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Oxford United vs Watford

Oxford United
2 - 0
Watford
🕒 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Kassam Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Martin 🔁 Regular Season - 42 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 42
Regular Season Table
Oxford United 23 · Watford 16
Referee Stats
Simon Martin
13 matches · 3.46 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.46
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.08
Over 4.5 cards 31%
Home wins 15%
Draws 31%
Away wins 54%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-12).
  • Watford controlled possession (66%).
  • Oxford United had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Oxford United (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-8-8

Goals For / Against

24 / 27
Avg: 1.04 / 1.17

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

9
Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-8-11

Goals For / Against

23 / 38
Avg: 1.00 / 1.65

Points

20
Avg: 0.87

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.26
PPG
0.87
1.04
GF
1.00
1.17
GA
1.65
43%
O2.5
52%
48%
BTTS
65%
26%
Score 1st
9%

League-position context

Oxford United rank23rd
Watford rank16th
Oxford United points47
Watford points57
Oxford United: #23 · 47 pts · GD -14
37 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.
Watford: #16 · 57 pts · GD -12
27 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Oxford United last 5 home

W L W D D
Points8/15
Weighted index60
Goals8-4
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Watford last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals3-15
Record0-0-5
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 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 22%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Oxford United score at home61%
Oxford United clean sheet at home22%
Watford score away70%
Watford clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Oxford United score first26%
Oxford United win after scoring first67%
Watford score first9%
Watford win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Oxford United 50% · Watford 14%
Avg first goal minute: Oxford United 25.3' · Watford 16.5'

Vs league average

Oxford United score at home1.04 vs 1.40
Oxford United concede at home1.17 vs 1.20
Watford score away1.00 vs 1.20
Watford concede away1.65 vs 1.40
Oxford United score 25% below league average, while Watford score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Oxford United are 3% below league average at home, and Watford are 18% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals1.75
BTTS25%
Over 2.525%
At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Oxford United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
0-15 3
61-75 2
31-45 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
46-60 0

Watford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
31-45 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
3
Total Shots
15
12
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
7
7
Shots Outside Box
8
5
Ball Possession
34%
66%
Corner Kicks
10
5
Fouls
8
11
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
212
436
Passes Accurate
128
344
Passes %
60%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
19' ⚽
⚽
19' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
M. Peart-Harris
Normal Goal
57'
57' N. Irankunda
59'
59' M. Peart-Harris
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ N. Mendy
1st substitution · For: K. Baah
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ J. Pétris
2nd substitution · For: K. Keben
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ L. Kjerrumgaard
3rd substitution · For: M. Doumbia
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ G. Chakvetadze
4th substitution · For: O. Maamma
71'
71' I. Louza
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ M. Peart-Harris
1st substitution · For: H. ter Avest
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ J. Donley
2nd substitution · For: M. Harris
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ S. Goglichidze
5th substitution · For: T. Ince
90+2' ⚽
⚽
90+2' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
M. Harris
Normal Goal
90+3' ↑↓
↑↓
90+3' ⇄ Y. Konak
3rd substitution · For: W. Vaulks
90+4' ↑↓
↑↓
90+4' ⇄ W. Lankshear
4th substitution · For: O. Romeny

Oxford United vs Watford 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Oxford United beat Watford 2-0 on Saturday, 11 April 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Simon Martin. It was played at The Kassam Stadium.

First half: Oxford United took the lead at 19' when M. Peart-Harris scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: N. Irankunda received a yellow card for Watford at 57'. M. Peart-Harris received a yellow card for Oxford United at 59'. Watford made their 1st substitution at 60', with N. Mendy replacing K. Baah. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 61', with J. Pétris replacing K. Keben. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 61', with L. Kjerrumgaard replacing M. Doumbia. Watford made their 4th substitution at 68', with G. Chakvetadze replacing O. Maamma. I. Louza received a yellow card for Watford at 71'. Oxford United made their 1st substitution at 78', with M. Peart-Harris replacing H. ter Avest. Oxford United made their 2nd substitution at 87', with J. Donley replacing M. Harris. Watford made their 5th substitution at 89', with S. Goglichidze replacing T. Ince. Oxford United added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+2' when M. Harris scored, making the score 2-0. Oxford United made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with Y. Konak replacing W. Vaulks. Oxford United made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with W. Lankshear replacing O. Romeny.

Oxford United used 4 substitutions while Watford used 5 substitutions. Oxford United got 1 yellow card, while Watford got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (15-12).
  • Watford controlled possession (66%).
  • Oxford United had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season
11 Apr 2026 Oxford United vs Watford 2 - 0 04 Oct 2025 Watford vs Oxford United 2 - 1
2024-2025 Season
15 Mar 2025 Oxford United vs Watford 1 - 0 08 Nov 2024 Watford vs Oxford United 1 - 0