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Leicester City 1–2 Oxford United · Championship

1–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Oxford United won 1–2.

Shots
138
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
0.591.94
Possession
77%23%

Full time

What the match recorded

Oxford United beat Leicester City 2–1. Recorded in this match (Leicester City – Oxford United): shots 13–8, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 0.59–1.94, possession 77%–23%. 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.

Oxford United's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.96 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 for0.6 goals/match0.96 goals/match1.34 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 Leicester City, Oxford United.

3.79 days ▲Rest daysLeicester City · Oxford United3.8 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricLeicester CityOxford UnitedBaseline
Rest days3.79 days3.8 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

Oxford United have a visible away split

moderate

Oxford United's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.5 shots/match12.7 shots/match12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots8 shotsLeicester City 13 shots, Oxford United 8 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsLeicester City 4 shots, Oxford United 2 shots
  • Expected goals0.59 xG1.94 xGLeicester City 0.59 xG, Oxford United 1.94 xG
  • Possession77%23%Leicester City 77%, Oxford United 23%
  • Corners12 corners4 cornersLeicester City 12 corners, Oxford United 4 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls11 foulsLeicester City 13 fouls, Oxford United 11 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.

Myles Peart-Harris · Oxford United · 32′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 67′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 83′ · 0.01 xG · on targetBobby De Cordova-Reid · Leicester City · 22′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 71′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPatson Daka · Leicester City · 77′ · 0.02 xG · on targetLouis Page · Leicester City · 80′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 22′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 79′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJordan Ayew · Leicester City · 2′ · 0.04 xG · on targetStanley Mills · Oxford United · 9′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJamie McDonnell · Oxford United · 74′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedWill Lankshear · Oxford United · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedHamza Choudhury · Leicester City · 41′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 84′ · 0.09 xG · goalStanley Mills · Oxford United · 51′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedPatson Daka · Leicester City · 90′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedMyles Peart-Harris · Oxford United · 52′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedJannik Vestergaard · Leicester City · 70′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedSam Long · Oxford United · 4′ · 0.69 xG · goalMark Harris · Oxford United · 71′ · 0.85 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Leicester City: 13 shots, 4 on target, 0.60 xG. Oxford United: 8 shots, 2 on target, 1.92 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Abdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 84′Sam Long · Oxford United · 4′Mark Harris · Oxford United · 71′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Leicester City 0.60 xG · Oxford United 1.92 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Leicester City
1Draws
0Oxford United
Oxford United — Leicester City · Championship2–2

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Leicester City favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Oxford United in 4 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Leicester City29 matchesOxford United28 matches
1.38 goals/match ▲Goals scored29/280.96 goals/match
1.48 goals/matchGoals allowed29/28▲ 1.29 goals/match
1.05 xG/matchExpected goals29/281.08 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots28/27▲ 12.7 shots/match
3.75 shots/match ▲Shots on target28/273.52 shots/match
52.6% ●Possession28/2742.1%
4.93 corners/match ●Corners28/273.85 corners/match
11.4 fouls/matchFouls28/2611.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 28home / 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, 24 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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