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Championship | Gameweek 4
Aug 31, 2024 at 3pm UK
The Kassam Stadium
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Oxford Utd
3 - 1
Preston

Harris (20'), Goodrham (54'), Leigh (71')
Rodrigues (45+3'), McCann (90+6')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Riis Jakobsen (3')
Greenwood (22'), Lindsay (52'), Brady (76')
Lindsay (70')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Oxford United and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Coventry 1-0 Oxford Utd
Tuesday, August 27 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

We said: Oxford United 1-1 Preston North End

Heckingbottom will be confident that his Preston side can build on what was a promising start against Luton last weekend. However, Oxford could prove tough to beat at the Kassam Stadium this season, leading us to predict a low-scoring draw. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Oxford United win with a probability of 37.38%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 35.02% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Oxford United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.01%) and 2-0 (6.79%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.04%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Oxford United would win this match.

Result
Oxford UnitedDrawPreston North End
37.38% (-0.090000000000003 -0.09) 27.6% (0.064999999999998 0.06) 35.02% (0.024000000000001 0.02)
Both teams to score 48.98% (-0.195 -0.2)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.23% (-0.244 -0.24)56.76% (0.244 0.24)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.29% (-0.196 -0.2)77.71% (0.197 0.2)
Oxford United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.72% (-0.172 -0.17)29.28% (0.172 0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.76% (-0.214 -0.21)65.24% (0.214 0.21)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.26% (-0.107 -0.11)30.74% (0.105 0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33% (-0.125 -0.13)67% (0.126 0.13)
Score Analysis
    Oxford United 37.38%
    Preston North End 35.01%
    Draw 27.6%
Oxford UnitedDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 11.05% (0.050000000000001 0.05)
2-1 @ 8.01% (-0.026 -0.03)
2-0 @ 6.79% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-1 @ 3.28% (-0.026 -0.03)
3-0 @ 2.78% (-0.014 -0.01)
3-2 @ 1.93% (-0.021 -0.02)
4-1 @ 1.01% (-0.013 -0.01)
Other @ 2.53%
Total : 37.38%
1-1 @ 13.04% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
0-0 @ 9% (0.083 0.08)
2-2 @ 4.72% (-0.028 -0.03)
Other @ 0.83%
Total : 27.6%
0-1 @ 10.61% (0.07 0.07)
1-2 @ 7.69% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-2 @ 6.26% (0.022 0.02)
1-3 @ 3.02% (-0.013 -0.01)
0-3 @ 2.46% (0.0020000000000002 0)
2-3 @ 1.86% (-0.017 -0.02)
Other @ 3.11%
Total : 35.01%

How you voted: Oxford Utd vs Preston

Oxford United
47.4%
Draw
23.7%
Preston North End
28.9%
38
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland1695226121432
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1610422191232
3Burnley168621961330
4Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
5Middlesbrough1683529191027
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom166821811726
7Watford168262524126
8Millwall166641914524
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City165742020022
11Derby CountyDerby165562020020
12Stoke CityStoke165561920-120
13Norwich CityNorwich164752524119
14Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds165471826-819
16Luton TownLuton165381826-818
17Coventry CityCoventry164572223-117
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd164571924-517
19Plymouth ArgylePlymouth164571728-1117
20Preston North EndPreston163761624-816
21Cardiff CityCardiff164481524-916
22Hull City163671621-515
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR161871326-1311


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