Birmingham City 1–0 Oxford United
Expected and what happened
No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.
- Expected xG
- –
- Actual xG
- 1.7 – 0.4
- Goals
- 1 – 0
Birmingham City won and made the better chances: 1.7 xG to 0.4.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ryan Allsop, 54.2 in 90′.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Birmingham City
| 16 Aug 2025 | W 2–1 | at Blackburn Rovers |
| 8 Aug 2025 | D 1–1 | v Ipswich Town |
Oxford United
| 17 Aug 2025 | L 2–3 | at Hull City |
| 9 Aug 2025 | L 0–1 | v Portsmouth |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Birmingham City
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Allsop | 90 | 54.2 | – |
| Tommy Doyle | 29 | 49.0 | – |
| Seung Ho Paik | 90 | 46.0 | – |
| Phil Neumann | 90 | 41.5 | – |
| Christoph Klarer | 90 | 40.2 | – |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | 90 | 39.4 | – |
| Demarai Gray | 85 | 37.1 | – |
| Ethan Laird | 90 | 33.8 | – |
| Lyndon Dykes | 2 | 33.5 | – |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | 61 | 32.7 | – |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | 90 | 29.4 | – |
| Tomoki Iwata | 90 | 29.2 | – |
| Jay Stansfield | 88 | 25.2 | – |
| Keshi Anderson | 10 | 14.1 | – |
Oxford United
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Mills | 10 | 95.8 | – |
| Matt Phillips | 14 | 52.5 | – |
| Michał Helik | 90 | 46.3 | – |
| Przemysław Płacheta | 22 | 46.0 | – |
| Jamie Cumming | 90 | 45.7 | – |
| Brian De Keersmaecker | 76 | 44.8 | – |
| Siriki Dembélé | 85 | 44.4 | – |
| Will Lankshear | 68 | 40.9 | – |
| Mark Harris | 22 | 40.5 | – |
| Cameron Brannagan | 90 | 39.9 | – |
| Sam Long | 90 | 39.4 | – |
| Greg Leigh | 90 | 37.9 | – |
| Hidde ter Avest | 76 | 36.5 | – |
| Brodie Spencer | 90 | 35.0 | – |
| Tyler Goodrham | 68 | 32.3 | – |
| Will Vaulks | 14 | 29.3 | – |