Sunday , 16 August 2026

Oxford United FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Oxford United FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sat 5 Feb 2022 · 15:00 UTC Kassam Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
R 16' Joe Morrell
R 17' Joe Morrell
Y 24' Michael Jacobs
Y 28' George Hirst
Y 45' Denver Hume
Cameron Brannagan 64' Y
Steve Seddon 77' Y
Herbie Kane 80' Y
Y 81' Ronan Curtis
Y 88' Gavin Bazunu
Elliott Moore 90' Y
Y 90' Ryan Tunnicliffe
Y 90' Sean Raggett

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

2
9
6
Oxford United FC 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-05 Oxford United FC 3–2 Portsmouth FC 2021-02-23 Oxford United FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC 2020-11-24 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Oxford United FC 2020-07-06 Oxford United FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC 2020-07-03 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Oxford United FC

Recent Form

Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb Portsmouth FC H 3–2 W
01 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
29 Jan Gillingham FC A 7–2 W
04 Dec Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D
27 Nov Rotherham United FC H 0–0 D
23 Nov Fleetwood Town FC H 3–1 W
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb Oxford United FC A 2–3 L
31 Jan Charlton Athletic FC H 1–2 L
27 Nov Gillingham FC A 1–0 W
23 Nov Lincoln City FC A 3–0 W
20 Nov AFC Wimbledon H 2–1 W
13 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oxford United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Portsmouth FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Ronan Curtis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 6' Luke McNally doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 7' GOAL! Luke McNally scores on 7.
  • 10' Michael Jacobs makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Portsmouth FC are in front.
  • 15' Clark Robertson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 16' Poor challenge from Joe Morrell. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 17' The referee shows Portsmouth FC player a Red card on 17.
  • 22' Ryan Tunnicliffe, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 24' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michael Jacobs.
  • 28' A moment of madness from George Hirst on 28 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portsmouth FC will be frustrated.
  • 33' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Denver Hume is booked for Portsmouth FC — Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ronan Curtis makes it 2-2.
  • 55' A change in the Oxford United FC ranks — Ciaron Brown exits the field as Nathan Holland enters on 55.
  • 60' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Kieron Freeman departs to be replaced by Clark Robertson.
  • 63' Sam Winnall has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Williams on 63 minute.
  • 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cameron Brannagan.
  • 69' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Cowley will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Tunnicliffe. He replaces Louis Thompson on 71 minute.
  • 76' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joe Morrell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portsmouth FC.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Steve Seddon.
  • 80' Oxford United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 81' Ronan Curtis was booked on 81.
  • 82' A stunning finish from Cameron Brannagan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 83' Another change for Portsmouth FC made on 83 minute. George Hirst leaves to be changed by Aiden O'Brien.
  • 87' Marcus McGuane has so much to prove this time. He replaces Billy Bodin on 87 minute.
  • 88' Gavin Bazunu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Elliott Moore argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' Oxford United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. John Mousinho is hanging Steve Seddon on the field on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Oxford United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karl Robinson

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Cowley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-02-05 Oxford United FC 3–2 Portsmouth FC 2021-02-23 Oxford United FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC 2020-11-24 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Oxford United FC 2020-07-06 Oxford United FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC 2020-07-03 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Oxford United FC

Oxford United FC Form

2022-02-05 Oxford United FC 3–2 Portsmouth FC W 2022-02-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2022-01-29 Gillingham FC 2–7 Oxford United FC W 2021-12-04 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2021-11-27 Oxford United FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2021-11-23 Oxford United FC 3–1 Fleetwood Town FC W

Portsmouth FC Form

2022-02-05 Oxford United FC 3–2 Portsmouth FC L 2022-01-31 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Charlton Athletic FC L 2021-11-27 Gillingham FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2021-11-23 Lincoln City FC 0–3 Portsmouth FC W 2021-11-20 Portsmouth FC 2–1 AFC Wimbledon W 2021-11-13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.41 Oxford United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Oxford United FC or Portsmouth FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Oxford United FC43% Draw27% Portsmouth FC30%
Actual: Oxford United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
57%
Oxford United FC or Portsmouth FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Oxford United FC29% Draw47% Portsmouth FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9%
1 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap Oxford United FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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