ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
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Vicarage Road
Referee: Lewis Smith, England
Watford
Match Timeline
Oxford United
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
3'
M. Alleyne
Oxford United
🟨
5'
Cameron Brannagan
Oxford United
🟨
30'
Stanley Mills
Oxford United
🔄
32'
V. Semedo ↔ L. Kjerrumgaard
Watford
🟨
39'
Kévin Keben Biakolo
Watford
🟨
45+5'
Michał Helik
Oxford United
45'
J. Ngakia
Watford
45'
J. Ngakia
Watford
🟨
49'
Luca Kjerrumgaard
Watford
🟨
53'
Imrân Louza
Watford
🔄
57'
W. Lankshear ↔ W. Vaulks
Oxford United
🔄
57'
S. Mills ↔ P. Placheta
Oxford United
🔄
70'
I. Louza ↔ M. Sissoko
Watford
🔄
70'
C. Wiley ↔ J. Petris
Watford
🔄
70'
R. Vata ↔ E. Kayembe
Watford
🔄
73'
G. Leigh ↔ J. Currie
Oxford United
🔄
85'
S. Dembele ↔ M. Harris
Oxford United
🔄
85'
N. Prelec ↔ T. Bradshaw
Oxford United
🔄
87'
N. Irankunda ↔ K. Baah
Watford
🟨
90+2'
Jack Currie
Oxford United

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

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Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Watford Win 0%
Draw 0%
Oxford United Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Watford1.23
Oxford United1.18
Recent Form (Last 5)
Watford Watford
WWDLW
9 GF / 10 GA
Oxford United Oxford United
WLDWL
9 GF / 11 GA
Key Stats
1.13
Average Goals Scored
1.13
1.25
Average Goals Conceded
1.38
5
BTTS Yes
4
4
Over 2.5
4
4
Shots on Goal
3.13

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Watford Watford 8 matches
Oxford United Oxford United 8 matches
Watford Statistic Oxford United
2 Wins 1
3 Draws 3
3 Losses 4
9 Goals For 9
10 Goals Against 11
1.13 Avg Goals Scored 1.13
1.25 Avg Goals Conceded 1.38
5 BTTS Yes 4
5 Over 1.5 4
4 Over 2.5 4
2 Over 3.5 4
0 Clean Sheets 1
3 Failed To Score 4
4 Shots On Goal 3.13
13 Total Shots 13.63
3.5 Corners 3.25
50.6% Ball Possession 42.6%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 5 head-to-head meetings, Watford won 2 times, Oxford United won 2 times, while 1 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 4:5 from Watford's perspective. 1 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 2 matches, with an average of 1.8 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Watford 3-4-1-2 / Oxford United 4-4-2
H2H summary: Watford wins 2, draws 1, Oxford United wins 2
Stats
Watford Watford
Oxford United Oxford United
Shots on Goal
10
Shots on Goal
5
Shots off Goal
12
Shots off Goal
6
Blocked Shots
5
Blocked Shots
4
9 Corner Kicks 3
6 Fouls 9
1 Offsides 0
57% Ball Possession 43%
27 Total Shots 15
10 Shots on Goal 5
12 Shots off Goal 6
5 Blocked Shots 4
15 Shots insidebox 7
12 Shots outsidebox 8
5 Goalkeeper Saves 9
447 Total passes 342
367 Passes accurate 268
2.65 expected_goals 1.38
🟨 3 Yellow Cards 4 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Watford
Formation
Oxford United
E. Selvik
E. Selvik
M. Alleyne
M. Alleyne
K. Keben
K. Keben
J. Abankwah
J. Abankwah
J. Ngakia
⚽ 2
J. Ngakia
I. Louza
I. Louza
N. Mendy
N. Mendy
C. Wiley
C. Wiley
R. Vata
R. Vata
N. Irankunda
N. Irankunda
V. Semedo
V. Semedo
J. Cumming
J. Cumming
B. Spencer
B. Spencer
M. Helik
M. Helik
S. Long
S. Long
G. Leigh
G. Leigh
S. Mills
S. Mills
B. De Keersmaecker
B. De Keersmaecker
C. Brannagan
C. Brannagan
S. Dembele
S. Dembele
N. Prelec
N. Prelec
W. Lankshear
W. Lankshear
Watford 3-4-1-2
Starting XI
1
E. Selvik
G
3
M. Alleyne
⚽ 3'
D
4
K. Keben
🟨 39'
D
25
J. Abankwah
D
2
J. Ngakia
⚽ 45' ⚽ 45'
M
10
I. Louza
↓ 70' 🟨 53'
M
23
N. Mendy
M
26
C. Wiley
↓ 70'
M
11
R. Vata
↓ 70'
F
66
N. Irankunda
↓ 87'
F
18
V. Semedo
↓ 32'
F
Substitutes
12
N. Baxter
G
5
H. Kyprianou
M
6
M. Pollock
D
9
L. Kjerrumgaard
↑ 32' 🟨 49'
F
16
M. Bola
D
17
M. Sissoko
↑ 70'
M
29
J. Petris
↑ 70'
D
34
K. Baah
↑ 87'
F
39
E. Kayembe
↑ 70'
M
Oxford United 4-4-2
Starting XI
1
J. Cumming
G
15
B. Spencer
D
6
M. Helik
🟨 45+5'
D
2
S. Long
D
22
G. Leigh
↓ 73'
D
17
S. Mills
↓ 57' 🟨 30'
M
14
B. De Keersmaecker
M
8
C. Brannagan
🟨 5'
M
23
S. Dembele
↓ 85'
M
16
N. Prelec
↓ 85'
F
27
W. Lankshear
↓ 57'
F
Substitutes
21
M. Ingram
G
4
W. Vaulks
↑ 57'
M
7
P. Placheta
↑ 57'
M
9
M. Harris
↑ 85'
F
12
L. Harris
M
19
T. Goodrham
F
20
T. Bradshaw
↑ 85'
F
26
J. Currie
↑ 73' 🟨 90+2'
D
29
B. Davies
D
Last matches: Watford
16.08.26
Cha
Watford
Southampton
2
1
W
29.07.26
Fri
Watford
Fiorentina
0
1
L
25.07.26
Fri
Watford
Hansa Rostock
3
0
W
14.07.26
Fri
Watford
Barnet
2
2
D
11.07.26
Fri
Watford
Boreham Wood
1
2
L
02.05.26
Cha
Watford
Coventry
0
4
L
25.04.26
Cha
Watford
Middlesbrough
1
5
L
21.04.26
Cha
Watford
West Brom
0
3
L
18.04.26
Cha
Watford
Sheffield Utd
0
2
L
11.04.26
Cha
Watford
Oxford United
0
2
L
06.04.26
Cha
Watford
Charlton
1
1
D
03.04.26
Cha
Watford
QPR
1
2
L
21.03.26
Cha
Watford
Leicester
0
0
D
17.03.26
Cha
Watford
Wrexham
3
1
W
14.03.26
Cha
Watford
Stoke City
1
3
L
10.03.26
Cha
Watford
Sheffield Wednesday
1
1
D
27.02.26
Cha
Watford
Bristol City
2
1
W
24.02.26
Cha
Watford
Ipswich
0
2
L
21.02.26
Cha
Watford
Derby
2
0
W
14.02.26
Cha
Watford
Preston
2
2
D
Last matches: Oxford United
15.08.26
Lea
Oxford United
Milton Keynes Dons
2
2
D
01.08.26
Fri
Oxford United
Ipswich
2
0
W
28.07.26
Fri
Oxford United
Crawley Town
3
1
W
25.07.26
Fri
Oxford United
Barnet
2
1
W
21.07.26
Fri
Oxford United
Aldershot Town
3
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Oxford United
Millwall
0
2
L
25.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Sheffield Wednesday
4
1
W
21.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Wrexham
0
1
L
18.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Derby
0
1
L
11.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Watford
2
0
W
06.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Portsmouth
2
2
D
03.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Hull City
1
1
D
21.03.26
Cha
Oxford United
Southampton
0
2
L
14.03.26
Cha
Oxford United
Charlton
1
1
D
11.03.26
Cha
Oxford United
Blackburn
1
0
W
06.03.26
Cha
Oxford United
Preston
3
1
W
28.02.26
Cha
Oxford United
West Brom
2
1
W
25.02.26
Cha
Oxford United
Stoke City
1
2
L
21.02.26
Cha
Oxford United
Middlesbrough
0
0
D
15.02.26
FA
Oxford United
Sunderland
0
1
L
H2H: Watford vs Oxford United
11.04.26
H2H
Oxford United
Watford
2
0
L
04.10.25
H2H
Watford
Oxford United
2
1
W
15.03.25
H2H
Oxford United
Watford
1
0
L
08.11.24
H2H
Watford
Oxford United
1
0
W
15.09.20
H2H
Oxford United
Watford
1
1
D
Last matches: Watford
16.08.26
Cha
Watford
Southampton
2
1
W
29.07.26
Fri
Watford
Fiorentina
0
1
L
25.07.26
Fri
Watford
Hansa Rostock
3
0
W
02.05.26
Cha
Watford
Coventry
0
4
L
18.04.26
Cha
Watford
Sheffield Utd
0
2
L
06.04.26
Cha
Watford
Charlton
1
1
D
21.03.26
Cha
Watford
Leicester
0
0
D
17.03.26
Cha
Watford
Wrexham
3
1
W
24.02.26
Cha
Watford
Ipswich
0
2
L
21.02.26
Cha
Watford
Derby
2
0
W
31.01.26
Cha
Watford
Swansea
0
2
L
21.01.26
Cha
Watford
Portsmouth
1
1
D
17.01.26
Cha
Watford
Millwall
0
2
L
01.01.26
Cha
Watford
Birmingham
3
0
W
20.12.25
Cha
Watford
Stoke City
1
0
W
09.12.25
Cha
Watford
Sheffield Wednesday
1
1
D
06.12.25
Cha
Watford
Norwich
3
2
W
25.11.25
Cha
Watford
Preston
1
1
D
07.11.25
Cha
Watford
Bristol City
1
1
D
01.11.25
Cha
Watford
Middlesbrough
3
0
W
H2H at home: Watford
04.10.25
H2H
Watford
Oxford United
2
1
W
08.11.24
H2H
Watford
Oxford United
1
0
W
Last matches: Oxford United
25.07.26
Fri
Oxford United
Barnet
2
1
W
21.07.26
Fri
Oxford United
Aldershot Town
3
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Oxford United
Millwall
0
2
L
18.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Derby
0
1
L
06.04.26
Cha
Oxford United
Portsmouth
2
2
D
21.03.26
Cha
Oxford United
Southampton
0
2
L
06.03.26
Cha
Oxford United
Preston
3
1
W
25.02.26
Cha
Oxford United
Stoke City
1
2
L
21.02.26
Cha
Oxford United
Middlesbrough
0
0
D
07.02.26
Cha
Oxford United
Coventry
0
0
D
03.02.26
Cha
Oxford United
Sheffield Utd
1
3
L
24.01.26
Cha
Oxford United
Leicester
2
1
W
09.01.26
FA
Oxford United
Milton Keynes Dons
1
1
D
01.01.26
Cha
Oxford United
Ipswich
1
2
L
20.12.25
Cha
Oxford United
Charlton
0
1
L
09.12.25
Cha
Oxford United
Blackburn
1
1
D
06.12.25
Cha
Oxford United
Swansea
0
2
L
25.11.25
Cha
Oxford United
Norwich
1
1
D
08.11.25
Cha
Oxford United
West Brom
1
2
L
25.10.25
Cha
Oxford United
Sheffield Wednesday
2
1
W
H2H away: Oxford United
04.10.25
H2H
Watford
Oxford United
2
1
L
08.11.24
H2H
Watford
Oxford United
1
0
L

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7 46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8 46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9 46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10 46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11 46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12 46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13 46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14 46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15 46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16 46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17 46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18 46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19 46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20 46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21 46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22 46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23 46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24 46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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