Sunderland v Oxford United result

Full-time · Sunderland 2–0 Oxford United

Championship · Sat, 26 Oct 2024 15:00 BST · Stadium of Light

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

Team pages: Sunderland · Oxford United · Head-to-head

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sunderland beat Oxford United 2–0 at Stadium of Light in the Championship on Saturday 26 October. Sunderland have scored in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Sunderland led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Sunderland: Jobe Bellingham (16’, assisted by Trai Hume) and Wilson Isidor (63’, assisted by Dan Neil).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sunderland 1.22, Oxford United 0.15, from 13 shots to 5 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

O. Langford showed four yellow cards — against 2.3 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sunderland: Christopher Mepham (23’) and Wilson Isidor (37’); Oxford United: Dane Scarlett (51’) and Louie Sibley (77’).

What it changes

Sunderland are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions. Oxford United are winless in their last seven matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Trai Hume (Sunderland) 7.6, Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) 7.1 and Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) 5.7 led the match.

Next up

Sunderland next travel to Lech Poznan on 22 October 2026.

Oxford United next host Wigan on 20 October 2026.

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

Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Oxford United: Oxford United v Wigan, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sunderland 2–0 Oxford United · Championship
Venue: Stadium of Light · Sunderland
Referee: O. Langford
Head-to-head (last 6): Sunderland 4 · draws 2 · Oxford United 0 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Sunderland 3W 1D 1L · Oxford United 0W 5D 0L

Sunderland 2–0 Oxford United (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

1.75 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.13 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.67 / 4

Corners

against 4.33 / 5.33 · 0 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

3.67 / 7

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 3 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2 / 1.67

Cards

against 2.67 / 3.67 · 2 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

2.33 yellows

Referee · O. Langford

1.25 home / 1.08 away

over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 October 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 October 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sunderland for / against	Line	Oxford United for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.67 for · 4.33 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 5.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	11.33 for · 11.33 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	14.33 for · 10.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	3.67 for · 3.67 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	7 for · 3 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.67 for · 16.33 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	8.33 for · 13.33 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.67 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1.67 for · 3.67 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: O. Langford — 2.33 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 18.92 fouls over 12 matches (1.25 to the home side, 1.08 to the away side).

Home 1.25Away 1.08

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. 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
N. Rusyn n 8	23.9	3.8 7/1	2.8 4/2	—
R. Mundle n 8	86.1	2.1 8/5	2.5 7/6	M. Harris
L. Hjelde n 8	67	1.5 5/3	0.7 2/1	—
Dennis Cirkin n 8	90	1.4 7/4	1.9 7/4	—
C. Rigg n 8	83.1	1.4 8/2	1.4 8/2	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
W. Isidor n 8	53.5	2.5 5/5	1.1 4/1
Eliezer Mayenda n 8	67.9	1.8 6/4	1.5 6/3
N. Rusyn n 8	23.9	1.4 2/1	0.5 1/0
R. Mundle n 8	86.1	1.3 7/3	0.9 7/0
I. Poveda n 8	36.8	1.2 3/1	0.6 2/0

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Eliezer Mayenda n 8	67.9	0.3 1/1	0.3 1/1
W. Isidor n 8	53.5	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
R. Mundle n 8	86.1	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
C. Rigg n 8	83.1	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
P. Roberts n 8	71.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Dennis Cirkin n 8	90	4.5 8/7
J. Bellingham n 8	90	2.6 8/7
L. Hjelde n 8	67	2.2 6/4
T. Hume n 8	90	1.9 7/6
C. Rigg n 8	83.1	1.6 6/3

Oxford United

Oxford United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. 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
M. Ebiowei n 8	23.9	3.3 4/2	0.9 2/0	—
D. Scarlett n 8	30.9	2.2 4/2	1.1 2/1	—
O. Dale n 8	44.5	1.8 5/1	1.5 4/2	—
M. Harris n 8	74.8	1.7 7/3	1.1 5/2	R. Mundle
I. El Mizouni n 8	76.9	1.5 5/2	0.1 1/0	—

Oxford United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Ebiowei n 8	23.9	1.9 2/2	1.4 2/1
D. Scarlett n 8	30.9	1.8 4/1	1.1 2/1
M. Harris n 8	74.8	1.5 6/4	1.1 6/1
Ruben Rodrigues n 8	69.4	1.5 3/2	0.8 2/1
T. Goodrham n 8	88.9	1.4 6/3	0.8 3/2

Oxford United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Edwards n 8	42	0.3 1/0	0.5 2/0
D. Scarlett n 8	30.9	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
L. Sibley n 8	42.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
M. Phillips n 8	36.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
C. Brannagan n 8	69.9	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0

Oxford United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Bennett n 8	83.5	3.1 7/5
I. El Mizouni n 8	76.9	2.9 8/7
C. Brannagan n 8	69.9	2.6 6/4
J. McEachran n 8	49.5	2.5 7/2
S. Dembélé n 8	57	2.2 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sunderland		Oxford United
64%	Possession	36%
1.22	Expected goals (xG)	0.15
13	Shots	5
6	Shots on target	2
4	Shots off target	0
3	Blocked shots	3
7	Shots inside the box	2
8	Corners	2
1	Offsides	0
9	Fouls	8
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	4
630	Passes	356
90%	Pass accuracy	76%

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
T. Hume	90	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	8.2
L. O'Nien	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.7
Dennis Cirkin	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
Dan Neil	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
J. Bellingham	90	1	0	2	1	1	2	0	8
P. Roberts	90	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	7.5
C. Mepham	89	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7
W. Isidor	89	1	0	3	2	0	0	Y	7
C. Rigg	78	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	7.2
R. Mundle	78	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
A. Browne sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
A. Connolly sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Hjelde sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
T. Watson sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Oxford United player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Cumming	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
E. Moore	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
B. Nelson	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Brown	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Goodrham	90	0	0	1	5	0	6.9
M. Harris	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Scarlett	81	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
P. Kioso	75	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
W. Vaulks	75	0	0	1	3	0	6.9
Ruben Rodrigues	75	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
I. El Mizouni	45	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
G. Leigh sub	45	1	1	1	0	0	6.6
H. ter Avest sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Sibley sub	15	0	0	1	0	Y	6.6
J. McEachran sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
W. Goodwin sub	9	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 Sunderland v Oxford United — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SunderlandLWDWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Oxford UnitedDDDDD

Last 5: 0W 5D 0L · 1 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sunderland 4 · 2 draws · Oxford United 0 · 2.33 goals/game

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
2019-10-29 Oxford United 1–1 Sunderland

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sunderland#4 pos76 pts46 pl+14 GD

Oxford United#17 pos53 pts46 pl-16 GD

Goals per game

Sunderland scored1.26

Oxford United scored1.07

Sunderland conceded0.96

Oxford United conceded1.41

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What is the head-to-head record between Sunderland and Oxford United?: In their last 6 meetings, Sunderland won 4, Oxford United won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sunderland and Oxford United?: Recent form — Sunderland 3W 1D 1L; Oxford United 0W 5D 0L.

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