Championship

Championship | Gameweek 4

Aug 31, 2024 at 3pm UK

The Kassam Stadium

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

Oxford United

All competitions

Championship

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

Goals
for

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Harrogate 0-5 Preston
Tuesday, August 27 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 United	Draw	Preston North End
37.38% ( -0.09)	27.6% ( 0.06)	35.02% ( 0.02)

Both teams to score 48.98% (

-0.2)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

43.23% (

-0.24)

56.76% (

0.24)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.29% (

-0.2)

77.71% (

0.2)

Oxford United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.72% (

-0.17)

29.28% (

0.17)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.76% (

-0.21)

65.24% (

0.21)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.26% (

-0.11)

30.74% (

0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33% (

-0.13)

67% (

0.13)

Score Analysis

Oxford United 37.38%

Preston North End 35.01%

Draw 27.6%

Oxford United	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 11.05% ( 0.05) 2-1 @ 8.01% ( -0.03) 2-0 @ 6.79% ( -0) 3-1 @ 3.28% ( -0.03) 3-0 @ 2.78% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 1.93% ( -0.02) 4-1 @ 1.01% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.53% Total : 37.38%	1-1 @ 13.04% ( 0.03) 0-0 @ 9% ( 0.08) 2-2 @ 4.72% ( -0.03) Other @ 0.83% Total : 27.6%	0-1 @ 10.61% ( 0.07) 1-2 @ 7.69% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 6.26% ( 0.02) 1-3 @ 3.02% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 2.46% ( 0) 2-3 @ 1.86% ( -0.02) Other @ 3.11% Total : 35.01%