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Derby County 1–0 Oxford United · Championship

1–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Derby County won 1–0.

Shots
1511
Shots on target
20
Expected goals
1.030.67
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Derby County beat Oxford United 1–0. Recorded in this match (Derby County – Oxford United): shots 15–11, shots on target 2–0, expected goals 1.03–0.67, possession 67%–33%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Derby County's recent record differs from the season

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Derby County's last-five shots average is above their season average.

13.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season10.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots13.8 shots/match10.9 shots/match12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots11 shotsDerby County 15 shots, Oxford United 11 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots0 shotsDerby County 2 shots, Oxford United 0 shots
  • Expected goals1.03 xG0.67 xGDerby County 1.03 xG, Oxford United 0.67 xG
  • Possession67%33%Derby County 67%, Oxford United 33%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersDerby County 7 corners, Oxford United 3 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls13 foulsDerby County 14 fouls, Oxford United 13 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Joe Ward · Derby County · 18′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedCameron Brannagan · Oxford United · 34′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMatt Clarke · Derby County · 41′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedStanley Mills · Oxford United · 8′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCameron Brannagan · Oxford United · 24′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoe Ward · Derby County · 56′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBen Brereton Díaz · Derby County · 59′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOscar Fraulo · Derby County · 73′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDerry Murkin · Derby County · 13′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDerry Murkin · Derby County · 50′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedStanley Mills · Oxford United · 52′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCameron Brannagan · Oxford United · 85′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSammie Szmodics · Derby County · 31′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJamie Donley · Oxford United · 42′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedCiaron Brown · Oxford United · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJamie Donley · Oxford United · 10′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedWill Lankshear · Oxford United · 57′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJaydon Banel · Derby County · 6′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJaydon Banel · Derby County · 28′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedSammie Szmodics · Derby County · 55′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJaydon Banel · Derby County · 65′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedYunus Konak · Oxford United · 69′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedJaydon Banel · Derby County · 22′ · 0.13 xG · goalCarlton Morris · Derby County · 44′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedMark Harris · Oxford United · 90′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedSammie Szmodics · Derby County · 81′ · 0.22 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Derby County: 15 shots, 2 on target, 1.08 xG. Oxford United: 11 shots, 0 on target, 0.69 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Jaydon Banel · Derby County · 22′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Derby County 1.08 xG · Oxford United 0.69 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Derby County
2Draws
2Oxford United
Oxford United — Derby County · Championship1–0
Derby County — Oxford United · Championship0–0
Oxford United — Derby County · Championship1–1
Oxford United — Derby County · League One2–3
Derby County — Oxford United · League One1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Derby County favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Oxford United in 1 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Derby County43 matchesOxford United43 matches
1.44 goals/match ▲Goals scored43/430.95 goals/match
1.23 goals/matchGoals allowed43/431.28 goals/match
1.21 xG/match ▲Expected goals43/431.11 xG/match
10.9 shots/matchShots42/42▲ 11.8 shots/match
3.45 shots/matchShots on target42/423.33 shots/match
44.5% ●Possession42/4239.4%
4.48 corners/match ●Corners42/423.95 corners/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls41/4110.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples43 / 43home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 18 Apr 2026, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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