Watford vs Oxford United

Watford

1 - 0

Oxford United

🕒 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Backhouse 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

Watford 14 · Oxford United 17

Referee Stats

Anthony Backhouse

16 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	44%
Draws	50%
Away wins	6%

How the match was won

Watford outshot their opponent (16-10).
Watford controlled possession (60%).
Watford had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-4-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 22

Avg: 1.17 / 0.96

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Oxford United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-9-12

Goals For / Against

18 / 36

Avg: 0.78 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 0.65

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

1.74

PPG

0.65

1.17

0.78

0.96

1.57

52%

O2.5

39%

52%

BTTS

52%

Score 1st

League-position context

Watford rank14th

Oxford United rank17th

Watford points57

Oxford United points53

Watford: #14 · 57 pts · GD -8

43 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Watford last 5 home

D L W D W

Points8/15

Weighted index42

Goals4-3

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.

Oxford United last 5 away

D D W L L

Points5/15

Weighted index40

Goals7-8

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.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 22%

Oxford United trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home83%

Watford clean sheet at home39%

Oxford United score away61%

Oxford United clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first0%

Watford win after scoring first0%

Oxford United score first0%

Oxford United win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.17 vs 1.43

Watford concede at home0.96 vs 1.02

Oxford United score away0.78 vs 1.02

Oxford United concede away1.57 vs 1.43

Watford score 18% below league average, while Oxford United score 23% below league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 6% below league average at home, and Oxford United are 9% above 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)

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

Oxford United 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

60%

40%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

486

318

Passes Accurate

403

227

Passes %

83%

71%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	1 (25.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Watford vs Oxford United 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