Pick of the stats: Oxford United v Sheffield Wednesday

TL;DR

Oxford United hosts Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, needing a win to keep their relegation hopes alive. The match is crucial as it could extend the relegation battle to the final day, depending on Charlton's performance against Hull City.

Key points

Oxford United hosts Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday
Oxford needs a win to extend relegation battle
Charlton's result against Hull City is crucial
Oxford has lost their last two games
Sheffield Wednesday has drawn three of their last four matches

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Side-by-side of Oxford United and Sheffield Wednesday club badges

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Oxford United may be able to continue their fight for survival as they host Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday (15:00 BST).

If Charlton fail to take a point against play-off chasing Hull City in the lunchtime kick-off, Oxford will need to claim victory against basement side Wednesday to extend the relegation battle to the final day.

Though the U's have lost their past two successive games while the Owls have drawn three of their past four, losing their last match against Middlesbrough by just a single goal.

Oxford United are looking to complete their fourth league double over Sheffield Wednesday, after 1972-73, 1973-74, and 2021-22.
After their 3-1 win in this exact fixture last season, Sheffield Wednesday could win back-to-back league trips to Oxford United for just the second time, after doing so in August 1985.
Oxford United have only lost their final home league game in one of the last 11 seasons (W7 D3 – including curtailed 2019-20), a 1-2 defeat to Accrington Stanley in 2022-23.
Sheffield Wednesday have only lost their last away league game in one of the last nine seasons (W4 D4), going down 5-3 at Fulham in 2019-20.
Oxford United have 26 points in 22 home league games this season (W6 D8 L8); only in 1987-88 (22), 1999-00 (23), 2000-01 (19), and 2022-23 (23) have they ended a Football League campaign with fewer (assuming 3 pts/win all-time).

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Q&A

What does Oxford United need to do to avoid relegation?

Oxford United needs to win against Sheffield Wednesday to keep their relegation hopes alive, depending on Charlton's result against Hull City.

How have Oxford United and Sheffield Wednesday performed recently?

Oxford United has lost their last two matches, while Sheffield Wednesday has drawn three of their last four games but lost their most recent match against Middlesbrough.

What time is the Oxford United vs Sheffield Wednesday match?

The match between Oxford United and Sheffield Wednesday is scheduled for Saturday at 15:00 BST.