Oxford vs Sunderland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th February 2026

Sunderland go up against Oxford on Sunday for a FA Cup meeting at Kassam Stadium.

Both Oxford and Sunderland aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side this coming Sunday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

Oxford step into their next home match this coming Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 19 goals, while also allowing 21 goals against. That is an average of 2.1 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet two times in those matches.

Sunderland travel to their next FA Cup match, averaging a lowly 0.8 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of eight goals, while also conceding 15 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.5 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Oxford comes up against Sunderland in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Oxford vs Sunderland Prediction

Oxford Form

A draw is the best Oxford can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 3-1 defeat against Sheffield United. A0-0 draw with Coventry followed before they were defeated 0-3 by Norwich. Oxford claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the FA Cup. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 3-0 win against Burnley. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-0 against Arsenal, before suffering another loss in a 0-1 match against Liverpool. Sunderland won three of a possible six away matches in the FA Cup, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored ten while also conceding six times.

Sunderland are expected to win this coming Sunday, and we can't argue with that, but at the same time don't believe in a high-scoring win against Oxford.

Oxford vs Sunderland Squads

Oxford Squad

Bloomfield will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Sunderland from the players listed below:

Knightbridge, Cumming, Ingram, Eastwood, Davies, Spencer, Makosso, Brown, Leigh, ter Avest, Currie, Helik, Roosken, Long, De Keersmaecker, Brannagan, McDonnell, Johnson, Phillips, Peart-Harris, Placheta, Dembele, Vaulks, Konak, Emakhu, O'Donkor, Donley, Jeon, Snowden, Harris, Missanga, Prelec, Romeny, Mills, Goodrham, Lankshear.

Sunderland Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Sunderland players that the manager Regis Le Bris will choose from for the upcoming game:

Abdoullah Ba, Ahmed Abdullahi, Bertrand Traore, Brian Brobbey, Chemsdine Talbi, Chris Rigg, Daniel Ballard, Dennis Cirkin, Eliezer Mayenda, Enzo Le Fee, Granit Xhaka, Habib Diarra, Ian Poveda, Jocelin Ta Bi, Luke O'Nien, Lutsharel Geertruida, Melker Ellborg, Nilson Angulo, Noah Sadiki, Nordi Mukiele, Omar Alderete, Reinildo, Robin Roefs, Romaine Mundle, Simon Moore, Trai Hume, Wilson Isidor.

Oxford vs Sunderland Team News

Sunderland just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Oxford at the Kassam Stadium.

Daniel Ballard won't be travelling with Sunderland this time, as he nurses an injury.

Oxford vs Sunderland Lineups

Oxford vs Sunderland H2H

This is the first time Oxford squares up against Sunderland in the FA Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. Oxford picked up one win in their previous ten matches against Sunderland, while the latter claimed five wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 13/5.

Oxford vs Sunderland Results

Oxford vs Sunderland Betting Tips

Matthew Phillips hit the target once in six FA Cup, while Luke O'Nien scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both'll be hoping to double that at Kassam Stadium.

Oxford claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Sunderland won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing five in this series of matches. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Oxford managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Kassam Stadium, Sunderland kept their hosts from scoring in one of their last 10 away games.

Oxford saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Sunderland's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.