In week 36 of the 2025-2026 Championship, Preston North End face Oxford United on 2026-03-06 (kick-off 20:00 GMT) at Deepdale.
With the data available to us, P. Heckingbottom and Matt Bloomfield have not met as managers before.
With 49 points, Preston North End sit 11th, while Oxford United have 32 points to occupy 23rd.
Preston North End have 1 player out: D. Iversen (Groin Injury) whereas Oxford United have 5 players missing: B. De Keersmaecker (Inactive), T. Goodrham (Injury), G. Leigh (Inactive), J. McDonnell (Injury), B. Spencer (Inactive).
Our model projects Preston North End in a 3-defender setup (3-5-2), with Oxford United anticipated to match that in 4-2-3-1.
Last time out, L. Lindsay registered the best mark for Preston North End - 8 - and W. Vaulks did likewise for Oxford United with an 8.3 score.
Both teams are coming from different results: Preston North End fell 0-2 against Millwall, while Oxford United prevailed 2-1 over West Bromwich Albion.
Neither side is flying – Preston North End 1-2-2 and Oxford United 1-1-3 over the last 5 matches.
This one's been tight: in 3 head-to-head games, Preston North End have won 1 game, Oxford United 1 game, and there've been 1 draw.
We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Preston North End's 1.22 goals/game at home balance out Oxford United's 0.88 away scoring.
Preston is going head to head with Oxford Utd on 6/3/2026 20:00 GMT at Deepdale for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Preston v Oxford Utd H2H statistics!