Oxford United vs Birmingham
Ref: S. MartinThe Kassam Stadium, Oxford, Oxfordshire · 12,500 cap
Match recap
Birmingham beat Oxford United 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Peart-Harris and Ducksch scored for Birmingham. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.47 for Oxford United versus 1.14 for Birmingham. Oxford United sit 22nd in the Championship table while Birmingham are 10th.
First Half
Spencer
Yellow Card
23'
⚽
Peart-Harris (OG)
Carson McDonnell
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Carson McDonnell
⇄
Harris
⇄
Phillips
57'
Stansfield
Yellow Card
59'
⇄
Stansfield
60'
⇄
Roberts
61'
Iwata
Yellow Card
65'
⇄
Iwata
⇄
Mills
66'
⚽
Ducksch
Assist: Vicente
87'
⇄
Ducksch
87'
⇄
Osman
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Oxford UnitedBirmingham
4Won
Statistical edge
4–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.47VS1.14
Attack2 · 3 won
10
Shots
11
4
Shots on target
2
5
Shots in the box
8
5
Shots outside box
3
3
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
39%
Possession
61%
341
Total passes
529
226
Accurate passes
429
66%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline2 · 0 won
7
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
5
0.56
Goals prevented
0.56
Oxford United
3-4-2-1
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Oxford United
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1J. CummingG
- 2S. LongD
- 3C. BrownD
- 8C. BrannaganM
- 9M. HarrisF
- 10M. PhillipsM
- 15B. SpencerM
- 17S. MillsF
- 29B. DaviesD
- 38Jamie Carson McDonnellM
- 44M. Peart-HarrisF
Substitutes
- 4W. VaulksM
- 5Y. KonakM
- 6M. HelikD
- 7P. PłachetaM
- 11O. RomenyF
- 21M. IngramG
- 22G. LeighD
- 27W. LankshearF
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. KlarerD
- 5P. NeumannD
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 14J. SolisM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 17I. OsmanM
- 24T. IwataD
- 25J. BeadleG
- 28J. StansfieldM
- 31K. WagnerD
- 33M. DuckschF
Substitutes
- 7T. DoyleM
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 11S. WrightF
- 21R. AllsopG
- 23Carlos VicenteF
- 26B. Osayi-SamuelD
- 27K. FujimotoM
- 29A. PriskeF
- 40M. MazwiM
Oxford United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Brannagan(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Ben Davies | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Myles Peart-Harris | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Brodie Spencer | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Matt Phillips | M | 55 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jamie McDonnell | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanley Mills | F | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mark Harris | F | 55 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sam Long | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ciaron Brown | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Cumming | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Will Vaulks | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michał Helik | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Ingram | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Leigh | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yunus Konak | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Lankshear | F | 35 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ole Romeny | F | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
| Przemysław Płacheta | M | 35 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kai Wagner | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Ducksch | F | 87 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jhon Solís | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Phil Neumann | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jay Stansfield | M | 59 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ibrahim Osman | M | 87 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5/8 |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomoki Iwata | D | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Menzi Mazwi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kanya Fujimoto | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| August Priske | F | 31 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Carlos Vicente | F | 30 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Scott Wright | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | D | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |