Birmingham vs Oxford Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 23 Aug 2025
Championship Betting Preview: Birmingham vs Oxford
Birmingham host Oxford in this Championship match at St Andrew's, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Saturday 23 August. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.
Over 2.5 Has to Be The Way Forward
It’s hard to ignore odds of -118 when it comes to betting Over 2.5 on the Total Goals market. The numbers suggest that Birmingham and Oxford will produce a combined three goals and we’ll confidently play this selection.
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Birmingham Looking to Build on Previous Win
Birmingham City won last time out by a 2-1 scoreline. It was on the road against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. Chris Davies' side had the majority of the ball enjoying 59% possession and four shots on target, while Jay Stansfield and Lyndon Dykes scored one goal apiece.
Oxford United have now lost back-to-back league games. On the road in their previous Championship appearance, Hull City won 3-2 at MKM Stadium. The U's were restricted to just 26% possession and had six shots on goal, with Will Lankshear and Cameron Brannagan on the scoresheet.
| Championship | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | GD | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Birmingham |
9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 8:11 | 12 |
| 22 |  Oxford |
9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 10:13 | 6 |
Confirmed Lineups
Birmingham confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Ryan Allsop (GK), Bright Osayi-Samuel, Phil Neumann, Christoph Klarer, Ethan Laird, Willum Willumsson, Seung-Ho Paik, Tomoki Iwata, Demarai Gray, Jay Stansfield, Kyogo Furuhashi.
Oxford confirmed lineup (3-2-4-1): Jamie Cumming (GK), Brodie Spencer, Michal Helik, Sam Long, Hidde ter Avest, Gregory Leigh, Tyler Goodrham, Brian De Keersmaecker, Cameron Brannagan, Siriki Dembele, Will Lankshear.
Birmingham vs Oxford Prediction & Betting Tips
From our main match prediction to correct score advice, must-watch player props and a custom bet builder — this Birmingham vs Oxford betting preview covers it all.
Match Prediction
We can’t pass up the chance to back Over 2.5 Goals at an appealing price of -118 based on the available stats. It’s anticipated that at least three goals will be notched in this Championship encounter.
Our job is to consult the latest Championship team news in order to produce the best football predictions. Then we crack on with the job of analysing the stats that are going to be the most effective.
Key Birmingham vs Oxford league stats:
Over 2.5 Probability
When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 54.1% chance of winning. Our tipsters think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be closer to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.
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Correct Score Prediction
3
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0
Oxford
We’ve picked out a correct score of 3-0 being landed by Birmingham. You can secure odds of +800 and this provides an alternative way to place a wager.
Player Prop Picks
Demarai Gray (Birmingham) is available at -135 to not record a shot on goal. Those wanting to back him should certainly look at the Shots on Target betting odds available.
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Jay Stansfield (Birmingham) has scored at least one goal in his past two league games. We’ll take a chance at +133 for this Anytime Goalscorer wager as the betting odds look really appealing.
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Bet Builder Tips
If you want to follow our same-game multi, try at least three goals, Birmingham with the -1 Asian Handicap as well as Jay Stansfield (Birmingham) to find the net.
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Birmingham vs Oxford Odds
The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.
Latest Match Odds Suggest Birmingham Win
The favourites have a 67% likelihood of success according to the bookies, with Birmingham City chalked up at -204 to land a win in this Championship clash. Oxford United are the outsiders at +525 which suggests a lower likelihood of winning.
Taking Birmingham -1 on the Asian Handicap means a full payout at -115 if they beat Oxford by two or more goals. A one-goal victory would see your stake pushed which means a full refund.
You can get a similar price whether you’re backing Under or Over 2.5 Goals. A different angle is going for a BTTS wager and there’s -149 available for Both Teams to Score No.
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Jay Stansfield is the First Goalscorer Favourite
Favourite Jay Stansfield is +330 to be the First Goalscorer, while similar odds apply when it comes to him scoring the last goal.
Birmingham Proving Hard to Beat at Home
Birmingham have gone unbeaten at St Andrew's in the last ten games. Chris Davies' side have secured eight victories and two draws in the previous 10 home matches, netting an average of 2.30 goals per game and conceding 0.60.
Oxford haven’t won any of their past three away games. The U's have finished with five defeats, four draws and one win in the last 10 away matches, netting an average of 1.00 goals per game and conceding 1.50.
| Last 10 League Games | W-D-L | G | GF | GA | O2.5 | U2.5 | B-Y | B-No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Home Stats |
8-2-0 | 2.90 | 2.30 | 0.60 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Oxford Away Stats |
1-4-5 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
- W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
- G = Avg. Goals
- GF = Avg. Goals For
- GA = Avg. Goals Against
- O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
- U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
- B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
- B-No = Matches BTTS No
Birmingham League Stats
Oxford League Stats
- 8 wins and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
- 8 wins and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
- 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
- 1 win, 5 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 2.20 goals scored and 0.70 conceded in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 2.20 goals scored and 0.50 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
- An average of 2.90 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 2.70 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
- BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 10 matches
- BTTS Yes in 4 of the previous 10 home matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 6 of the previous 10 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 4 of the previous 10 home matches
- An average of 1.20 goals scored and 1.40 conceded in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 1.00 goals scored and 1.50 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 2.60 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 2.50 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
- BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 matches
- BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 10 away matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 4 of the previous 10 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 4 of the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 3.00 corners awarded and 3.50 corners conceded in the last 2 matches
- An average of 0 corners awarded and 0 corners against in the last 10 home matches
- An average of 6.50 corners awarded in the last 2 matches
- An average of 0 corners awarded in the last 10 home matches
- Had the most corners in 1 and least corners in 1 of the last 2 matches
- Had the most corners in 0 and least corners in 1 of the last 10 home matches
- An average of 3.70 corners awarded and 6.10 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 3.10 corners awarded and 7.30 corners against in the last 10 away matches
- An average of 9.80 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 10.40 corners awarded in the last 10 away matches
- Had the most corners in 2 and least corners in 7 of the last 10 matches
- Had the most corners in 3 and least corners in 7 of the last 10 away matches
- An average of 55.00% possession in the last 2 matches
- An average of 0% possession in the last 10 home matches
- Most possession in 2 of the last 2 matches
- Most possession in 1 of the last 10 home matches
- An average of 36.40% possession in the last 10 matches
- An average of 35.60% possession in the last 10 away matches
- Most possession in 1 of the last 10 matches
- Most possession in 0 of the last 10 away matches
- Top Scorers for Birmingham this season are Jay Stansfield (2), Lyndon Dykes (1)
- Top Assistors for Birmingham this season are Demarai Gray (1)
Birmingham vs Oxford Lineups & Team News
The Birmingham vs Oxford team news could change everything — review it before betting. We’ll deliver the predicted and confirmed Championship lineups as well as the most recent injury news.
Birmingham Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2
Oxford Confirmed Lineup 3-2-4-1
Birmingham Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2
Oxford Confirmed Lineup 3-2-4-1
Birmingham Substitutes
- 7Tommy Doyle
- 12Marc Leonard
- 14Keshi Anderson
- 17Lyndon Dykes
- 19T. Gardner-Hickman
- 25James Beadle
- 27Kanya Fujimoto
- 33Marvin Ducksch
- 41Eiran Cashin
Oxford Substitutes
- 4Will Vaulks
- 5Elliott Moore
- 7Przemyslaw Placheta
- 9Mark Harris
- 10Matthew Phillips
- 17Stanley Mills
- 20Tom Bradshaw
- 21Matt Ingram
- 26Jack Currie
Previous Birmingham Lineups
Previous Oxford Lineups
Championship Table
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 27:7 | 19 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12:6 | 18 |
| 3 | Leicester | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13:8 | 16 |
| 4 | Preston | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11:7 | 16 |
| 5 | Stoke | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11:6 | 15 |
| 6 | QPR | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13:14 | 15 |
| 7 | West Brom | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9:10 | 14 |
| 8 | Millwall | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9:12 | 14 |
| 9 | Ipswich | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15:8 | 13 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15:10 | 13 |
| 11 | Watford | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11:11 | 12 |
| 12 | Swansea | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:10 | 12 |
| 13 | Charlton | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8:8 | 12 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8:9 | 12 |
| 15 | Hull | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14:16 | 12 |
| 16 | Birmingham | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8:11 | 12 |
| 17 | Southampton | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11:12 | 11 |
| 18 | Wrexham | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14:15 | 10 |
| 19 | Norwich | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11:14 | 8 |
| 20 | Derby | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11:15 | 8 |
| 21 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7:11 | 7 |
| 22 | Oxford | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10:13 | 6 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wed | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8:20 | 6 |
| 24 | Sheffield Utd | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3:16 | 3 |
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13:5 | 11 |
| 2 | Preston | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7:3 | 11 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | 10 |
| 4 | Watford | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8:6 | 10 |
| 5 | Hull | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9:8 | 10 |
| 6 | Coventry | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11:2 | 8 |
| 7 | Leicester | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5:2 | 8 |
| 8 | QPR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5:2 | 8 |
| 9 | Birmingham | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5:3 | 8 |
| 10 | Charlton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5:2 | 7 |
| 11 | Stoke | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5:3 | 7 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5:6 | 7 |
| 13 | Swansea | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6:7 | 6 |
| 14 | Millwall | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4:9 | 6 |
| 15 | Southampton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4:4 | 5 |
| 16 | West Brom | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3:3 | 5 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7:8 | 5 |
| 18 | Wrexham | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7:10 | 3 |
| 19 | Derby | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6:9 | 3 |
| 20 | Oxford | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4:6 | 2 |
| 21 | Blackburn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3:7 | 1 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wed | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1:14 | 1 |
| 23 | Norwich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4:8 | 0 |
| 24 | Sheffield Utd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2:8 | 0 |
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