Oxford United v Sunderland result

Full-time · Oxford United 2–0 Sunderland

Championship · Sat, 26 Apr 2025 15:00 BST · The Kassam Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

Oxford United beat Sunderland 2–0 at The Kassam Stadium in the Championship on Saturday 26 April. Sunderland are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

Oxford United led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Oxford United: B. Nelson (29’, assisted by William Vaulks) and Michał Helik (48’).

What it changes

Oxford United have scored 49 goals, the eighth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 46 games, ranked per game). Oxford United have conceded 65 goals, the seventh-most of the 24 clubs.

Sunderland have scored 63 goals, the eighth-most of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 49 games, ranked per game). Sunderland have conceded 47 goals, the fourth-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, William Vaulks (Oxford United) 7.6, Michał Helik (Oxford United) 6.6 and Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) 6.1 led the match.

Head-to-head

Sunderland are unbeaten in the last six meetings with Oxford United, every meeting checked.

Next up

Oxford United next travel to Peterborough on 14 November 2026.

Sunderland next travel to Aston Villa on 21 November 2026.

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

Next for Oxford United: Peterborough v Oxford United, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Sunderland: Aston Villa v Sunderland, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Oxford United 2–0 Sunderland · Championship
Venue: The Kassam Stadium · Oxford, Oxfordshire
Referee: T. Robinson
Head-to-head (last 6): Oxford United 0 · draws 1 · Sunderland 5 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Oxford United 2W 1D 2L · Sunderland 1W 1D 3L

Oxford United 2–0 Sunderland (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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.88 / 0.5

Goals

against 1.13 / 1 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.88 / 5

Corners

against 6.25 / 3.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.13 / 2.75

Shots on target

against 3.63 / 3.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.13 / 2.63

Cards

against 2.38 / 2.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 April 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 21 April 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. 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	Sunderland for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.88 for · 6.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.25 for · 14.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	10.63 for · 13.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.13 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	2.75 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.75 for · 8.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.5 for · 12.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.63 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: T. Robinson.

Oxford United

Oxford United Defensive

Oxford United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Oxford United before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. 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
J. Cumming n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
W. Vaulks n 8	88.1	1.5 7/4	0.6 4/1	Dan Neil
M. Harris n 8	64.9	1.2 4/2	0.5 2/1	—
C. Brown n 8	90	0.9 6/1	0.6 5/0	—
T. Goodrham n 8	66.1	2 5/4	1.5 5/2	P. Roberts
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Oxford United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Oxford United before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Cumming n 8	90	0 0/0
W. Vaulks n 8	88.1	2.3 7/4
M. Harris n 8	64.9	1 4/2
C. Brown n 8	90	0.1 1/0
T. Goodrham n 8	66.1	2.4 8/5
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Oxford United Attacking

Oxford United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Oxford United before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Cumming n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
W. Vaulks n 8	88.1	0.6 4/1	0.4 3/0
M. Harris n 8	64.9	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
C. Brown n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
T. Goodrham n 8	66.1	1.2 5/2	0.5 3/0
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Oxford United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Oxford United before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Cumming n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
W. Vaulks n 8	88.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Harris n 8	64.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
C. Brown n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Goodrham n 8	66.1	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
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Sunderland

Sunderland Defensive

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. 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. O'Nien n 8	90	1.3 4/3	2.3 8/4	—
Dan Neil n 8	84.1	1.1 6/2	1.1 5/2	W. Vaulks
T. Hume n 8	90	1.5 7/4	1.3 5/3	—
P. Roberts n 8	65.8	0.3 2/0	0.5 3/0	T. Goodrham
A. Patterson n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
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Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. O'Nien n 8	90	0.4 3/0
Dan Neil n 8	84.1	2.1 6/3
T. Hume n 8	90	4.6 8/7
P. Roberts n 8	65.8	1.5 5/3
A. Patterson n 8	90	0 0/0
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Sunderland Attacking

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. O'Nien n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Dan Neil n 8	84.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
T. Hume n 8	90	0.9 5/2	0.4 3/0
P. Roberts n 8	65.8	0.5 3/0	0.5 3/0
A. Patterson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 21 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. O'Nien n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Dan Neil n 8	84.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Hume n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
P. Roberts n 8	65.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
A. Patterson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Oxford United Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Cumming	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Helik	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.9
B. Nelson	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.6
W. Vaulks	90	0	1	2	0	1	7	Y	7.7
C. Brannagan	90	0	0	4	2	1	4	0	7.3
T. Goodrham	90	0	0	1	0	3	1	Y	8
G. Leigh	88	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
M. Harris	88	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Long	79	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
P. Płacheta	73	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.7
Ruben Rodrigues	73	0	0	0	0	3	4	Y	7.3
M. Phillips sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Alex Matos sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
H. ter Avest sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
E. Moore sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Bennett sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sunderland Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Patterson	90	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Hume	90	0	0	3	0	6.9
C. Mepham	90	0	1	2	Y	7
L. O'Nien	90	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Bellingham	90	0	0	1	0	7
C. Rigg	90	2	3	1	0	7.2
W. Isidor	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
Dan Neil	79	0	0	1	0	6.2
E. Le Fée	78	2	1	1	0	6.9
L. Hjelde	70	0	1	2	0	6.6
P. Roberts	70	0	1	0	0	6.3
Dennis Cirkin sub	20	1	0	2	0	6.9
T. Watson sub	20	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Browne sub	12	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Abdul Samed sub	11	0	0	0	0	6.7

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 Sunderland — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Oxford UnitedWLWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

SunderlandWDLLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Oxford United 0 · 1 draw · Sunderland 5 · 2.33 goals/game

2024-10-26 Sunderland 2–0 Oxford United
2022-04-09 Oxford United 1–2 Sunderland
2021-12-04 Sunderland 1–1 Oxford United
2021-04-02 Sunderland 3–1 Oxford United
2020-09-19 Oxford United 0–2 Sunderland
2020-02-15 Oxford United 0–1 Sunderland

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Oxford United#17 pos53 pts46 pl-16 GD

Sunderland#4 pos76 pts46 pl+14 GD

Goals per game

Oxford United scored1.07

Sunderland scored1.26

Oxford United conceded1.41

Sunderland conceded0.96

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What is the head-to-head record between Oxford United and Sunderland?: In their last 6 meetings, Oxford United won 0, Sunderland won 5 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
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