Oxford United FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2026 PROMOTION PLAY OFFS SEMI FINALS

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League One · 2026

Oxford United FC

1 – 1

5 – 4 pen

Full Time

Portsmouth FC

Mon 6 Jul 2020 · 16:00 UTC The Kassam Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Sam Long 58' Y

Y 64' John Marquis

Marcus Browne 73' Y

Y 90' Cameron McGeehan

Y 90' Ronan Curtis

Rob Dickie 91' Y

Alex Gorrin 103' Y

Matt Taylor 107' Y

Overview

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Oxford United FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at The Kassam Stadium.

Oxford United FC 13 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kevin Johnson
Referee Richard Wild
Referee Darren England
Referee Nick Greenhalgh

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Oxford United FC 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Portsmouth FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-06 Oxford United FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC 2020-07-03 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Oxford United FC 2019-11-02 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Oxford United FC 2019-01-19 Oxford United FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC 2018-08-18 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Oxford United FC

Recent Form

Oxford United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jul	Portsmouth FC	H	1–1	D
03 Jul	Portsmouth FC	A	1–1	D
07 Mar	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	3–2	W
29 Feb	Southend United FC	H	2–1	W
25 Feb	Accrington Stanley FC	H	3–0	W
22 Feb	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–0	W

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jul	Oxford United FC	A	1–1	D
03 Jul	Oxford United FC	H	1–1	D
10 Mar	Fleetwood Town FC	H	2–2	D
07 Mar	Peterborough United FC	A	0–2	L
02 Mar	Arsenal FC	H	0–2	L
28 Feb	Rochdale AFC	H	3–0	W

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oxford United FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

3/2

76+

9/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Oxford United FC

Mark Harris	6 G	1 A
Gatlin O'Donkor	4 G	2 A
Cameron Brannagan	2 G
Ciaron Brown	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at The Kassam Stadium. Oxford United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Portsmouth FC.
5' Portsmouth FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Oxford United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' Sean Raggett, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Oxford United FC and Portsmouth FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andy Cannon, as he is very good at scoring at The Kassam Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
38' Marcus Harness has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
43' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
48' Ellis Harrison is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
49' What composure from Ellis Harrison! The Wales international strokes it home. 0-3.
54' It’s high time Karl Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
58' The referee shows Oxford United FC player a Yellow card on 58.
60' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Ellis Harrison is replaced by John Marquis.
63' Another substitution for Oxford United FC to replace Jamie Mackie by Matt Taylor on 63 minute.
64' The referee shows Portsmouth FC player a Yellow card on 64.
69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
73' Marcus Browne has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 73.
78' James Bolton is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Oxford United FC so far.
81' The whistle greets Marcus Harness as he departs to be replaced by Andy Cannon.
86' Oxford United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jamie Hanson is hanging Marcus Browne on the field on 86 minute.
90' Cameron McGeehan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Matt Taylor ↑ 63'
28
Liam Kelly
20
Jamie Hanson ↑ 86'
10
Ben Woodburn ↑ 120'
23
Daniel Agyei ↑ 86'
14
Anthony Forde ↑ 100'
15
John Mousinho ↑ 120'
26
Robert Atkinson
13
Jack Stevens

Coach Karl Robinson

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Tom Naylor
26
Gareth Evans ↑ 120'
9
Oliver Hawkins ↑ 114'
3
Lee Brown ↑ 60'
1
Craig MacGillivray
10
John Marquis ↑ 60'
5
Paul Downing
14
Andy Cannon ↑ 81'
15
Ross McCrorie

Coach Kenny Jackett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Luke McNally	4
Marcus Browne	3
Cameron Brannagan	3
Jamal Lowe	2
Ronan Curtis	2
Callum Lang	2
Colby Bishop	2
Jamal Lowe	2

Head to Head

Oxford United FC Form

2020-07-06 Oxford United FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2020-07-03 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2020-03-07 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–3 Oxford United FC W 2020-02-29 Oxford United FC 2–1 Southend United FC W 2020-02-25 Oxford United FC 3–0 Accrington Stanley FC W 2020-02-22 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Oxford United FC W

Portsmouth FC Form

2020-07-06 Oxford United FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2020-07-03 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2020-03-10 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Fleetwood Town FC D 2020-03-07 Peterborough United FC 2–0 Portsmouth FC L 2020-03-02 Portsmouth FC 0–2 Arsenal FC L 2020-02-28 Portsmouth FC 3–0 Rochdale AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.4 Oxford United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.07 Portsmouth FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Oxford United FC46% Draw28% Portsmouth FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Portsmouth FC

54%

Oxford United FC or Portsmouth FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Oxford United FC30% Draw49% Portsmouth FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

10.8%

0 – 0

10.6%

2 – 1

8.5%

2 – 0

8.1%

0 – 1

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap	Oxford United FC covers	Push	Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.