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Derby County vs Oxford Utd Prediction— England - Championship

England - Championship logo England flag England - Championship Regular Season - 43 Pride Park· Derby Saturday, April 18, 2026 11:30
Derby County logo Derby County PPG 1.57
1-0 HIT MostLikelyScore
Oxford Utd logo Oxford Utd PPG 0.86
Home· +15.5% ✓ FAIR - Moderate advantage
75% confidence

Match Preview & Prediction

Derby County face Oxford Utd in England - Championship on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Derby County a 61% chance, the draw 23% and Oxford Utd 16%, so Derby County are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.8 for Derby County and 0.8 for Oxford Utd (2.5 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-0. There is a 47% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 45% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Derby County are averaging 1.57 points per game versus 0.86 for Oxford Utd. The best value bet our model finds is a home win, with an expected value of +15.5%. This match finished 1-0.

Match Result (1X2)

Home 60.8%
Odds: 1.90 EV: +15.5%
Draw 23.0%
Odds: 3.40 EV: -21.8%
Away 16.2%
Odds: 4.00 EV: -35.2%
Model lean: Home
Result: Home ✔

Goals Markets

Over 2.5 46.7% Odds: 2.00 -6.6%
Over 3.5 25.1% Odds: 3.55 -10.9%
BTTS 44.9% Odds: 1.83 -17.8%
O2.5 UNDER → UNDER ✔ BTTS NO → NO ✔

Correct Score Picks

1st 1-0
2nd 2-0
3rd 1-1
4th 2-1
5th 0-0

Expected Goals (xG)

Derby County
1.76
Oxford Utd
0.78

Model Suggestion

Home +15.5% ROI TRACKS: Home
Tracked ROI market: Home.

League Track Record

Based on 46 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 50%
O2.5/Under 59%
BTTS/No 46%
Score Hit 54%
ROI -1.0%
Bet Hit 56% (16 bets)

Verdict & Form

✓ FAIR - Moderate advantage
75%
MODERATE_HOME

Home slight advantage: GOOD (1.57) > Away POOR (0.86)

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