Blackburn vs Oxford

24 August 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Lewis Smith

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Joe Rankin-Costello 45+2’
  • Arnór Sigurðsson 83’
  • Mark Harris 44’

Match summary

Blackburn came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Oxford. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Mark Harris put Oxford ahead in the 44th minute, Joe Rankin-Costello equalised in first-half stoppage time, and Arnór Sigurðsson won it in the 83rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Blackburn created 0.82 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Oxford 0.86 from 12.

Match stats

Blackburn Oxford
18 Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.82 xG 0.86
0.82 Non-penalty xG 0.86

Key events

Blackburn Oxford
Kick-off
44’
Mark Harris0-1 (Oxford)
Joe Rankin-Costello1-1 (Blackburn)
45+2’
Half-time1-1
Arnór Sigurðsson2-1 (Blackburn)
83’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Blackburn
  • Lewis Travis
  • Sondre Tronstad
Oxford
  • Peter Kioso

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.82 0.86 44’ Mark Harris (Oxford), 0-1 44’ 45+2’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), 1-1 45+2’ 83’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), 2-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.82 0.86 44’ Mark Harris (Oxford), 0-1 Harris 44’ 45+2’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), 1-1 Rankin-Costello 45+2’ 83’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), 2-1 Sigurðsson 83’
Blackburn 0.82 xGOxford 0.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Oxford attacking Blackburn attacking 
32’ Idris El Mizouni (Oxford), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 44’ Matt Phillips (Oxford), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 47’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 75’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 7’ Matt Phillips (Oxford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 47’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90’ Louie Sibley (Oxford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+5’ Owen Dale (Oxford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Andreas Weimann (Blackburn), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Andreas Weimann (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Idris El Mizouni (Oxford), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 59’ Will Vaulks (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Idris El Mizouni (Oxford), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 44’ Matt Phillips (Oxford), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 47’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 75’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 7’ Matt Phillips (Oxford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90’ Louie Sibley (Oxford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+5’ Owen Dale (Oxford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Andreas Weimann (Blackburn), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Andreas Weimann (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Idris El Mizouni (Oxford), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Will Vaulks (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Joe Rankin-Costello Taken off
65′ 1 – 4 0.22 – – –
Tyrhys Dolan Taken off
76′ – – 3 0.22 – – –
Ryan Hedges Taken off
52′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Makhtar Gueye Came on as a substitute
38′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Andreas Weimann Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Arnór Sigurðsson Came on as a substitute
14′ 1 – 1 0.05 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Blackburn win 59% Avg odds 1.62
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.16
Oxford win 18% Avg odds 5.12

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.