Middlesbrough 2-1 Oxford United: result and report

Middlesbrough 2-1 Oxford United

Championship · Saturday 29 March 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Middlesbrough defeated Oxford United 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 29 March 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Michal Helik opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Kelechi Iheanacho (48') and Neto Borges (80'). Oxford United scored through Michal Helik (38').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received no yellow cards; Oxford United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 8th on 54 points from 38 and Oxford United 18th on 42 points from 38. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 10th with 64 points, and Oxford United 17th with 53.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Oxford United in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Michal Helik of Oxford United (8.3), ahead of Samuel Iling-Junior (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Middlesbrough win, 0 draws and 0 for Oxford United.

Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read D-W-L-W-W and Oxford United's W-L-D-L-L.