Leicester vs Oxford

24 January 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee James Linington

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • A. F. Issahaku 84’
  • S. Long 4’
  • M. Harris 71’

Match summary

Oxford beat Leicester 2-1 on the road. Oxford led 1-0 at half-time.

S. Long put Oxford ahead in the 4th minute, M. Harris made it 0-2 in the 71st minute, and A. F. Issahaku pulled one back to make it 1-2 from a corner in the 84th minute.

The chances backed that up: Oxford created 1.89 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Leicester's 0.73 from 13.

Match stats

77% Possession 23%
13 Shots 8
4 Shots on target 2
12 Corners 4
581 Passes 174
84.2% Pass accuracy 47.1%
15 Tackles 25
13 Fouls 11
0 Yellow cards 3
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Leicester Oxford
J. AyewShot on target
2’
4’
S. LongRight foot shot0-1 (Oxford)
44’
C. Brannagan
L. ThomasB. Nelson
46’
59’
J. Currie
67’
G. LeighJ. Currie
J. MongaJ. Ayew
68’
P. DakaH. Choudhury
68’
68’
B. D. KeersmaekerS. Mills
71’
M. HarrisLeft foot shot0-2 (Oxford)
75’
M. PhillipsM. Peart-Harris
P. DakaShot on target
77’
S. ThomasB. Reid
83’
A. F. IssahakuShot on target
83’
A. F. IssahakuLeft foot shot1-2 (Leicester)
84’
85’
M. Phillips
87’
W. VaulksC. Brannagan
88’
W. LankshearM. Harris
B. SoumaréL. Page
90’

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 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.73 1.89 4’ S. Long (Oxford), 0-1 4’ 71’ M. Harris (Oxford), 0-2 71’ 84’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), 1-2 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.73 1.89 4’ S. Long (Oxford), 0-1 Long 4’ 71’ M. Harris (Oxford), 0-2 Harris 71’ 84’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), 1-2 Issahaku 84’
Leicester 0.73 xGOxford 1.89 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Oxford attacking Leicester attacking 
71’ M. Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 4’ S. Long (Oxford), set piece, 0.67 xG, goal 90+1’ P. Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 41’ H. Choudhury (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 51’ S. Mills (Oxford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 52’ M. Peart-Harris (Oxford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 70’ J. Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 84’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 74’ J. McDonnell (Oxford), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ S. Mills (Oxford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ J. Ayew (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ W. Lankshear (Oxford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ M. Peart-Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ P. Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ L. Page (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ B. Reid (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 71’ M. Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 4’ S. Long (Oxford), set piece, 0.67 xG, goal 90+1’ P. Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 41’ H. Choudhury (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 52’ M. Peart-Harris (Oxford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 70’ J. Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 84’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 51’ S. Mills (Oxford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 74’ J. McDonnell (Oxford), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ S. Mills (Oxford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ W. Lankshear (Oxford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 2’ J. Ayew (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ M. Peart-Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ P. Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ L. Page (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ B. Reid (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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Lineups

Leicester 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Stolarczyk
Pereira
Okoli
Vestergaard
Nelson 46’
Choudhury 68’
Page 90’
Issahaku
Reid 83’
Mavididi
Ayew 68’
Oxford 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Cumming
Long
Davies
Brown
Spencer
McDonnell
Brannagan
Currie
Peart-Harris 75’
Mills 68’
Harris

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
J. Stolarczyk
90′ 0 2 30 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
R. Pereira
90′ 1 1 – 3 – 82 2 – – –
C. Okoli
90′ 1 1 – 4 2 92 2 – – –
J. Vestergaard
90′ 3 – – 10 7 94 1 – – –
B. Nelson
45′ – 4 – 1 – 18 2 – – –
Midfielders9 players
H. Choudhury
68′ – – 49 – – 2 – 2 – – –
L. Page
89′ – – 59 3 – 1 – 4 2 2 –
A. F. Issahaku
90′ 1 – 19 – – 1 – 7 1 3 –
B. Reid
83′ – – 33 – – 1 – 2 1 1 –
S. Mavididi
90′ – – 33 1 – 3 1 4 1 – –
L. Thomas Came on as a substitute
45′ – 1 29 1 – 1 – 4 – 1 –
J. Monga Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 7 – – – – – – – –
P. Daka Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 5 – – – – 1 – 1 –
S. Thomas Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 3 – – – – – – – –
Forwards1 player
J. Ayew
68′ – – 1 1 0.03 – – 2 – 21 –
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

Leicester win 51% Avg odds 1.83
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.42
Oxford win 21% Avg odds 4.45

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

Form going into the game

Leicester WLWLD
Oxford WLLDD

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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.