Matchday

EFL Cup 25/26, Round 2 · 27 Aug 2025

Oxford United 0–6 Brighton & Hove Albion

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
0.6 – 2.6
Actual xG
1.6 – 2.7
Goals
0 – 6

Footybot made Brighton & Hove Albion favourites at 79%.

Brighton & Hove Albion won and made the better chances: 2.7 xG to 1.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jason Steele, 80.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Brodie Spencer +19.3.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Oxford United

23 Aug 2025L 0–1at Birmingham City Championship
17 Aug 2025L 2–3at Hull City Championship
12 Aug 2025W 1–0v Colchester United EFL Cup
9 Aug 2025L 0–1v Portsmouth Championship

Brighton & Hove Albion

24 Aug 2025L 0–2at Everton Premier League
16 Aug 2025D 1–1v Fulham Premier League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Oxford United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Nik Prelec Forward23000.5767.1–
Brodie Spencer Defender5400–53.3+19.3
Matt Phillips Forward66000.0551.5–
Jack Currie Defender9000–46.1–
Przemysław Płacheta Midfielder67000.2245.1–
Sam Long Defender9000–44.5−0.8
Louie Sibley Midfielder36000.0443.5–
Mark Harris Forward83000.1242.8–
Cameron Brannagan Midfielder67000.1342.5+4.0
Will Vaulks Midfielder90000.0941.7–
Stanley Mills Midfielder90000.1639.9–
Elliott Moore Defender9000–38.1–
Tom Bradshaw Forward1200–36.1–
Luke Harris Midfielder24000.1135.0–
Brian De Keersmaecker Midfielder23000.1128.6–
Matt Ingram Goalkeeper9000–16.7–

Brighton & Hove Albion

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Stefanos Tzimas Forward24210.58100.0–
Jason Steele Goalkeeper9000–80.4–
Brajan Gruda Midfielder90110.4770.4–
Tom Watson Forward25100.0969.3–
Diego Gómez Midfielder66100.9557.4–
Olivier Boscagli Defender90100.0356.0–
Charalampos Kostoulas Forward12000.0352.1–
Carlos Baleba Midfielder2400–50.5–
James Milner Midfielder7800–49.4–
Diego Coppola Defender9001–48.1–
Igor Júlio Defender9000–45.9–
Charlie Tasker Midfielder1300–42.7–
Harry Howell Midfielder90020.1641.8–
Jack Hinshelwood Midfielder6600–36.9–
Joël Veltman Defender7701–35.6–
Ferdi Kadıoğlu Defender65000.3730.4–