Evenly matched teams: Oxford United vs Portsmouth match preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Mon 06.July
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Kassam Stadium (12500 seats)

The Oxford United & Portsmouth managers K. Robinson and K. Jackett are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the League One league table.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Oxford and Portsmouth.

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Oxford United form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at The Kassam Stadium as Oxford United have scored 33 goals to get 36 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the League One are 11-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Oxford, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Oxford travelled for their previous game, a trip to Portsmouth that ended 1-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus Shrewsbury Town with a 3-2 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Oxford perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Oxford United as a small favourite), we find eight games. Oxford United has won four of these, drawn two and lost two.

Oxford have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Kassam Stadium with 33 goals in 17 league matches. Oxford have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Portsmouth form and stats

5 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. That’s the product of Portsmouth playing as the away team in the League One this season. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Portsmouth are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Portsmouth's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Oxford United that finished 1-1. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Fleetwood Town.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Portsmouth in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Portsmouth, three draws and five defeats.

The visiting Portsmouth have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 17 games. 21 goals have been conceded by Portsmouth in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Portsmouth - Oxford United 1-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - five - two (Oxford United wins - draws - Portsmouth wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Oxford UnitedM. Taylor
M. Taylor
13 goals
OxfordJ. Henry
J. Henry
12 goals
PortsmouthR. Curtis
R. Curtis
12 goals

Oxford United missing players

Portsmouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oxford United Portsmouth
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 17 4 Played P 4 17 36
17 11 1 Won W 0 5 17
10 3 1 Drew D 0 3 10
9 3 2 Lost L 4 9 9
62 33 5 Scored S 1 17 54
38 13 7 Conceded C 6 21 37
92% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
72% 65% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 65% 72%
61% 65% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 35% 42%
31% 24% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 28%
14% 18% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 11%
47% 29% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 41% 47%
42% 65% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 24% 36%
19% 18% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 35% 19%
 
6.5 6.5 8.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 5.1
4.6 4.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 5.1 4.7
1.8 1.6 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.5 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
496 247 49 Total Shots T S 33 213 515
169 92 15 Shots on Target S O 7 64 169
37% 36% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 27% 32%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Oxford United has the most scored goals in the first half (31)
  • Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Oxford United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Portsmouth haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 18 12 6 0 36 15 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 60
5 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 18 10 7 1 25 13 17 6 5 6 26 25 13 60
6 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
7 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 19 10 8 1 35 13 17 6 3 8 13 19 16 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 17 6 8 3 19 14 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 48
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 17 9 2 6 27 23 18 2 10 6 17 20 1 45
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 18 7 6 5 23 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -11 45
15 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 34 8 8 18 36 60 17 3 6 8 19 26 17 5 2 10 17 34 -24 32
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 34 5 11 18 27 66 17 4 8 5 17 23 17 1 3 13 10 43 -39 14

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 18 12 6 0 36 15 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 60
5 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 18 10 7 1 25 13 17 6 5 6 26 25 13 60
6 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
7 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 19 10 8 1 35 13 17 6 3 8 13 19 16 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 17 6 8 3 19 14 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 48
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 17 9 2 6 27 23 18 2 10 6 17 20 1 45
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 18 7 6 5 23 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -11 45
15 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 34 8 8 18 36 60 17 3 6 8 19 26 17 5 2 10 17 34 -24 32
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 34 5 11 18 27 66 17 4 8 5 17 23 17 1 3 13 10 43 -39 14

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.