Sheffield United FC
Football England - EFL Championship Bramall Lane Tue 3 Feb 14:45
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  7. Injuries
  8. Squads
  9. Table

Championship Betting Preview: Sheffield United vs Oxford

Sheffield United clash with Oxford at Bramall Lane, with kick-off set for 14:45 on Tuesday 3 February.

Blades Look the Value Bet

Backing Sheffield United -1 on the Asian Handicap means the insurance of money back if they beat Oxford by a single goal. However, there’s a nice return at odds of -130 if the home team win by two or more.

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Blades Beat U's in Pair’s Previous Clash

Sheffield United drew on the road in their last game. A 1-1 scoreline was played out against Millwall at The Den. The Blades had 46% possession and totalled six shots on target, with Andre Brooks being the goalscorer.

Oxford United lost their previous game, being beaten at home to Birmingham City 2-0 at Kassam Stadium. Matt Bloomfield's team had just 39% possession and didn’t record a single shot on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last encounter between Sheffield United and Oxford saw the former win away from home. It was a 1-0 scoreline at Kassam Stadium. Sheffield United have triumphed in two of the previous 3 H2H meetings, while Oxford have won once.

Championship G W D L GF GA GD GD P
17 Sheffield Utd logo Sheffield Utd 29 11 3 15 40 42 -2 40:42 36
23 Oxford logo Oxford 29 6 9 14 27 38 -11 27:38 27
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Sheffield United – Last 10 League Games

United have 4 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.6 goals from 5.3 shots on goal and 14.4 attempts. Chris Wilder's side have averaged 48.8% possession and 5.7 corners per game, with the opposition getting 1.4 goals from 4.2 shots on goal, 11.9 attempts and 5.6 corners.

Patrick Bamford leads the way with 4 goals, Callum O'Hare has 3, with Andre Brooks and Thomas Cannon scoring 2. Gustavo Hamer has made the most assists with 4.

Oxford – Last 10 League Games

Oxford have won 2, lost 5 and drawn 3, averaging 11.1 attempts, 2.8 shots on goal and 0.7 goals. The U's average 42.2% possession, 4.2 corners awarded and 7.1 corners against them, while 1.1 goals have been conceded from 3.7 shots on goal and 12.7 attempts.

Sam Long is the leading scorer along with five others, with 1 goals on the board each. The top assistors in the last 10 games are Ciaron Brown, Brian De Keersmaecker and Filip Krastev who have all made 1.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Sheffield United predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Michael Cooper (GK), Femi Seriki, Tyler Bindon, Mark McGuinness, Sam McCallum, Sydie Peck, Tom Davies, Andre Brooks, Gustavo Hamer, Callum O'Hare, Thomas Cannon.

Oxford predicted lineup (3-4-3): Jamie Cumming (GK), Sam Long, Ben Davies, Ciaron Brown, Brodie Spencer, Jamie McDonnell, Cameron Brannagan, Matt Phillips, Myles Peart-Harris, Stanley Mills, Mark Harris.

Sheffield United vs Oxford Prediction & Betting Tips

The Sheffield United vs Oxford betting tips feature sharp analysis across major markets, including a key match prediction, our best corners bet, player prop picks, correct score guidance and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

Take a chance on Sheffield United -1 when they play this Championship game. The Asian Handicap odds of -130 are appealing and there’s a strong chance of landing a return from your betting stake.

Current team news and the latest form provide useful pieces of information when it comes to making Championship recommendations. It’s also vital to have access to all available stats so that we make the most informed football picks.

Key Sheffield United vs Oxford league stats:

  • The -1 line has been covered by Sheffield Utd in 4 of their last 5 games at home.
  • The -1 line has been covered by Sheffield Utd in 3 consecutive games at home.
  • The +1 line hasn’t been covered by Oxford in 6 of their last 10 games on the road.
  • The +1 line hasn’t been covered by Oxford in 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
  • The +1 line hasn’t been covered by Oxford in 2 of their last 3 games against Sheffield Utd.
Blades -1 Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 56.5% chance of winning. After careful examination, our experts calculate this probability to be somewhere between 60-65%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this bet.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Sheffield United Sheffield United logo 2 - 0 Oxford logo Oxford

There are betting odds of +550 that Sheffield United land a 2-0 victory. The correct score option is popular due to the potential return that can be achieved.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Callum O'Hare to Score +270 BetMGM logo

Callum O'Hare (Sheff Utd) has found the net in his past two Championship games on home soil. The odds that he will be an Anytime Goalscorer look attractive considering the numbers and we’ll plump for him to find the net at odds of +270.

Latest Callum O'Hare Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Over 10.5 Corners -147 BetMGM logo

It’s been seven straight Oxford away games where the 10.5 Total Corners line has been covered, while we’ve seen an average of 12.40 corners in the previous five Sheffield United matches. We think it’s possible that the teams will cover the Total Corners line and odds of -147 can be landed.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Sheffield United Logo Sheffield United
Total
11.30 5.70 5.60
Home
11.40 7.40 4.00
Away
12.40 6.60 5.80
Oxford Logo Oxford
Total
11.30 4.20 7.10
Home
11.10 4.60 6.50
Away
12.10 3.50 8.60
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Sheffield United -1 -130
Total Goals Under 2.5 +118
Total Corners Over 10.5 -147

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Sheffield United vs Oxford Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Latest Match Odds Suggest Blades Victory

With a roughly 68% chance of triumphing, the bookmakers aren’t giving too much away with their -208 betting odds for Sheffield United winning this Championship clash. Oxford United are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and the outsiders can be backed at +550.

For those wanting an alternative, Sheffield United are -108 on the Half-Time Result market. This means they need to lead at the break, with Oxford being priced up at +460 and the draw is +148.

The Over 2.5 pick is trading as the favourite when it comes to betting on Total Goals. A different approach is a Both Teams to Score bet and Yes has been priced at -135.

The best football betting sites cover Championship games in serious depth and there are hundreds of markets. We recommend scanning through the various bets before picking out the best angle.

Patrick Bamford Favourite to Be First Goalscorer

You will find favourite Patrick Bamford at +380 to be First Goalscorer and there’s also the chance to get +145 that he finds the net any time.

Player Goals
Patrick Bamford (Sheff Utd)
First
+145
Anytime
+380
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Tyrese Campbell (Sheff Utd)
First
+170
Anytime
+420
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Danny Ings (Sheff Utd)
First
+200
Anytime
+480
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Gustavo Hamer (Sheff Utd)
First
+200
Anytime
+550
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Player Shots On Target
Patrick Bamford (Sheff Utd)
Over 0.5
-244
Under 0.5
+135
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Tyrese Campbell (Sheff Utd)
Over 0.5
-204
Under 0.5
+115
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Danny Ings (Sheff Utd)
Over 0.5
-167
Under 0.5
-105
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Gustavo Hamer (Sheff Utd)
Over 0.5
-154
Under 0.5
-112
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Past Ten Sheffield United Home Clashes Have Led to Six Victories

Sheffield United have recorded six victories, two draws and two defeats in the previous 10 home matches, netting an average of 2.20 goals per game and conceding 1.00.

Oxford have six defeats, two wins and two draws in the last 10 away games, scoring an average of 0.90 goals per match and conceding 1.40.

In the last meeting at Bramall Lane, Sheffield United defeated Oxford by a 3-0 scoreline.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Sheffield United logo Sheffield United Home Stats 6-2-2 3.20 2.20 1.00 7 3 5 5
Oxford logo Oxford Away Stats 2-2-6 2.30 0.90 1.40 5 5 7 3
  • 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
Team Stats
Sheffield United logo Sheffield United League Stats
Oxford logo Oxford League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists
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Sheffield United vs Oxford Lineups & Team News

The Sheffield United vs Oxford team news could change everything — review it before betting. We’ll bring you the expected and confirmed lineups for the Championship along with up-to-date injury news.

Sheffield United Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

Oxford Predicted Lineup 3-4-3

Sheffield United Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Michael Cooper
38 Femi Seriki 6 Tyler Bindon 25 Mark McGuinness 3 Sam McCallum
42 Sydie Peck 22 Tom Davies
11 Andre Brooks 8 Gustavo Hamer 10 Callum O'Hare
7 Thomas Cannon
1 Jamie Cumming
2 Sam Long 29 Ben Davies 3 Ciaron Brown
15 Brodie Spencer 38 Jamie McDonnell 8 Cameron Brannagan 10 Matt Phillips
44 Myles Peart-Harris 17 Stanley Mills 9 Mark Harris

Oxford Predicted Lineup 3-4-3

Previous Sheffield United Lineups

31 Jan Championship
Millwall 1-1 Sheffield Utd
24 Jan Championship
Sheffield Utd 3-1 Ipswich
21 Jan Championship
Southampton 1-0 Sheffield Utd
17 Jan Championship
Charlton 1-0 Sheffield Utd
11 Jan FA Cup
Sheffield Utd 3-4 Mansfield
01 Jan Championship
Sheffield Utd 3-1 Leicester

Previous Oxford Lineups

31 Jan Championship
Oxford 0-2 Birmingham
24 Jan Championship
Leicester 1-2 Oxford
20 Jan Championship
Oxford 0-0 QPR
17 Jan Championship
Oxford 0-0 Bristol City
09 Jan FA Cup
MK Dons 4-5 Oxford
01 Jan Championship
Ipswich 2-1 Oxford

Injuries & Suspensions

Sheffield United Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Oxford Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Team Squads

Sheffield United Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Chris Wilder

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Michael Cooper 1 G 29 2565 29 0 0 0 0 0
Callum O'Hare 10 M 29 2310 27 2 7 6 2 0
Japhet Tanganga 2 D 25 2204 25 0 1 0 5 1
Sydie Peck 42 M 23 1998 22 1 3 1 4 0
Tyrese Campbell 23 F 26 1596 19 10 5 2 2 0

Oxford Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Matt Bloomfield

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Jamie Cumming 1 G 29 2610 29 0 0 0 0 0
Michal Helik 6 D 27 2385 27 1 0 2 2 0
Brian De Keersmaecker 14 M 26 2246 25 1 1 5 3 0
Sam Long 2 D 23 1849 19 10 1 1 1 0
Ciaron Brown 4 D 20 1790 20 0 1 1 3 0
England FlagChampionship Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 30 17 7 6 63:35 58
2 Middlesbrough 30 17 7 6 47:29 58
3 Hull 29 16 5 8 48:40 53
4 Ipswich 29 14 9 6 49:28 51
5 Millwall 30 14 8 8 37:36 50
6 Wrexham 30 12 11 7 44:37 47
7 Derby 30 12 9 9 44:37 45
8 Preston 30 11 11 8 37:34 44
9 Bristol City 30 12 7 11 40:36 43
10 Watford 29 11 10 8 39:35 43
11 QPR 30 12 7 11 42:43 43
12 Stoke 30 12 6 12 34:28 42
13 Birmingham 30 11 9 10 41:38 42
14 Southampton 30 10 10 10 43:41 40
15 Swansea 30 11 6 13 34:37 39
16 Leicester 30 10 8 12 40:45 38
17 Sheffield Utd 29 11 3 15 40:42 36
18 Charlton 29 9 8 12 29:38 35
19 Norwich 30 9 6 15 37:42 33
20 Portsmouth 28 8 9 11 27:37 33
21 West Brom 30 9 5 16 32:47 32
22 Blackburn 29 7 8 14 26:38 29
23 Oxford 29 6 9 14 27:38 27
24 Sheffield Wed 29 1 8 20 18:57 -7
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 14 11 2 1 31:11 35
2 Ipswich 16 10 5 1 30:12 35
3 Middlesbrough 15 10 3 2 25:11 33
4 Millwall 16 9 3 4 22:18 30
5 Watford 16 8 5 3 24:17 29
6 Birmingham 14 7 6 1 28:14 27
7 QPR 15 8 2 5 28:21 26
8 Hull 14 8 2 4 21:20 26
9 Swansea 15 7 4 4 20:18 25
10 Bristol City 16 7 3 6 25:20 24
11 Wrexham 15 6 6 3 26:22 24
12 Southampton 14 6 5 3 19:13 23
13 Preston 15 6 5 4 19:16 23
14 Portsmouth 15 6 4 5 18:15 22
15 Leicester 15 6 4 5 20:19 22
16 West Brom 14 6 4 4 18:19 22
17 Stoke 15 6 3 6 19:14 21
18 Charlton 13 6 3 4 15:14 21
19 Sheffield Utd 13 6 2 5 21:14 20
20 Derby 15 4 6 5 18:21 18
21 Oxford 15 3 6 6 13:19 15
22 Norwich 14 4 1 9 14:20 13
23 Blackburn 15 2 5 8 14:22 11
24 Sheffield Wed 16 0 4 12 7:33 4