Preston North End FC vs Oxford United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Preston North End FC

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Oxford United FC

Sat 4 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale 14,749 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 21' Ruben Rodrigues

Will Keane 69' 1–1

Liam Lindsay 20' Y

Y 32' Sam Long

Y 60' Jamie Cumming

Jordan Storey 63' Y

Ben Whiteman 86' Y

Y 90' Siriki Dembele

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Oxford United FC — Championship at Deepdale.

Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Oxford United FC 46 games · 47 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ben Toner
Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
Assistant 2 Mark Russell

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Oxford United FC

Last 5 meetings

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

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Oxford United FC	H	1–1	D
01 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–3	L
29 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–1	W
26 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	1–0	W
21 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
14 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	1–1	D

Oxford United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Preston North End FC	A	1–1	D
01 Jan	Millwall FC	A	1–0	W
29 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–0	W
26 Dec	Cardiff City FC	H	3–2	W
21 Dec	Leeds United FC	A	0–4	L
14 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Oxford United FC
#25	Position	#4
0	Points	47
0	Played	46
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	11 / 14 / 21
0	Scored	45
0	Conceded	59
+0	GD	-14
–	PPG	1.02
–	Win %	24%

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

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Oxford United FC are 4th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Deepdale will turn into a battlefield for Preston North End FC and Oxford United FC.
5' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Dane Scarlett is replacing Mark Harris for the Oxford United FC side.
15' Preston North End FC currently sit 15 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Preston North End FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 20.
21' What composure from Ruben Rodrigues! The Portugal international strokes it home. 0-1.
26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
32' Controversy at the stadium! Sam Long argues furiously but the card stands.
37' With 0 assists to his name this season, Will Keane is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oxford United FC that had 366 games and scored 485 goals.
47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Heckingbottom will be considering his options from the bench.
52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
57' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
58' Oxford United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Thorniley is hanging Peter Kioso on the field on 58 minute.
60' The referee shows Oxford United FC player a card on 60.
62' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Sam Greenwood departs to be replaced by Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
63' It’s gonna be a card for Jordan Storey.
68' Mark Harris has been relatively quiet despite scoring 32 goals in his last 22 appearances.
69' Assisted by Duane Holmes with the perfectly-timed delivery and Will Keane makes no mistake. 1-1!
70' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Emil Riis Jakobsen departs to be replaced by Milutin Osmajic.
75' Alistair McCann, a Northern Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
77' Time for substitution for Oxford United FC. Ruben Rodrigues is replaced by Louie Sibley.
82' Oxford United FC come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
84' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Duane Holmes is replaced by Josh Bowler on 84 minute.
86' That looks like a foul for a card for Ben Whiteman.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Siriki Dembele.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

25
Duane Holmes ↓ Josh Bowler 84'
6
Liam Lindsay
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
7
Will Keane
4
Ben Whiteman
8
Alistair McCann ↓ Stefan Teitur Thordarson 62'
1
Freddie Woodman
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Milutin Osmajic 70'
20
Sam Greenwood ↓ Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 62'
29
Kaine Kesler

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Oxford United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.66 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.65 Oxford United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC32% Draw39% Oxford United FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes25% 0% No75%

Avg goals/match: 1.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	70%	30%
± 1.5	38%	62%
± 2.5	15%	85%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Oxford United FC

68%

Preston North End FC or Oxford United FC

61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC17% Draw66% Oxford United FC17%

Actual: Oxford United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

29.9%

1 – 0

16.1%

0 – 1

15.9%

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

5.3%

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 1

3.9%

1 – 2

3.9%

2 – 2

1.5%

3 – 0

1.1%

0 – 3

1.1%

3 – 1

0.9%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Oxford United FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	20%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	20%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

53% ✗

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

52% ✗

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

Preston North End 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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Preston North End 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 — Preston North End FC

Clean Sheet