Blackburn Rovers FC vs Oxford United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 1

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Oxford United FC

Sat 24 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park 14,769 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 44' Mark Harris

Joe Rankin-Costello 45+2' 1–1

Arnor Sigurdsson 83' 2–1

Sondre Tronstad 37' Y

Y 57' Peter Kioso

Lewis Travis 77' Y

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Oxford United FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Oxford United FC 46 games · 47 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lewis Smith
Assistant 1 Darren Williams (England)
Assistant 2 Hugh Gilroy (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Oxford United FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Oxford United FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	Oxford United FC	H	2–1	W
17 Aug	Norwich City FC	A	2–2	D
09 Aug	Derby County FC	H	4–2	W
04 May	Leicester City FC	A	2–0	W
27 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	0–0	D
21 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–3	L

Oxford United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
16 Aug	Coventry City FC	A	2–3	L
10 Aug	Norwich City FC	H	2–0	W
27 Apr	Exeter City FC	A	2–1	W
19 Apr	Stevenage FC	H	1–1	D
16 Apr	Lincoln City FC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Oxford United FC
#20	Position	#22
52	Points	47
46	Played	46
13 / 13 / 20	W / D / L	11 / 14 / 21
42	Scored	45
56	Conceded	59
-14	GD	-14
1.13	PPG	1.02
28%	Win %	24%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Oxford United FC are 22nd (47 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Ewood Park as Blackburn Rovers FC face off against Oxford United FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Eustace will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Oxford United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Oxford United FC backline.
25' Yuki Ohashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
30' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Oxford United FC's 4-1-4-1 shape.
35' The 31-year-old Greg Leigh has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
37' A moment of madness from Sondre Tronstad on 37 minutes earns him a card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
42' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
44' Mark Harris doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
47' Joe Rankin-Costello doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
52' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Makhtar Gueye comes on to replace Ryan Hedges.
57' Peter Kioso picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
58' A change in the Oxford United FC ranks — Ruben Rodrigues exits the field as Przemyslaw Placheta enters on 58.
63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
65' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Joe Rankin-Costello departs to be replaced by Andreas Weimann.
70' It’s high time John Eustace made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
71' Greg Leigh is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matt Phillips at the 71 minute mark.
76' The whistle greets Tyrhys Dolan as he departs to be replaced by Arnor Sigurdsson.
77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lewis Travis on 77.
82' The crowd applauds Przemyslaw Placheta as he leaves the pitch. Owen Dale steps in for Oxford United FC.
83' Brilliant from the ! Arnor Sigurdsson makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 83.
88' Dominic Hyam, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Makhtar Gueye 52'
27
Lewis Travis
11
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Andreas Weimann 65'
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering
23
Yuki Ohashi
6
Sondre Tronstad
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Arnor Sigurdsson 76'

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Oxford United FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

9
Mark Harris
10
Matt Phillips ↓ Greg Leigh 71'
12
Joe Bennett
3
Ciaron Brown
4
Will Vaulks
2
Sam Long
1
Jamie Cumming
15
Idris El Mizouni ↓ Louie Sibley 82'
20
Ruben Rodrigues ↓ Przemyslaw Placheta 58'
19
Tyler Goodrham
30
Peter Kioso

Bench

Coach Des Buckingham

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joe Rankin-Costello	1
Arnor Sigurdsson	1
Mark Harris	1
Cameron Brannagan	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.57 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.12 Oxford United FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC50% Draw26% Oxford United FC24%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Oxford United FC

50%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Oxford United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC33% Draw47% Oxford United FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.8%

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 1

6.6%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.7%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Oxford United FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	22%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Oxford United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Oxford United FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Clean Sheet