Preston vs Oxford

4 January 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee B Toner

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Will Keane 69’
  • Rúben Rodrigues 21’

Match summary

Preston and Oxford shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Oxford led 1-0 at half-time.

Rúben Rodrigues put Oxford ahead in the 21st minute and Will Keane equalised with a header in the 69th minute.

Preston had the better of the chances, with 2.20 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Oxford's 0.59 from 5.

Match stats

Preston Oxford
19 Shots 5
5 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.20 xG 0.42
2.20 Non-penalty xG 0.42

Key events

Preston Oxford
Kick-off
21’
Rúben Rodrigues0-1 (Oxford)
Half-time0-1
Will Keane1-1 (Preston)
69’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Jordan Storey
  • Liam Lindsay
  • Ben Whiteman
Oxford
  • Jamie Cumming
  • Sam Long
  • Siriki Dembélé

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 2.20 0.59 21’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), 0-1 21’ 69’ Will Keane (Preston), 1-1 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.20 0.59 21’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), 0-1 Rodrigues 21’ 69’ Will Keane (Preston), 1-1 Keane 69’
Preston 2.20 xGOxford 0.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Oxford attacking Preston attacking 
69’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 21’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 19’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 6’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 67’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 17’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 41’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 36’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 40’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 59’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ Will Vaulks (Oxford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 33’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Ali McCann (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Will Vaulks (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 44’ Jordan Storey (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 21’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 19’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 6’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 67’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 17’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 41’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 36’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 40’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 59’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ Will Vaulks (Oxford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 33’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Ali McCann (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Will Vaulks (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Jordan Storey (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
Freddie Woodman
90′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Storey
90′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Liam Lindsay
90′ – – 2 0.17 – –
Andrew Hughes
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Duane Holmes Taken off
84′ – – – – – – –
Ali McCann Taken off
62′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Ben Whiteman
90′ – – 1 0.04 – –
Kaine Kesler-Hayden
90′ – – 3 0.17 – – –
Sam Greenwood Taken off
62′ – – 3 0.21 – – –
Will Keane
90′ 1 – 4 1.40 – – –
Emil Riis Jacobsen Taken off
70′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Mads Frøkjær Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Milutin Osmajić Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Josh Bowler Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
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

Preston win 49% Avg odds 1.93
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.34
Oxford win 23% Avg odds 4.18

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

Form going into the game

Preston DLWWL
Oxford LLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Oxford 3-1 Preston, 31 Aug 24 Next meeting: Oxford 1-2 Preston, 13 Dec 25  All Preston vs Oxford 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.