Championship · 2025Wed, 11 Mar 2026, 19:45 UTCFull timeKassam StadiumFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricOxford UnitedBlackburn Rovers
Shots14 shots/match10 shots/match
Shots on target7 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals1.16 xG/match0.45 xG/match
Possession31%69%
Corners6 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls3 fouls/match13 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Stanley Mills · Oxford United · 17′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTaylor Gardner-Hickman · Blackburn Rovers · 85′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedEiran Cashin · Blackburn Rovers · 86′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJamie Donley · Oxford United · 30′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMichał Helik · Oxford United · 31′ · 0.02 xG · on targetCameron Brannagan · Oxford United · 62′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRyan Alebiosu · Blackburn Rovers · 83′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 85′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCameron Brannagan · Oxford United · 29′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMichał Helik · Oxford United · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedStanley Mills · Oxford United · 23′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMoussa Baradji · Blackburn Rovers · 44′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedWill Lankshear · Oxford United · 51′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDion De Neve · Blackburn Rovers · 44′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Baradji · Blackburn Rovers · 54′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMichał Helik · Oxford United · 24′ · 0.06 xG · on targetEiran Cashin · Blackburn Rovers · 86′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedEiran Cashin · Blackburn Rovers · 47′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedRyoya Morishita · Blackburn Rovers · 86′ · 0.10 xG · on targetMyles Peart-Harris · Oxford United · 56′ · 0.11 xG · on targetJamie Donley · Oxford United · 33′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedJamie Donley · Oxford United · 34′ · 0.20 xG · goalMyles Peart-Harris · Oxford United · 34′ · 0.22 xG · on targetCiaron Brown · Oxford United · 56′ · 0.25 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Oxford United: 14 shots, 7 on target, 1.21 xG. Blackburn Rovers: 10 shots, 2 on target, 0.45 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′Jamie Donley · Oxford United · 34′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Oxford United 1.21 xG · Blackburn Rovers 0.45 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Oxford United's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Oxford United. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Oxford United's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Oxford United's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season0.95 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match0.95 goals/match1.29 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Oxford United.

4.99 daysRest daysOxford United · Blackburn Rovers4.3 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricOxford UnitedBlackburn RoversBaseline
Rest days4.99 days4.3 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Blackburn Rovers have recorded the higher season possession share.

39.6%PossessionOxford United · Blackburn Rovers50%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricOxford UnitedBlackburn RoversBaseline
Possession39.6%50%50.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Oxford United
1Draws
0Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn RoversOxford United · Championship11

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Oxford United favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Blackburn Rovers in 7 · 7 too close

0.95 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 37/370.92 goals/match
1.3 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 37/371.3 goals/match
1.03 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 37/371.23 xG/match
1.27 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 37/371.1 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 36/3611.7 shots/match
14.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 36/3611.5 shots/match
3.44 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 36/363.28 shots/match
4.22 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 36/363.53 shots/match
39.6%Possessionseason · 36/3650%
3.89 corners/matchCornersseason · 36/365.39 corners/match
7.42 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 36/364.67 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.5 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 35/3611.4 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
19%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 37/3724%
59%Scoring frequencyseason · 37/3768%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Oxford United2.1
Blackburn Rovers43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Oxford United24.3
Blackburn Rovers15.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Oxford United27.8
Blackburn Rovers63.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Oxford United93.8
Blackburn Rovers22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Oxford United39.6
Blackburn Rovers72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Oxford United2.1
Blackburn Rovers64.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Oxford United25.5
Blackburn Rovers44.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.8 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.11 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots5/512.6 shots/match
4.2 shots/matchShots on target5/53.2 shots/match
31%Possession5/550.8%
5.6 corners/matchCorners5/54.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
7.6 fouls/matchFouls5/511.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.9 goals/match
1.3 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.2 goals/match
1 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.96 xG/match
9.4 shots/matchShots10/1010.1 shots/match
3.1 shots/matchShots on target10/103.2 shots/match
31.3%Possession10/1050.4%
4 corners/matchCorners10/105 corners/match
Cards0/0
8.9 fouls/matchFouls10/1011 fouls/match

Window

Season

37 / 37 matches
0.95 goals/matchGoals scored37/370.92 goals/match
1.3 goals/matchGoals allowed37/371.3 goals/match
1.03 xG/matchExpected goals37/371.23 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShots36/3611.7 shots/match
3.44 shots/matchShots on target36/363.28 shots/match
39.6%Possession36/3650%
3.89 corners/matchCorners36/365.39 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.5 fouls/matchFouls35/3611.4 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

18 / 18 matches
0.89 goals/matchGoals scored18/180.89 goals/match
1.28 goals/matchGoals allowed18/181.28 goals/match
1.1 xG/matchExpected goals18/181.14 xG/match
13.6 shots/matchShots18/1811.1 shots/match
3.94 shots/matchShots on target18/182.94 shots/match
42.8%Possession18/1849.4%
4.33 corners/matchCorners18/184.67 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.3 fouls/matchFouls17/1812.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

4.99 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/14.3 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples37 / 37home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 11 Mar 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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