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League One | Gameweek 25
Dec 29, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
The Kassam Stadium
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Oxford Utd
2 - 3
Derby

Brannagan (2' pen., 13')
Beadle (67')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Forsyth (45+3'), Thompson (81'), Cashin (86')
Wildsmith (2'), Bird (24'), Barkhuizen (59'), John-Jules (71')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's League One clash between Oxford United and Derby County, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Wigan 0-1 Derby
Tuesday, December 26 at 3pm in League One

We said: Oxford United 1-1 Derby County

Derby may have won each of their last three away league games, but we think that they will have to settle for a point against an Oxford side that are unbeaten in eight home matches (W5, D3). Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Derby County win with a probability of 37.19%. A win for Oxford United had a probability of 35.75% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Derby County win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.1%) and 0-2 (6.58%). The likeliest Oxford United win was 1-0 (10.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.84%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Derby County would win this match.

Result
Oxford UnitedDrawDerby County
35.75% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03) 27.06% (0.0069999999999979 0.01) 37.19% (0.018999999999998 0.02)
Both teams to score 50.71% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.38% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)54.62% (0.027999999999999 0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.04% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)75.96% (0.022999999999996 0.02)
Oxford United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.78% (-0.031000000000006 -0.03)29.22% (0.029999999999998 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.82% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)65.17% (0.036000000000001 0.04)
Derby County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.64% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)28.35% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.91% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)64.09% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Score Analysis
    Oxford United 35.75%
    Derby County 37.18%
    Draw 27.05%
Oxford UnitedDrawDerby County
1-0 @ 10.19%
2-1 @ 7.9% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
2-0 @ 6.27% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
3-1 @ 3.24% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-0 @ 2.57% (-0.004 -0)
3-2 @ 2.04% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
4-1 @ 1% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.53%
Total : 35.75%
1-1 @ 12.84%
0-0 @ 8.29% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
2-2 @ 4.98% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.95%
Total : 27.05%
0-1 @ 10.44% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-2 @ 8.1% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-2 @ 6.58% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.4%
0-3 @ 2.77% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 2.09% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-4 @ 1.07%
Other @ 2.73%
Total : 37.18%

How you voted: Oxford Utd vs Derby

Oxford United
10.5%
Draw
36.8%
Derby County
52.6%
19
Head to Head
Aug 15, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 3
Derby
1-2
Oxford Utd
Waghorn (87')
Collins (27'), Bird (37'), Hourihane (42'), Wilson (68'), Cashin (82')
Harris (32', 72')
Long (52'), Beadle (90+1')
Mar 11, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 36
Oxford Utd
2-3
Derby
Long (14'), Joseph (90')
Sibley (23', 40'), Long (61' og.)
Jul 30, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 1
Derby
1-0
Oxford Utd
Hourihane (80')
Hourihane (47'), Collins (55'), Mendez-Laing (82'), Davies (90+7')

Seddon (28'), Browne (51')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Wycombe WanderersWycombe19134243222143
2Birmingham CityBirmingham18133234161842
3Wrexham20125330131741
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield19113530181236
5Stockport CountyStockport2096532211133
6Reading199463028231
7Barnsley208662926330
8Bolton WanderersBolton189362829-130
9Lincoln CityLincoln207762625128
10Blackpool197572931-226
11Mansfield TownMansfield187472222025
12Stevenage187471517-225
13Peterborough UnitedPeterborough197393735224
14Charlton AthleticCharlton196671819-124
15Exeter CityExeter197391721-424
16Wigan AthleticWigan196581716123
17Rotherham UnitedRotherham186571920-123
18Leyton Orient196491920-122
19Northampton TownNorthampton205692129-821
20Bristol Rovers1963101728-1121
21Crawley TownCrawley1954102032-1219
22Cambridge UnitedCambridge1945102031-1117
23Burton Albion1926111630-1412
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury1932141939-2011


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