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Blackburn vs Oxford United: result 2-1 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 46Kick-off on May 5, 2018 at 04:30 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 May 5, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 12′D. LenihanBlackburn
  • 66′J. HenryOxford United
  • 76′J. PayneBlackburn

Official lineup for Blackburn vs Oxford United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Blackburn

  1. 9D. Samuel
  2. 10Danny Graham
  1. 6R. Smallwood
  2. 18A. Armstrong
  3. 29C. Evans
  4. 31E. Bennett
  1. 2R. Nyambe
  2. 3D. Williams
  3. 14C. Mulgrew
  4. 26D. Lenihan
  1. 1David Raya

Oxford United

  1. 20J. Obika
  1. 11C. Brannagan
  2. 14J. Ruffels
  3. 17J. Henry
  4. 18J. Rothwell
  5. 19T. Kane
  6. 36M. Napa
  1. 5C. Nelson
  2. 16R. Dickie
  3. 30John Michael Lewis Mousinho
  1. 1S. Eastwood
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Blackburn have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat; Oxford United have 4, 3 and 8.

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

Blackburn
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 28, 2018Charlton(away)0-1League One
Apr 24, 2018Doncaster(away)1-0League One
Apr 19, 2018Peterborough(home)3-1League One
Apr 14, 2018Bristol Rovers(away)1-1League One
Apr 10, 2018Gillingham(away)0-0League One
Oxford United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 28, 2018Rochdale(home)2-1League One
Apr 21, 2018Doncaster(away)1-0League One
Apr 17, 2018Wigan(away)0-1League One
Apr 14, 2018Southend(home)2-0League One
Apr 10, 2018Fleetwood Town(home)0-1League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Blackburn wins, 0 draws, 0 Oxford United wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 21, 2017Oxford United 2-4 BlackburnLeague One
Jan 30, 2016Oxford United 0-3 BlackburnFA Cup

Last archived meeting: Oxford United vs Blackburn on Nov 21, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Blackburn score 1.7 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Oxford United score 0.9 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Blackburn1.70.777/158/15
Oxford United0.91.347/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
7Oxford United10541181019

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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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