	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Jamie Carson McDonnell	45	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Y. Konak sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
P. Płacheta sub	35	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
W. Lankshear sub	35	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
O. Romeny sub	25	2	2	0	1	0	6.6

Birmingham player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Beadle	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
P. Neumann	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
C. Klarer	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.6
K. Wagner	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.6
J. Solis	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
Paik Seung-Ho	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
I. Osman	87	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.6
M. Ducksch	87	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
T. Iwata	65	0	0	1	0	2	0	Y	6.5
P. Roberts	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Stansfield	59	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.7
A. Priske sub	31	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
Carlos Vicente sub	30	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
B. Osayi-Samuel sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
S. Wright sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Doyle sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Oxford United v Birmingham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Oxford UnitedLDDDW

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 0.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

BirminghamWWDWD

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Oxford United 0 · 0 draws · Birmingham 1 · 1 goals/game

2025-08-23 Birmingham 1–0 Oxford United

League standing · 2025/26

Oxford United#22 pos47 pts46 pl-14 GD

Birmingham#10 pos64 pts46 pl+1 GD

Goals per game

Oxford United scored0.98

Birmingham scored1.24

Oxford United conceded1.28

Birmingham conceded1.22

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What is the head-to-head record between Oxford United and Birmingham?: In their last 1 meetings, Oxford United won 0, Birmingham won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Oxford United and Birmingham?: Recent form — Oxford United 1W 3D 1L; Birmingham 3W 2D 0L.

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