Thursday , 1 October 2026

Oxford United FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Oxford United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 13 Dec 2025 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Oxford United FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee James Linington

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Oxford United FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-12-13 Oxford United FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2025-01-04 Preston North End FC 1–1 Oxford United FC 2024-08-31 Oxford United FC 3–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
09 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
06 Dec Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
28 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W
25 Nov Norwich City FC A 1–1 D
22 Nov Middlesbrough FC H 1–1 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Oxford United FC A 2–1 W
09 Dec Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
06 Dec Wrexham AFC H 1–1 D
29 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 3–2 W
25 Nov Watford FC A 1–1 D
21 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Oxford United FC launch into their encounter with Preston North End FC.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Oxford United FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tyler Goodrham 1
Greg Leigh 1
Will Keane 1
Ruben Rodrigues 1
Emil Riis Jakobsen 1
Mark Harris 1

Head to Head

2025-12-13 Oxford United FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2025-01-04 Preston North End FC 1–1 Oxford United FC 2024-08-31 Oxford United FC 3–1 Preston North End FC

Oxford United FC Form

2025-12-13 Oxford United FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2025-12-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2025-12-06 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Oxford United FC L 2025-11-28 Oxford United FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-11-25 Norwich City FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2025-11-22 Oxford United FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2025-12-13 Oxford United FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2025-12-09 Preston North End FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2025-12-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 Wrexham AFC D 2025-11-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–3 Preston North End FC W 2025-11-25 Watford FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.4 Oxford United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Oxford United FC or Preston North End FC 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Oxford United FC37% Draw29% Preston North End FC34%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Preston North End FC
63%
Oxford United FC or Preston North End FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Oxford United FC27% Draw46% Preston North End FC27%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap Oxford United FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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