Preston North End vs Oxford United
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2025/2026

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Michal Helik

Oxford United

Goals

Assists

8.3

90'+4Yellow Card

Jordan Storey

Preston North End

87'Substitution

Mark Harris· In

Jamie Paul Donley· Out

Oxford United

82'Substitution

Thierry Small· In

Jordan Andrew Thompson· Out

Preston North End

80'Substitution

Christ Makosso· In

Stanley Mills· Out

Oxford United

80'Substitution

Will Vaulks· In

Yunus Konak· Out

Oxford United

70'Substitution

Nik Prelec· In

Will Lankshear· Out

Oxford United

62'Substitution

Andrija Vukcevic· In

Lewis Gibson· Out

Preston North End

Goal!

1-3

Ciaron Maurice Brown

61'·Oxford United

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Goal!

1-2

Will Lankshear

54'·Oxford United

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46'Substitution

Brodie Gilmore Spencer· In

Jack Currie· Out

Oxford United

45'+4Substitution

Daniel Jebbison· In

Callum Lang· Out

Preston North End

22'Yellow Card

Ciaron Maurice Brown

Oxford United

Goal!

1-1

Milutin Osmajic

12'·Preston North End

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Goal!

0-1

Michal Helik

5'·Oxford United

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Statistics of the Game

Preston North End

Oxford United

70%Ball Possession30%

13Shots Total15

4Shots On Target7

9Corners5

9Fouls10

1Yellow Cards1

3Offsides0

4Saves3

486Passes208

5Shots Off Target6

125Attacks57

81Dangerous Attacks27

9Shots Inside Box9

4Shots Outside Box6

1Goals3

10Free Kicks9

4Shots Blocked2

3Substitutions5

14Tackles29

1Assists3

400Accurate Passes135

1Injuries3

33Total Crosses11

6Accurate Crosses1

4Interceptions14

1Big Chances Created4

0Big Chances Missed2

Preston North End

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Starting XI

6.6

6.5

6.6

6.2

7.1

7.4

Jordan Andrew Thompson

6.7

6.2

6.8

5.7

7.3

Substitutes

Pol Valentín

Andrija Vukcevic

6.5

Alistair Edward McCann

6.3

6.3

Manager: Matt Bloomfield

Starting XI

6.8

6.7

8.3

7.5

6.3

7.1

7.6

7.9

6.7

6.7

7.5

Substitutes

Will Vaulks

6.6

Mark Harris

Aidomo Emakhu

Brodie Gilmore Spencer

6.8

6.5

6.7

Jamie Carson McDonnell

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Ben Whiteman MF	7.4	90'	0	1	0/1	58(82%)	3	4/6
Milutin Osmajic FW	7.3	90'	1	0	2/2	11(58%)	1	4/11
Andrew Hughes DF	7.1	90'	0	0	0/2	82(81%)	2	8/9
Alfie Devine MF	6.8	90'	0	0	0/3	42(82%)	2	3/8
Jordan Andrew Thompson MF	6.7	82'	0	0	1/3	57(89%)	2	5/7
David Cornell GK	6.6	90'	0	0	-	36(75%)	-	1/1
Jordan Storey DF	6.6	90'	0	0	0/1	58(81%)	1	8/13
Odeluga Offiah DF	6.5	90'	0	0	-	39(85%)	2	5/9
Andrija Vukcevic DF	6.5	28'	0	0	-	9(78%)	1	2/5
Thierry Small DF	6.3	8'	0	0	-	1(100%)	-	1/3
Daniel Jebbison FW	6.3	45'	0	0	-	10(73%)	-	0/4
Callum Lang MF	6.2	45'	0	0	1/1	8(75%)	-	3/12
Lewis Gibson DF	6.2	62'	0	0	-	49(92%)	-	1/3
Lewis Dobbin MF	5.7	90'	0	0	-	26(81%)	-	5/20

Preston North End vs Oxford United H2H, Form & Key Stats

Oxford United, 23rd before kickoff, beat Preston North End, who were 12th.(Table before kickoff: Oxford United 32 points from 35 matches, Preston North End 49 from 35.)

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Preston North End	15	L1	0	4	0	4	5/15	4-6
Oxford United	15	W1	1	0	2	2	4/15	3-7

Preston North End — last 5 games

W1-0 vs Portsmouth2026-02-07
D2-2 vs Watford2026-02-14
L0-1 @ Blackburn Rovers2026-02-20
D1-1 @ Swansea City2026-02-24
L0-2 vs Millwall2026-02-28

Oxford United — last 5 games

L0-3 vs Norwich City2026-02-10
L0-1 vs Sunderland2026-02-15
D0-0 @ Middlesbrough2026-02-21
L1-2 @ Stoke City2026-02-25
W2-1 vs West Bromwich Albion2026-02-28

Goal markets & scoring rates

Team	Games	Avg goals	Over 1.5	Over 2.5	Over 3.5	BTTS	Clean sheets	Failed to score
Preston North End	15	2.07	67%	33%	13%	33%	27%	47%
Oxford United	15	1.87	60%	47%	7%	47%	27%	53%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
Preston North End	Home	8	2	2	4	7-10	1	38%	25%
Oxford United	Away	7	1	3	3	6-9	0.86	57%	29%

1st half vs 2nd half scoring

Team	Games	1H goals	2H goals	2H share	1H Over 0.5	HT W-D-L
Preston North End	14	4-7	6-10	60%	57%	4-6-4
Oxford United	14	7-11	3-6	30%	71%	2-7-5

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 3
Period covered: 2024-08-31 – 2025-12-13
Preston North End wins: 1
Draws: 1
Oxford United wins: 1
Avg goals per meeting: 3
Over 2.5 goals: 67%
Both teams scored: 100%
Home side won: 33%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-12-13	Oxford United	1-2	Preston North End
2025-01-04	Preston North End	1-1	Oxford United
2024-08-31	Oxford United	3-1	Preston North End

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 419 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Preston North End	12	35	49	1	WDLDL	17	-5
Oxford United	23	35	32	-16	DLDLW	17	+6

Table context

Points gap: 17 ptsPreston North End 49 · Oxford United 32
Positions: #12 vs #23
Goals per game: 1.17/1.14 vs 0.89/1.34scored/conceded per game · league average 1.3

How we calculate this

Championship Standings

Championship · 2025/2026

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	Coventry City	46	28	11	7	+52	95	DDWWW
···
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	0	62	DLDLW
13	Sheffield United	46	18	6	22	0	60	WWLLW
14	Preston North EndH	46	15	15	16	-7	60	WLLWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	46	16	10	20	-12	58	DLLLL
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	-12	57	LLLLL
···
20	Blackburn Rovers	46	13	13	20	-14	52	DWLLD
21	West Bromwich Albion	46	13	14	19	-10	51	DWWDL
22	Oxford UnitedA	46	11	14	21	-14	47	WLLWL
23	Leicester City	46	12	16	18	-10	46	LLDDW
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	-60	0	DDLLW

11 / 24Full standings →

Statistical Comparison

Championship

Preston North End20 matches

Oxford United

20 matches

4Wins6

5Draws6

11Losses8

19Goals20

0.95Goals per game1.00

37Goals conceded24

1.85Goals per game conceded1.20

Preston North End vs Oxford United — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (20 vs 20 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityPreston North End 31% · X · Draw 27% · Oxford United 42%

1 · Home Win

31%

X · Draw

27%

2 · Away Win

42%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

1.16 vs 1.40

Projected Total: 2.56

Over 1.5 Goals

72%

Over 2.5 Goals

47%

Over 3.5 Goals

25%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

52%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

25% / 31%

Preston North End / Oxford United

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

1 - 1(12.6%)0 - 1(10.8%)1 - 0(9.0%)

Recent matches

Feb 28

0-2

vs Millwall

Home

Feb 20

0-1

@ Blackburn Rovers

Away

Feb 14

2-2

vs Watford

Home

All Preston North End fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 3 matches

Won 33%

(1/3)

Draw 33%

(1/3)

Won 33%

(1/3)

Goals

4-5

Total matches

Recent matches

Championship•Dec 13, 2025

Oxford United

1-2

Preston North End

Championship•Jan 4, 2025

Preston North End

1-1

Oxford United

Championship•Aug 31, 2024

Oxford United

3-1

Preston North End

Preston North End vs Oxford United — Head to Head

Last 3 matches

Preston North End wins

Draws

Oxford United wins

Goals Scored

4 - 5

Dec 13, 2025 • Championship

Oxford United

1-2

Preston North End

Jan 4, 2025 • Championship

Preston North End

1-1

Oxford United

Aug 31, 2024 • Championship

Oxford United

3-1

Preston North End

Matchday 36 — Championship

Match summary

Oxford United beat Preston North End 3-1 in the Championship (England).

Before kickoff, Preston North End (12th, 49 pts) were 17 points ahead of Oxford United (23rd, 32 pts). Before kickoff, Oxford United were 23rd in the table but 17th on points from the last five league games. Across 3 previous meetings on record, Preston North End won 1 and Oxford United won 1, with 1 draw (3 goals per game).

Oxford United won with 30% of the possession. Goals came from Milutin Osmajic (12') for Preston North End and Michal Helik (5'), Will Lankshear (54') and Ciaron Maurice Brown (61') for Oxford United.

More details:

Preston North End — live results and schedule Oxford United — live results and schedule

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Preston North End vs Oxford United H2H, Form & Key Stats

Championship Standings

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Preston North End vs Oxford United — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Preston North End vs Oxford United — Head to Head

Last 3 matches

Matchday 36 — Championship

Match summary