Oxford United vs Preston

Oxford United

3 - 1

Preston

🕒 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Kassam Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Keith Stroud 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Oxford United 17 · Preston 20

Referee Stats

Keith Stroud

2 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	50%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-10).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

Team Overview

Oxford United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-5-7

Goals For / Against

31 / 29

Avg: 1.35 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-8-12

Goals For / Against

22 / 37

Avg: 0.96 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.65

PPG

0.74

1.35

0.96

1.26

1.61

35%

O2.5

57%

52%

BTTS

65%

Score 1st

League-position context

Oxford United rank17th

Preston rank20th

Oxford United points53

Preston points50

Oxford United: #17 · 53 pts · GD -16

47 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Preston: #20 · 50 pts · GD -11

50 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Oxford United last 5 home

W L L W W

Points9/15

Weighted index53

Goals5-4

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Preston last 5 away

D L L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals5-9

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Oxford United trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Oxford United score at home87%

Oxford United clean sheet at home39%

Preston score away74%

Preston clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Oxford United score first0%

Oxford United win after scoring first0%

Preston score first0%

Preston win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Oxford United 0% · Preston 0%

Vs league average

Oxford United score at home1.35 vs 1.43

Oxford United concede at home1.26 vs 1.02

Preston score away0.96 vs 1.02

Preston concede away1.61 vs 1.43

Oxford United score 6% below league average, while Preston score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Oxford United are 24% above league average at home, and Preston are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals3.25

BTTS100%

Over 2.575%

At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Oxford United goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Preston goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

423

443

Passes Accurate

332

360

Passes %

78%

81%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	4 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Oxford United vs Preston Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

06 Mar 2026 Preston vs Oxford United 1 - 3 13 Dec 2025 Oxford United vs Preston 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

04 Jan 2025 Preston vs Oxford United 1 - 1 31 Aug 2024 Oxford United vs Preston 3 - 1