Oxford vs Luton

21 January 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee S Martin

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Michał Helik 22’
  • Ciaron Brown 59’
  • Greg Leigh 69’
  • Tom Krauß 11’
  • Mark McGuinness 26’

Match summary

Oxford came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Luton. Luton led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Tom Krauß put Luton ahead in the 11th minute, Michał Helik equalised in the 22nd minute, and Mark McGuinness put Luton back in front with a header in the 26th minute. In the second half, Ciaron Brown equalised from a corner in the 59th minute and Greg Leigh won it with a header in the 69th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Oxford created 0.90 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Luton 0.71 from 8.

Match stats

Oxford Luton
12 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.90 xG 0.68
0.90 Non-penalty xG 0.68

Key events

Oxford Luton
Kick-off
11’
Tom Krauß0-1 (Luton)
Michał Helik1-1 (Oxford)
22’
26’
Mark McGuinness1-2 (Luton)
Half-time1-2
Ciaron Brown2-2 (Oxford)
59’
Greg Leigh3-2 (Oxford)
69’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Oxford
  • Cameron Brannagan
  • Matt Phillips
Luton
  • Isaiah Jones
  • Tom Krauß
  • Zack Nelson

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.90 0.71 11’ Tom Krauß (Luton), 0-1 11’ 22’ Michał Helik (Oxford), 1-1 22’ 26’ Mark McGuinness (Luton), 1-2 26’ 59’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), 2-2 59’ 69’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), 3-2 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.90 0.71 11’ Tom Krauß (Luton), 0-1 Krauß 11’ 22’ Michał Helik (Oxford), 1-1 Helik 22’ 26’ Mark McGuinness (Luton), 1-2 McGuinness 26’ 59’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), 2-2 Brown 59’ 69’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), 3-2 Leigh 69’
Oxford 0.90 xGLuton 0.71 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Luton attacking Oxford attacking 
69’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), set piece, 0.40 xG, goal 4’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 26’ Mark McGuinness (Luton), set piece, 0.23 xG, goal 83’ Alex Matos (Oxford), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 40’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 22’ Michał Helik (Oxford), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 77’ Tom Bradshaw (Oxford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 51’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 11’ Tom Krauß (Luton), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 31’ Siriki Dembélé (Oxford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Carlton Morris (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Tom Krauß (Luton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Zack Nelson (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Mark McGuinness (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), set piece, 0.40 xG, goal 4’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 26’ Mark McGuinness (Luton), set piece, 0.23 xG, goal 83’ Alex Matos (Oxford), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 40’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 22’ Michał Helik (Oxford), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 77’ Tom Bradshaw (Oxford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 51’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 11’ Tom Krauß (Luton), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 31’ Siriki Dembélé (Oxford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Carlton Morris (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Tom Krauß (Luton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Zack Nelson (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Mark McGuinness (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Jamie Cumming
90′ – – – – – – –
Peter Kioso
90′ – – – – – – –
Michał Helik
90′ 1 – 1 0.08 – – –
Ciaron Brown
90′ 1 – 1 0.06 – – –
Greg Leigh
90′ 1 – 1 0.40 – – –
Will Vaulks
90′ – – – – – – –
Cameron Brannagan Taken off
90′ – – 3 0.08 – –
Przemysław Płacheta Taken off
80′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
Matt Phillips Taken off
65′ – – – – – –
Siriki Dembélé Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Mark Harris Taken off
65′ – – – – – – –
Alex Matos Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 1 0.13 – – –
Tom Bradshaw Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Hidde ter Avest Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
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

Oxford win 29% Avg odds 3.24
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.08
Luton win 40% Avg odds 2.37

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

Form going into the game

Oxford WWDDW
Luton LLLLD

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Luton 2-2 Oxford, 01 Oct 24 All Oxford vs Luton meetings

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.