In a weekend match on Sat Dec 4th, in week 12, Sunderland and Oxford United will play a match in Sunderland in a League One match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Sunderland sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Cambridge United. Mitov struck first for Sunderland on an own goal in the 15th minute, then Sam Smith tied it up for Cambridge United in the 27th minute. Sunderland is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Oxford United, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Rotherham United. Neither Oxford United nor Rotherham United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 14 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Oxford United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 29th of October, Oxford United hosted Sunderland at the The Kassam Stadium in their last match together. Oxford United and Sunderland battled to a 1-1 draw. Robert Hall struck first for Oxford United in the 25th minute on a feed from Tarique Fosu-Henry, but Marc McNulty got the equalizer for Sunderland in the 78th minute earning them at least the one point.
Oxford United’s most prolific scorer has been Matty Taylor. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Sunderland is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Aiden McGeady and Luke O’Nien each only have 1 goal in their last five.