Oxford vs Watford

15 March 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Bobby Madley

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Siriki Dembélé 82’

Match summary

Oxford saw off Watford 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Siriki Dembélé put Oxford ahead in the 82nd minute.

Watford can feel hard done by, creating 1.33 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Oxford's 0.61 from 8. Watford had a player sent off.

Match stats

Oxford Watford
8 Shots 16
3 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
0.49 xG 1.33
0.49 Non-penalty xG 1.33

Key events

Oxford Watford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Siriki Dembélé1-0 (Oxford)
82’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Oxford
  • Przemysław Płacheta
  • Alex Matos
Watford
  • James Abankwah
  • Francisco Sierralta

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.61 1.33 82’ Siriki Dembélé (Oxford), 1-0 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.61 1.33 82’ Siriki Dembélé (Oxford), 1-0 Dembélé 82’
Oxford 0.61 xGWatford 1.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Oxford attacking 
26’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 50’ Siriki Dembélé (Oxford), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 82’ Siriki Dembélé (Oxford), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 46’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), set piece, 0.16 xG, saved 29’ Benjamin Nelson (Oxford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 76’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 71’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 76’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 18’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Imrân Louza (Watford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 14’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Will Vaulks (Oxford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Imrân Louza (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Tom Ince (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Will Vaulks (Oxford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 50’ Siriki Dembélé (Oxford), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 82’ Siriki Dembélé (Oxford), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 46’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), set piece, 0.16 xG, saved 29’ Benjamin Nelson (Oxford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 76’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 76’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 71’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 18’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Imrân Louza (Watford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Will Vaulks (Oxford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Tom Ince (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Imrân Louza (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Will Vaulks (Oxford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
Jamie Cumming
90′ – – – – – – –
Hidde ter Avest
90′ – – – – – – –
Michał Helik
90′ – – – – – – –
Benjamin Nelson Taken off
68′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
Ciaron Brown
90′ – – – – – – –
Will Vaulks
90′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Cameron Brannagan
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Przemysław Płacheta Taken off
89′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Ole Romeny Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
Siriki Dembélé Taken off
90′ 1 – 2 0.33 – – –
Mark Harris
90′ – – – – – – –
Peter Kioso Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Tyler Goodrham Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Matt Phillips Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Alex Matos Came on as a substitute
0′ – – – – – –
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 32% Avg odds 2.99
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.08
Watford win 37% Avg odds 2.55

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

Form going into the game

Oxford LLLDL
Watford WWDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Watford 1-0 Oxford, 08 Nov 24 Next meeting: Watford 2-1 Oxford, 04 Oct 25  All Oxford vs Watford 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.