Championship

Championship | Gameweek 26

Jan 4, 2025 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
1 - 1
Oxford Utd

Keane (70')
Lindsay (20'), Storey (63'), Whiteman (86')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Rodrigues (21')
Long (32'), Cumming (60'), Dembele (90+4')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: West Brom 3-1 Preston
Wednesday, January 1 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Oxford United

All competitions

Last Game: Millwall 0-1 Oxford Utd
Wednesday, January 1 at 1pm in Championship

Goals
for

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 Preston North End win with a probability of 46.1%. A draw had a probability of 27.3% and a win for Oxford United had a probability of 26.63%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.01%) and 2-1 (8.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.77%), while for a Oxford United win it was 0-1 (9.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Oxford United
46.1% ( 0.12)	27.27% ( -0.22)	26.63% ( 0.1)

Both teams to score 46.63% (

0.68)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.84% (

0.84)

58.16% (

-0.84)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.18% (

0.65)

78.82% (

-0.65)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.78% (

0.44)

25.21% (

-0.44)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.04% (

0.6)

59.95% (

-0.6)

Oxford United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.35% (

0.55)

37.65% (

-0.55)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.57% (

0.53)

74.43% (

-0.53)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 46.1%

Oxford United 26.63%

Draw 27.26%

Preston North End	Draw	Oxford United
1-0 @ 13.08% ( -0.25) 2-0 @ 9.01% ( -0.06) 2-1 @ 8.8% ( 0.07) 3-0 @ 4.14% ( 0.03) 3-1 @ 4.04% ( 0.08) 3-2 @ 1.97% ( 0.07) 4-0 @ 1.43% ( 0.03) 4-1 @ 1.39% ( 0.05) Other @ 2.23% Total : 46.1%	1-1 @ 12.77% ( -0.06) 0-0 @ 9.49% ( -0.31) 2-2 @ 4.3% ( 0.1) Other @ 0.7% Total : 27.26%	0-1 @ 9.27% ( -0.16) 1-2 @ 6.24% ( 0.07) 0-2 @ 4.53% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 2.03% ( 0.05) 0-3 @ 1.48% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 1.4% ( 0.05) Other @ 1.68% Total : 26.63%