Championship
06/03/2026 • 20:00
Finished
Deepdale (Preston)
Andrew Kitchen, England
Home scorers
- 12' M. Osmajic (B. Whiteman)
Away scorers
- 5' M. Helik (C. Brannagan)
- 55' W. Lankshear (S. Mills)
- 61' C. Brown (M. Helik)
Match Statistics
17 stats
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4 Blocked Shots 1
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9 Shots insidebox 9
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5 Shots off Goal 6
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4 Shots on Goal 8
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4 Shots outsidebox 6
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13 Total Shots 15
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8 Corner Kicks 5
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3 Offsides 0
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9 Fouls 10
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1 Yellow Cards 1
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70 Possession % 30
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82 Pass Accuracy % 65
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387 Passes accurate 134
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470 Total passes 205
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0.93 Expected Goals (xG) 1.81
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1 Goals Prevented 1
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4 Goalkeeper Saves 3
Match Timeline
14 events
Key Moments
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5'Oxford UnitedGoalM. Helik
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12'PrestonGoalM. Osmajic
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55'Oxford UnitedGoalW. Lankshear
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61'Oxford UnitedGoalC. Brown
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5'
Oxford United
Goal
by M. Helik
12'
Preston
Goal
by M. Osmajic
22'
Oxford United
Yellow Card
by C. Brown
45'
Preston
Substitution
by C. Lang
46'
Oxford United
Substitution
by J. Currie
55'
Oxford United
Goal
by W. Lankshear
61'
Oxford United
Goal
by C. Brown
62'
Preston
Substitution
by L. Gibson
70'
Oxford United
Substitution
by W. Lankshear
80'
Oxford United
Substitution
by Y. E. Konak
80'
Oxford United
Substitution
by S. Mills
82'
Preston
Substitution
by J. Thompson
87'
Oxford United
Substitution
by J. Donley
90'
Preston
Yellow Card
by J. Storey
Team Lineups
Formations
Preston
4-2-3-1
👤
Coach:
Paul Heckingbottom
13
13
Cornell
42
42
Offiah
14
14
Storey
19
19
↓62'
Gibson
16
16
Hughes
4
4
Whiteman
15
15
↓82'
Thompson
10
10
↓45+4'
Lang
21
21
Devine
17
17
Dobbin
28
28
⚽
Osmajić
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- 13David Cornell
Defence
- 42Odeluga Offiah
- 14Jordan Storey🟨
- 19Lewis Gibson↓62'
- 16Andrew Hughes
Midfield
- 4Benjamin Whiteman
- 15Jordan Thompson↓82'
- 10Callum Lang↓45+4'
- 21Alfie Devine
- 17Lewis Dobbin
Attack
- 28Milutin Osmajić⚽12'
Substitutes
Goalkeeper
- 12Jack Walton
Defence
- 3Andrija Vukčević↑62' (for L. Gibson)
- 2Pol Valentín
- 26Thierry Small↑82' (for J. Thompson)
Midfield
- 8Ali McCann
- 44Brad Potts
- 23Andrew Moran
Attack
- 9Daniel Jebbison↑45+4' (for C. Lang)
- 24Michael Smith
Oxford United
4-2-3-1
Matt Bloomfield
Coach:
👤
👤
1
1
Cumming
2
2
Long
6
6
⚽
Helik
3
3
⚽
Brown
26
26
↓46'
Currie
5
5
↓80'
Konak
8
8
Brannagan
17
17
↓80'
Mills
33
33
↓87'
Donley
44
44
Peart-Harris
27
27
⚽
↓70'
Lankshear
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- Jamie Cumming1
Defence
- Sam Long2
- ⚽5'Michał Helik6
- ⚽61' 🟨Ciaron Brown3
- ↓46'Jack Currie26
Midfield
- ↓80'Yunus Konak5
- Cameron Brannagan8
- ↓80'Stanley Mills17
- ↓87'Jamie Donley33
- Myles Peart-Harris44
Attack
- ⚽55' ↓70'Will Lankshear27
Substitutes
Goalkeeper
- Matt Ingram21
Defence
- ↑46' (for J. Currie)Brodie Spencer15
- ↑80' (for S. Mills)Christ Makosso37
Midfield
- Jamie McDonnell38
- ↑80' (for Y. E. Konak)Will Vaulks4
- Jin-woo Jeon32
Attack
- ↑70' (for W. Lankshear)Nik Prelec16
- ↑87' (for J. Donley)Mark Harris9
- Aidomo Emakhu10
Head to Head Record
1
Preston wins
1
Draws
2
Oxford United wins
4 matches
13 total goals
Recent H2H Form
Preston
L
W
D
L
Oxford United
W
L
D
W
Recent H2H Meetings
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Competition Stage
Regular Season - 36
Standings
1
Coventry
71
Coventry
2
Middlesbrough
66
Middlesbrough
3
Ipswich
63
Ipswich
4
Millwall
62
Millwall
5
Hull City
60
Hull City
6
Wrexham
57
Wrexham
7
Southampton
53
Southampton
8
Derby
51
Derby
9
Watford
51
Watford
10
Bristol City
50
Bristol City
11
Birmingham
49
Birmingham
12
Preston
49
Preston
13
Sheffield Utd
48
Sheffield Utd
14
Stoke City
47
Stoke City
15
QPR
47
QPR
16
Swansea
46
Swansea
17
Norwich
45
Norwich
18
Charlton
41
Charlton
19
Portsmouth
39
Portsmouth
20
Blackburn
38
Blackburn
21
Oxford United
35
Oxford United
22
West Brom
35
West Brom
23
Leicester
34
Leicester
24
Sheffield Wednesday
-7
Sheffield Wednesday
1
Coventry
71
Coventry
W
W
D
2
Middlesbrough
66
Middlesbrough
D
L
W
3
Ipswich
63
Ipswich
W
L
W
4
Millwall
62
Millwall
L
W
W
5
Hull City
60
Hull City
W
L
L
6
Wrexham
57
Wrexham
W
D
L
7
Southampton
53
Southampton
D
W
W
8
Derby
51
Derby
L
W
L
9
Watford
51
Watford
W
D
L
10
Bristol City
50
Bristol City
L
D
W
11
Birmingham
49
Birmingham
W
D
W
12
Preston
49
Preston
D
L
D
13
Sheffield Utd
48
Sheffield Utd
W
W
L
14
Stoke City
47
Stoke City
D
L
D
15
QPR
47
QPR
W
L
D
16
Swansea
46
Swansea
W
L
W
17
Norwich
45
Norwich
L
W
W
18
Charlton
41
Charlton
D
L
W
19
Portsmouth
39
Portsmouth
W
W
L
20
Blackburn
38
Blackburn
W
W
L
21
Oxford United
35
Oxford United
L
D
L
22
West Brom
35
West Brom
L
D
D
23
Leicester
34
Leicester
D
L
L
24
Sheffield Wednesday
-7
Sheffield Wednesday
L
L
L
AI Match Predictions
Prediction Reliability
28%
Team Context
Preston
Rank#11
Played35
Points49
PPG1.4
Goal Diff1
L
D
L
D
W
Oxford United
23#Rank
35Played
32Points
0.91PPG
-16Goal Diff
W
L
D
L
D
Most Likely Scores
0-1
14.8%
6.76
0-0
14.5%
6.91
1-1
13.5%
7.42
1-0
13.2%
7.58
Both Teams To Score
YES
38% · 2.61
NO
62% · 1.62
Likely: Clean sheet
Match Result
Preston
37% · 2.72
Draw
37% · 2.71
Oxford United
26% · 3.8
Over/Under Goals
Over 2.5
2.5 Goals
Under 2.5
31%
69%
Over 31% · 3.28
Under 69% · 1.44
Over 1.5
1.5 Goals
Under 1.5
58%
42%
Over 58% · 1.74
Under 42% · 2.36
Over 3.5
3.5 Goals
Under 3.5
87%
Over 13% · 7.65
Under 87% · 1.15
ℹ️ Predictions are generated using Poisson distribution models based on recent team form (home/away splits), expected goals, and historical performance. Confidence scores reflect data quality and pattern clarity.