📏 Form Guide

Portsmouth

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Portsmouth go into this fixture after a 1-1 Championship drawn match versus Norwich City.

In that game, Portsmouth had 42% possession and 5 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Norwich City got 6 shots on goal with 2 on target. Pelle Mattsson (26', 84' Own goal) was the scorer for Norwich City.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent games that Portsmouth have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Portsmouth have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 12 goals during that time. That kind of trend isn’t assured to be continued into this next game, however.

Their prior results show that Portsmouth:

• haven't been beaten in the league by Oxford United in their last 8 matches. A decent run, indeed.
• are without a win at home for the past 4 league games. Things will have to change soon.

Oxford United

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Last time out, Oxford United drew 1-1 in the Championship match with Hull City.

In that game, Oxford United had 34% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Oxford United was Cameron Brannagan (13'). At the other end, Hull City had 9 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Mohamed Belloumi (4') was the scorer for Hull City.

Looking at their form, and Oxford United have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 6 goals in all. In defence, Oxford United seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.

Heading into this contest, Oxford United are winless against Portsmouth in games played away from home for the previous 8 league matches. A really bad run.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 18/04/2023 tells us that Portsmouth have won 3 of them & Oxford United 0, with the number of drawn matches being 3.

A combined sum of 14 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 9 for Pompey and 5 for The U's. That is an average goals per game value of 2.33.

The previous league clash featuring the two was Championship match day 1 on 09/08/2025 when it finished Oxford United 0-1 Portsmouth.

In that match, Oxford United managed 49% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.

On the other side, Portsmouth got 9 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Adrian Segecic (38') scored.

The match was refereed by Dean Whitestone.

📰 Team News: Portsmouth

It seems likely that Pompey could employ a 4-2-3-1 system this time and select Nicolas Schmid, Terry Devlin, Regan Poole, Conor Shaughnessy, Connor Ogilvie, Marlon Pack, Andre Dozzell, Gustavo Caballero, Conor Chaplin, Millenic Alli and Colby Bishop.

📰 Team News: Oxford United

Oxford United boss Matt Bloomfield has not got a full squad to pick from. Tyler Goodrham (Injury to the ankle) and Brian De Keersmaecker (Shoulder injury) can’t be considered.

We believe The U's appear most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 system, giving starts to Jamie Cumming, Sam Long, Michal Helik, Ciaron Brown, Brodie Spencer, Yunus Konak, Cameron Brannagan, Stanley Mills, Jamie Donley, Myles Peart-Harris and Will Lankshear.

✨ Prediction

Our assessment is that Oxford United should get enough chances to find the back of the net against this Portsmouth side, although it is unlikely to be enough to avoid a loss.

Our tip is for a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 advantage for Portsmouth by the conclusion of the game. Looking forward to this.

Peter Guest, 03:02 06/04/2026