Oxford United v Preston North End
How the SharpXI model rated this Championship fixture — every call it made on shots, cards and fouls, set against what actually happened on the day.
Before Oxford United lost to Preston North End 1–2, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 7 landed — the strongest being Daniel Jebbison for 1+ shots total (94%, had 2). Its clearest miss: Lewis Dobbin for 1+ shots total (95%, had 0). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.
Player markets — the model's calls
Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.
| Player | Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Dobbin | shots total | 1+ | 95% | 0 | ✗ |
| Daniel Jebbison | shots total | 1+ | 94% | 2 | ✓ |
| Michael Smith | shots total | 1+ | 91% | 0 | ✗ |
| Alfie Devine | shots total | 1+ | 88% | 3 | ✓ |
| Will Lankshear | shots total | 1+ | 88% | 1 | ✓ |
| Pol Valentín | tackles | 1+ | 86% | 1 | ✓ |
| Will Vaulks | tackles | 1+ | 86% | 0 | ✗ |
| Odeluga Offiah | tackles | 1+ | 86% | 0 | ✗ |
| Michael Smith | fouls committed | 1+ | 85% | 0 | ✗ |
| Tyler Goodrham | shots total | 1+ | 83% | 1 | ✓ |
| Thierry Small | shots total | 1+ | 82% | 0 | ✗ |
| Stanley Mills | shots total | 1+ | 82% | 0 | ✗ |
| Ole Romeny | shots total | 1+ | 82% | 3 | ✓ |
| Will Lankshear | fouls committed | 1+ | 81% | 3 | ✓ |
How these are modelled: Shots total Tackles Fouls committed
Team & match markets
| Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTTS | Yes | 54% | Yes | ✓ |
| Match goals | O2.5 | 49% | 3 goals | ✓ |
| Match cards | O4.5 | 28% | 3 cards | ✗ |
How these are modelled: BTTS Match cards
Dig deeper
Past meetings
- Preston North End 1–3 Oxford United Mar 2026
- Preston North End 1–1 Oxford United Jan 2025
- Oxford United 3–1 Preston North End Aug 2024
Frequently asked
How did the SharpXI model do on Oxford United v Preston North End?
7 of its 14 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.
What did the model get wrong on Oxford United v Preston North End?
The most confident call it got wrong was Lewis Dobbin at 95% for shots total — shown in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross. A record that hides its misses isn't a record, so we don't.
Are these probabilities hindsight?
No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.
Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the Championship?
No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.
SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.