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Blackburn vs Oxford United: result 2-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 24, 2024 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire

Blackburn
2-1
Oxford United

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What was the result of Blackburn vs Oxford United?

Blackburn won 2-1 on August 24, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 44′M. HarrisOxford United
  • 45′J. Rankin-CostelloBlackburn
  • 83′A. SigurðssonBlackburn

Official lineup for Blackburn vs Oxford United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Blackburn

4-2-3-1
  1. 23Y. Ohashi
  1. 19R. Hedges
  2. 10T. Dolan
  3. 11J. Rankin-Costello
  1. 6S. Tronstad
  2. 27L. Travis
  1. 3H. Pickering
  2. 5D. Hyam
  3. 17H. Carter
  4. 2C. Brittain
  1. 1A. Pears

Oxford United

4-1-4-1
  1. 9M. Harris
  1. 19T. Goodrham
  2. 15I. El Mizouni
  3. 20Ruben Rodrigues
  4. 10M. Phillips
  1. 4W. Vaulks
  1. 12J. Bennett
  2. 3C. Brown
  3. 2S. Long
  4. 30P. Kioso
  1. 1J. Cumming
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Blackburn have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Oxford United have 8, 2 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Blackburn
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 17, 2024Norwich(away)2-2Championship
Aug 13, 2024Stockport County(away)6-1League Cup
Aug 9, 2024Derby(home)4-2Championship
Aug 2, 2024Stockport County(away)1-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 27, 2024Wigan(away)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Oxford United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 16, 2024Coventry(away)2-3Championship
Aug 13, 2024Peterborough(home)2-0League Cup
Aug 10, 2024Norwich(home)2-0Championship
Aug 3, 2024Palermo(home)0-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 31, 2024Southampton(home)2-0Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 3 Blackburn wins, 0 draws, 0 Oxford United wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 5, 2018Blackburn 2-1 Oxford UnitedLeague One
Nov 21, 2017Oxford United 2-4 BlackburnLeague One
Jan 30, 2016Oxford United 0-3 BlackburnFA Cup

Last archived meeting: Blackburn vs Oxford United on May 5, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Blackburn score 1.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Oxford United score 1.4 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Blackburn1.91.168/158/15
Oxford United1.40.774/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
13Blackburn15636222321

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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