Watford vs Oxford United

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🕒 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Lewis Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 9
Regular Season Table
Watford 16 · Oxford United 23
Referee Stats
25 matches · 1.44 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.44
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.04
Over 4.5 cards 20%
Home wins 48%
Draws 24%
Away wins 28%
How the match was won
  • Watford outshot their opponent (27-15).
  • Watford controlled possession (57%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (10-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 27
Avg: 1.30 / 1.17

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7
Oxford United (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-6-13

Goals For / Against

21 / 32
Avg: 0.91 / 1.39

Points

18
Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61
PPG
0.78
1.30
GF
0.91
1.17
GA
1.39
43%
O2.5
48%
52%
BTTS
57%
9%
Score 1st
9%

League-position context

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

Watford last 5 home

L L D D W
Points5/15
Weighted index18
Goals4-8
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Oxford United last 5 away

L L D L W
Points4/15
Weighted index13
Goals5-8
Record1-1-3
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.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Oxford United trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home70%
Watford clean sheet at home22%
Oxford United score away57%
Oxford United clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first9%
Watford win after scoring first100%
Oxford United score first9%
Oxford United win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 17% · Oxford United 20%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 11.5' · Oxford United 8.5'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.30 vs 1.40
Watford concede at home1.17 vs 1.20
Oxford United score away0.91 vs 1.20
Oxford United concede away1.39 vs 1.40
Watford score 7% below league average, while Oxford United score 24% below league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 3% below league average at home, and Oxford United are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals1.75
BTTS25%
Over 2.525%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Watford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
76-90+ 4
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
0-15 0

Oxford United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
16-30 1
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
10
5
Total Shots
27
15
Shots off Goal
12
6
Blocked Shots
5
4
Shots Inside Box
15
7
Shots Outside Box
12
8
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
9
3
Fouls
6
9
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
3
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
9
Total Passes
447
342
Passes Accurate
367
268
Passes %
82%
78%

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 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

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