Championship 25/26 · 6 Mar 2026

Preston North End 1–3 Oxford United

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Preston North End favourites at 45%.

Oxford United won and made the better chances: 2.0 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Michał Helik, 54.9 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Michał Helik +15.9, Will Lankshear +13.7, Yunus Konak +10.0.

Well below it: Daniel Jebbison −16.0, Lewis Dobbin −13.4, Alfie Devine −10.7.

Each side's last five results before this match.

28 Feb 2026	L 0–2	v Millwall Championship
24 Feb 2026	D 1–1	at Swansea City Championship
20 Feb 2026	L 0–1	at Blackburn Rovers Championship
14 Feb 2026	D 2–2	v Watford Championship
7 Feb 2026	W 1–0	v Portsmouth Championship

28 Feb 2026	W 2–1	v West Bromwich Albion Championship
25 Feb 2026	L 1–2	at Stoke City Championship
21 Feb 2026	D 0–0	at Middlesbrough Championship
10 Feb 2026	L 0–3	v Norwich City Championship
7 Feb 2026	D 0–0	at Coventry City Championship

13 Dec 2025	Oxford United 1–2 Preston North End Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Jordan Storey Defender	90	0	0	0.02	46.8	+7.8
David Cornell Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	42.5	−8.4
Milutin Osmajić Forward	90	1	0	0.45	40.3	+0.3
Odeluga Offiah Defender	90	0	0	–	40.1	+5.1
Lewis Gibson Defender	62	0	0	–	38.2	+1.3
Ben Whiteman Midfielder	90	0	1	0.07	38.2	+0.6
Andrew Hughes Defender	90	0	0	0.11	37.2	+9.0
Jordan Thompson Midfielder	82	0	0	0.12	34.1	−6.0
Alfie Devine Midfielder	90	0	0	0.10	26.3	−10.7
Daniel Jebbison Forward	46	0	0	–	26.3	−16.0
Lewis Dobbin Forward	90	0	0	–	23.4	−13.4
Callum Lang Forward	44	0	0	0.06	21.9	–
Andrija Vukčević Defender	28	0	0	–	8.1	–
Thierry Small Midfielder	8	0	0	–	0.0	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Michał Helik Defender	90	1	1	0.24	54.9	+15.9
Jamie Cumming Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	53.2	+1.8
Will Lankshear Forward	70	1	0	0.78	52.5	+13.7
Christ Makosso Defender	10	0	0	–	43.1	–
Ciaron Brown Defender	90	1	0	0.61	42.6	+2.4
Mark Harris Forward	10	0	0	–	42.3	–
Yunus Konak Midfielder	80	0	0	–	41.0	+10.0
Nik Prelec Forward	20	0	0	–	40.3	–
Brodie Spencer Defender	45	0	0	–	37.7	+7.9
Jack Currie Defender	45	0	0	–	37.4	+4.8
Will Vaulks Midfielder	10	0	0	–	36.9	–
Cameron Brannagan Midfielder	90	0	1	0.09	32.6	−1.7
Stanley Mills Midfielder	80	0	1	0.18	30.7	−0.5
Jamie Donley Midfielder	87	0	0	0.06	29.7	−4.2
Myles Peart-Harris Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	25.3	−6.1
Sam Long Defender	90	0	0	–	24.1	−5.1