Oxford have won all of their last three home games, keeping clean sheets in each match, and have kept a clean sheet in five of their last seven competitive games.
Preston are winless in their last six Championship games away from home and have failed to score a single goal in any of those.
This is a tough game to call with Preston under the guidance of a new manager, but their away form has been so poor and their inability to find the back of the net has been glaring so it will likely take some time for Paul Heckingbottom to address those issues.
In what will likely be a competitive affair, we're backing Oxford to come out on top. Oxford 1-0 Preston.