Oxford vs Preston Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st August 2024

Preston go up against Oxford on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Kassam Stadium.

Oxford and Preston are equal on points in the table, with the home side sitting as number 12 on three points. The guests rank as number 18 in the Championship standings.

Oxford and Preston are equal on points in the table, with the home side sitting as number 12 on three points. The guests rank as number 18 in the Championship standings.

It is early days yet, anything can happen and both Oxford and Preston are still highly motivated of getting off to a good start. They both have talented squads, and we expect a cracking affair at Kassam Stadium as the teams look to get one over each other.

Oxford scored an average of 1.7 goals in three matches or a total of five while allowing five goals against. This is an average of 1.7 goals against per match with one clean sheets along the way.

Preston scored five goals, conceded 17 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in three matches.

Having never shared a season in the Championship in recent past, this is the first time Oxford comes up against Preston in this context.

Oxford vs Preston Prediction

Oxford Form

In their last three matches, Oxford lost 3-2 against Coventry, 2-1 against Blackburn and 1-0 against Coventry. Oxford just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Kassam Stadium. They also drew zero and lost zero of these six encounters, in which they scored two and conceded zero goals.

A struggle seems inevitable at this stage for Oxford, as the home side look to beat the drop zone and keep their Championship status.

Preston Form

Preston won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 3-0 against Swansea, before beating Luton 1-0. Another win followed, this time by 0-5 against Harrogate Town. Preston are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 11 goals while scoring zero themselves.

A struggle seems inevitable at this stage for Oxford, as the home side look to beat the drop zone and keep their Championship status.

Oxford might be favourites, but their current form doesn't cut it for us, at least not compared with the prices on offer at the bookmakers. We would rather take a shot at Preston to nick a point or perhaps even a win.

Oxford vs Preston Squads

Oxford Squad

Des Buckingham will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Preston from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Jamie Cumming (0/3), Matt Ingram (0/0), Monty Marriott (0/0), Simon Eastwood (0/0), Ciaron Brown (1/3), Elliott Moore (0/2), Gregory Leigh (0/2), Hidde ter Avest (0/0), Jack Currie (0/0), James Golding (0/0), Jordan Thorniley (0/0), Joseph Bennett (0/3), Peter Kioso (0/1), Richard McIntyre (0/0), Sam Long (0/3), Cameron Brannagan (1/2), Idris El Mizouni (0/3), Joshua McEachran (0/0), Kyle Edwards (0/0), Louie Sibley (0/2), Malcolm Ebiowei (0/0), Marselino Ferdinan (0/0), Matthew Phillips (0/2), Max Woltman (0/0), Przemyslaw Placheta (0/3), Tobias Brenan (0/0), Tyler Goodrham (0/3), Will Vaulks (0/3), Zaide Took-Oxley (0/0), Aidan Elliott-Wheeler (0/0), Dane Scarlett (0/0), Gatlin O'Donkor (0/0), Mark Harris (3/3), Owen Dale (0/1), Ruben Rodrigues (0/3), Will Goodwin (0/0).

Preston Squad

Below is the full team squad of Preston. The manager Heckingbottom will pick his starting XI against Oxford from these players:

David Cornell (0/0), Freddie Woodman (0/3), James Pradic (0/0), Andrew Hughes (0/3), Jack Whatmough (0/1), Jordan Storey (0/2), Kacper Pasiek (0/0), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (0/2), Kian Best (0/1), Liam Lindsay (0/3), Patrick Bauer (0/0), Alistair McCann (0/0), Ben Whiteman (0/3), Brad Potts (0/3), Duane Holmes (0/2), Kian Taylor (0/0), Kitt Nelson (0/0), Mads Froekjaer-Jensen (0/3), Noah Mawene (0/0), Robert Brady (0/2), Ryan Ledson (0/2), Stefan Thordarson (0/3), Theo Mawene (0/0), Ched Evans (0/0), Emil Riis Jakobsen (0/3), Felipe (0/0), Finlay Cross-Adair (0/0), Jeppe Okkels (0/1), Layton Stewart (0/0), Milutin Osmajic (0/2), Sam Greenwood (0/3), Will Keane (1/2).

Oxford vs Preston Team News

Oxford vs Preston Lineups

Oxford vs Preston H2H

This is the first time Oxford squares up against Preston in the Championship in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. Oxford picked up zero wins in their previous two matches against Preston, while the latter claimed two wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 23/10.

Oxford vs Preston Results

Oxford vs Preston Betting Tips

Mark Harris has been great for Oxford lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Preston are optimistic that Will Keane doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Oxford claimed six wins, drew one and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Preston won three, drew one and lost six of their last 10 games away. Oxford kept a clean sheet six times in their previous 10 matches at Kassam Stadium hoping to do so again on Saturday. Preston kept a clean sheet in four of their last 10 away games.

Oxford saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Preston, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.