The kick off for the match between Oxford United and Preston North End will take place at 12:30 (UK time) - Saturday, 12/13 - at the The Kassam Stadium. This clash of the 2025/26 Championship looks very promising!

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APWin predictions for Oxford United vs Preston North End

With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:

APWin Prediction

Under 2.5 Goals

After a thorough assessment of the primary betting markets, APWin analysts have identified bets with strong value potential.

👉 Our prediction is: Under 2.5 goals in the match

After analysing how the bookmakers have priced this match between Oxford United and Preston North End, we see the total going under 2.5 goals.

We don't expect this match to have too many scoring opportunities, so there shouldn't be more than a couple of goals scored overall.

👉 Our prediction is: Preston North End to win

While Preston North End will head into their match against Oxford United as the favourite, it is still far from a sure thing to score three points away from home. Nevertheless, our betting tip is still Preston North End to win on the 1X2 market.

Our analysis of Preston North End leads us to believe that they are quite capable on their travels and can come up with the away win without much trouble, even against a tricky opponent like Oxford United.

Oxford United preview

Oxford United has played 20 matches in the Championship so far, with 4 wins, 7 draws, and 9 losses. This results in an average of 0.95 points per match.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has recorded 19 wins, 21 draws, and 31 losses. Oxford United's attack has scored 74 goals, 21 of them in the league, which gives an average of 1.05 goals per league match and 1.04 goals per match across the entire season.

Will Lankshear is the team’s top scorer with 5 goals, while Brian De Keersmaecker leads the team in assists with 4. Defensively, Oxford United has conceded 28 goals in the league (an average of 1.4) and 103 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.45 over 71 matches).

Preston North End preview

In 20 Championship matches, Preston North End has recorded 8 wins, 8 draws, and 4 losses, with an average of 1.6 points per game.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has 23 wins in 76 matches. The team has scored 91 goals, 27 of them in the Championship (an average of 1.35 goals per match), with Milutin Osmajić being the team's top scorer with 4 goals and Lewis Dobbin providing 5 assists.

Defensively, Preston North End has conceded 21 goals in the league and 91 in the 2025/26 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.2 goals conceded per match.

Head to head: Oxford United vs Preston North End

Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.

Home Team

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Oxford United

England - Championship

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall D L W D D

1.2

Home W D L D W

1.6

Away D L D L W

1

Away Team

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Preston North End

England - Championship

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall D D W D L

1.2

Home D D L W W

1.6

Away W D D W L

1.6

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Published on 13 December 2025, at 08:04 Last updated on 1 April 2026, at 20:02
Author: Amauri Barbosa

I’m a journalist and content creator with over 7 years of experience in sports betting. At APWin, I live football and betting markets, and outside the screen I’m also a marathon runner always chasing performance.