Oxford United 0-2 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 31 Jan 2026
Birmingham beat Oxford United 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 31 January 2026 at Kassam Stadium, Oxford. M. Ducksch scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 1 meeting, Oxford United have won 0 and Birmingham 1.
· kickoff·Kassam Stadium · Oxford·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 22'Foul
- 1-023'Own Goal
- 41'Foul
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 55'
- 55'
- 57'Foul
- 59'
- 60'
- 61'Foul
- 65'out: Ole Romeny
- 65'
- 1-166'assist: C. Vicente
- 87'
- 87'
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Oxford United
- 7.0Cameron BrannaganM
- 6.9Brodie SpencerM
- 6.9Benjamin DaviesD
- 6.9William LankshearF
- 6.9Yunus KonakM
- 6.9Myles Peart-HarrisF
- 6.7Matt PhillipsM
- 6.6Ole RomenyF
- 6.5Jamie McDonnellM
- 6.3Stanley MillsF
- 6.2Mark HarrisF
- 6.2Przemysław PłachetaM
- 6.2Samuel LongD
- 6.2Ciaron BrownD
- 6.0James CummingG
Birmingham
- 7.6Kai WagnerD
- 7.6Christoph KlarerD
- 7.3James BeadleG
- 7.2Jhon SolisM
- 7.2Marvin DuckschF
- 7.0Phil NeumannD
- 6.9Seung-Ho PaikM
- 6.7Carlos VicenteF
- 6.7Jay StansfieldM
- 6.7August PriskeF
- 6.6Ibrahim OsmanM
- 6.5Patrick RobertsM
- 6.5Tomoki IwataD
- 6.5Scott WrightF
- 6.3Bright Osayi-SamuelD
- 6.3Thomas DoyleM
Line-ups
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Oxford United3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Oxford UnitedMatt Bloomfield
Substitutes
- 21Matt IngramG
- 4W. VaulksM
- 11Ole Romeny65'F6.6
- 22Gregory LeighD
- 6Michał HelikD
- 7Przemysław Płacheta55'M6.2
- 27William Lankshear55'F6.9
- 5Y. E. Konak46'M6.9
- 47M. Missanga
BirminghamChris Davies
Substitutes
- 26Bright Osayi-Samuel65'D6.3
- 21Ryan AllsopG
- 9Kyogo FuruhashiF
- 27Kanya FujimotoM
- 11Scott Wright87'F6.5
- 7Thomas Doyle87'M6.3
- 23C. Vicente60'F6.7
- 29August Priske59'F6.7
- 40M. MazwiM
Team statistics
39%Possession61%
0.47Expected goals (xG)1.14
10Total shots11
4Shots on target2
3Shots off target4
3Blocked shots5
4Corners4
3Offsides4
7Fouls12
2Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves4
0.56Goals prevented0.56
341Total passes529
226Accurate passes429
66%Pass accuracy81%
Oxford United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Brannagan | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Brodie Spencer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | – | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Davies | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| William Lankshear | 35 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Yunus Konak | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Myles Peart-Harris | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Matt Phillips | 55 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Ole Romeny | 25 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Jamie McDonnell | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Stanley Mills | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Mark Harris | 55 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Przemysław Płacheta | 35 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Samuel Long | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Ciaron Brown | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| James Cumming | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Wagner | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Christoph Klarer | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.6 |
| James Beadle | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Jhon Solis | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Marvin Ducksch | 87 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Phil Neumann | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Carlos Vicente | 30 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jay Stansfield | 59 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| August Priske | 31 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ibrahim Osman | 87 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6.6 |
| Patrick Roberts | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Tomoki Iwata | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Scott Wright | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Thomas Doyle | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
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Head-to-head
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