Oxford United v Cardiff City
How the SharpXI model rated this Championship fixture — every call it made on shots, cards and fouls, set against what actually happened on the day.
Before Oxford United beat Cardiff City 3–2, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 12 landed — the strongest being Yakou Méïté for 1+ shots total (95%, had 1). Its clearest miss: Anwar El Ghazi for 1+ shots total (90%, had 0). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.
Player markets — the model's calls
Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.
| Player | Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakou Méïté | shots total | 1+ | 95% | 1 | ✓ |
| Callum Robinson | shots total | 1+ | 94% | 1 | ✓ |
| Rubin Colwill | shots total | 1+ | 92% | 1 | ✓ |
| Chris Willock | shots total | 1+ | 90% | 2 | ✓ |
| Anwar El Ghazi | shots total | 1+ | 90% | 0 | ✗ |
| Andy Rinomhota | tackles | 1+ | 86% | 2 | ✓ |
| Manolis Siopis | tackles | 1+ | 86% | 3 | ✓ |
| Chris Willock | fouls drawn | 1+ | 86% | 2 | ✓ |
| Will Vaulks | tackles | 1+ | 86% | 2 | ✓ |
| Yakou Méïté | fouls committed | 1+ | 85% | 0 | ✗ |
| Cian Ashford | shots total | 1+ | 82% | 1 | ✓ |
| Tyler Goodrham | tackles | 1+ | 80% | 1 | ✓ |
| Rúben Rodrigues | tackles | 1+ | 80% | 1 | ✓ |
| Cameron Brannagan | tackles | 1+ | 80% | 1 | ✓ |
How these are modelled: Shots total Tackles Fouls drawn Fouls committed
Team & match markets
| Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTTS | Yes | 61% | Yes | ✓ |
| Match goals | O2.5 | 54% | 5 goals | ✓ |
| Match cards | O4.5 | 25% | 2 cards | ✗ |
How these are modelled: BTTS Match cards
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Past meetings
- Cardiff City 1–1 Oxford United Apr 2025
Frequently asked
How did the SharpXI model do on Oxford United v Cardiff City?
12 of its 14 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.
What did the model get wrong on Oxford United v Cardiff City?
The most confident call it got wrong was Anwar El Ghazi at 90% for shots total — shown in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross. A record that hides its misses isn't a record, so we don't.
Are these probabilities hindsight?
No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.
Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the Championship?
No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.
SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.