Oxford United vs Preston North End Prediction and Betting Tips

Oxford United will host Preston North End at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday in the 21st and round of the 2025-26 EFL Championship campaign. The hosts will be hoping to get a result this weekend and avoid falling into the drop zone.

Oxford were completely outplayed in their last match against Blackburn Rovers but managed to come away with a point, with Ciaron Brown's first-half strike canceled out by their opponents in the second half to see the fixture finish in a 1-1 draw. The Yellows, who have won only one of their last eight matches, remain with only four wins from 20 league matches played so far and sit only two points clear of the relegation zone.

Preston are much higher up the league table than their weekend hosts, as they sit in fifth place despite winning only one of their last six matches. The visitors have featured in back-to-back 1-1 draws, scoring late equalizers against Wrexham and more recently against league leaders Coventry City despite being reduced to 10 men in the first half of the latter, and will hope to return to winning ways this weekend.

Oxford United vs Preston North End Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

The sides have met on 27 previous occasions going into Saturday's game. Oxford United have won 13 of those meetings, five have ended in draws while PNE have won the remaining nine.
The sides have only met twice since March 2000.
The hosts have won one and drawn one of the two most recent encounters in this fixture, scoring four goals and conceding two across those matches.
Oxford have scored 21 goals and conceded 28 across 20 league games played so far while Preston have scored 27 and conceded 21 across the same number of games.

Oxford United vs Preston North End Prediction

The sides are very closely matched going into the weekend due to their equally underwhelming form but the Yellows will hope to receive a boost from their home advantage and avoid defeat.

The Lilywhites will need to be at their best to secure all three points on the road but should be able to guarantee a point, having registered two wins and two draws in their last four away matches.

Prediction: Oxford United 1-1 Preston North End