Blackburn Rovers vs Oxford United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Blackburn Rovers played Oxford United in Championship (England). The match was played on 9 December 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Blackburn Rovers: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Oxford United: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Blackburn Rovers scores 1.00 and concedes 1.28 goals per match. Oxford United scores 1.05 and concedes 1.42. League average: 2.65 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Blackburn Rovers 50%, Oxford United 58%. Over 2.5: Blackburn Rovers 44%, Oxford United 53%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Blackburn Rovers has higher xG: 1.40 vs 1.37. Blackburn Rovers: 12.2 shots per match, Oxford United: 12.9.

Match halves

Blackburn Rovers: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.61. Oxford United: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.32.

Goals by minute

Blackburn Rovers: 46-60 (4 goals). Oxford United: 16-30 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.65 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

55Possession (%)45
Blackburn RoversOxford United
16Shots6
Blackburn RoversOxford United
5Shots on target1
Blackburn RoversOxford United
1.79xG0.71
Blackburn RoversOxford United
9Corners3
Blackburn RoversOxford United
59Dangerous attacks34
Blackburn RoversOxford United
9Fouls14
Blackburn RoversOxford United
1Cards2
Blackburn RoversOxford United

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Blackburn RoversOxford United
1Goals scored / match1.05
Blackburn RoversOxford United
1.28Goals conceded / match1.42
Blackburn RoversOxford United
49%Average possession43%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
3.61Shots on target / match3.79
Blackburn RoversOxford United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.22Shots per match12.89
Blackburn RoversOxford United
3.61Shots on target3.79
Blackburn RoversOxford United
8.2%Shot conversion8.2%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
49%Possession43%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
1.4xG for1.37
Blackburn RoversOxford United
1.31xG against1.61
Blackburn RoversOxford United

Shooting quality

Blackburn Rovers: BalancedOxford United: Balanced
Blackburn RoversOxford United
Accuracy (shots on target)30%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Blackburn Rovers
LWLDD
Season result split
33% W17% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-3-9
1.17 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-6
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LWLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Oxford United
LDDWL
Season result split
21% W32% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-6-9
0.95 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-6
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LWLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.92BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Oxford United is 5% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Blackburn Rovers · 1.05 goals / match - Oxford United

Blackburn Rovers is 11% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.28 goals / match - Blackburn Rovers · 1.42 goals / match - Oxford United

Blackburn Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Blackburn Rovers scores in 72% of matches (13 of 18 matches), while Oxford United keeps a clean sheet in 11% (2 of 19 matches).

Oxford United scoring profile: strong

Oxford United scores in 63% of matches (12 of 19 matches), while Blackburn Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 22% (4 of 18 matches).

18Goals scored (season)20
Blackburn RoversOxford United
23Goals conceded (season)27
Blackburn RoversOxford United
2.28Average goals in match2.47
Blackburn RoversOxford United
5Goals scored (last 5)5
Blackburn RoversOxford United
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
Blackburn RoversOxford United

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal63%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
22%2 goals37%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
6%3 goals5%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
0%4 goals0%
Blackburn RoversOxford United

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal89%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
39%2 goals42%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
11%3 goals11%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
0%4 goals0%
Blackburn RoversOxford United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time26%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
0%BTTS in both halves5%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
17%Scored in both halves21%
Blackburn RoversOxford United

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
80%BTTS - last 580%
Blackburn RoversOxford United

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time84%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
Blackburn RoversOxford United

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time63%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time21%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
Blackburn RoversOxford United

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Blackburn Rovers is 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.28 pts / match - Blackburn Rovers · 1.21 pts / match - Oxford United

Blackburn Rovers - half-time state
28% leading44% draw28% trailing
Oxford United - half-time state
32% leading26% draw42% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.28Points per match (1st half)1.21
Blackburn RoversOxford United
0.39Goals scored (1st half)0.74
Blackburn RoversOxford United
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.84
Blackburn RoversOxford United
0.83Average goals (1st half)1.58
Blackburn RoversOxford United
61%Clean sheet before half-time42%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
61%No goal before half-time47%
Blackburn RoversOxford United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.22Points per match (2nd half)0.84
Blackburn RoversOxford United
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)0.32
Blackburn RoversOxford United
0.83Goals conceded (2nd half)0.58
Blackburn RoversOxford United
1.44Average goals (2nd half)0.89
Blackburn RoversOxford United
44%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Blackburn RoversOxford United
50%No goal after half-time68%
Blackburn RoversOxford United

Blackburn Rovers - second-half results

33% W22% D44% L
23
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.28
PPG before half-time
Lead holding118%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Oxford United - second-half results

11% W53% D37% L
23
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding66%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 21%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Blackburn Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.01.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Oxford United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Blackburn Rovers
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
3
2
16-30
3
5
31-45
4
4
46-60
3
2
61-75
4
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Oxford United
ScoredConceded
4
6
0-15
6
2
16-30
4
8
31-45
1
7
46-60
1
3
61-75
4
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.38
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Blackburn Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
71%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Oxford United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
84%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Blackburn RoversLigaOxford United
Average goals in match 2.282.65 2.47
Both teams scored 50%58% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%52% 53%
Clean sheets 22%23% 11%
Goal before half-time 67%75% 84%
Goal after half-time 89%77% 63%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.65
Average goals per match
58%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / match
1.25
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Oxford UnitedYellow cardBrian De Keersmaecker
  2. Oxford UnitedGoalCiaron BrownAssist: Michal Helik
  3. Blackburn RoversYellow cardSidnei Wilson Vieira David Tavares
  4. Blackburn RoversGoalTodd Cantwell
  5. Blackburn RoversSubstitutionOn: Moussa BaradjiOff: Sidnei Wilson Vieira David Tavares
  6. Oxford UnitedYellow cardMark Thomas Harris

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Leigh DoughtyMatches officiated: 19
4.84Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 237%Home wins21%Draws42%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Blackburn Rovers vs Oxford United?

The Championship match finished Blackburn Rovers 1:1 Oxford United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Blackburn Rovers vs Oxford United?

Blackburn Rovers score 1.00 goals per game on average and Oxford United 1.05. The Championship average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Blackburn Rovers's matches and 58% of Oxford United's.

What form are Blackburn Rovers and Oxford United in?

Over the last 5 games Blackburn Rovers have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Oxford United 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Blackburn Rovers vs Oxford United?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Blackburn Rovers vs Oxford United: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.