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Portsmouth FC vs Oxford United FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Portsmouth FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Oxford United FC
Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Jamie Hanson
Y 29' Cameron Brannagan
Y 39' Shandon Baptiste
Ben Thompson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portsmouth FC vs Oxford United FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Breakspear
  • Referee Grant Taylor
  • Referee Lee Swabey
  • Referee Michael Webb

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

6
9
2
Portsmouth FC 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Oxford United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-18 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Oxford United FC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Oxford United FC H 4–1 W
11 Aug Blackpool FC A 2–1 W
04 Aug Luton Town FC H 1–0 W
Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Portsmouth FC A 1–4 L
11 Aug Fleetwood Town FC H 0–2 L
04 Aug Barnsley FC A 0–4 L

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Portsmouth FC face off against Oxford United FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' Curtis Nelson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Oxford United FC tonight.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portsmouth FC that had 371 games and scored 525 goals.
  • 25' Controversy at the stadium! Jamie Hanson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cameron Brannagan on 29.
  • 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portsmouth FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 39' Oxford United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portsmouth FC and Oxford United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 48' GOAL! Gareth Evans scores on 48. Assisted by Oliver Hawkins
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 56' The deadlock is broken! Robert Dickie gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Another change for Oxford United FC made on 61 minute. Shandon Baptiste leaves to be changed by James Henry.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Oxford United FC — Josh Ruffels on, Luke Garbutt off on 62 minutes.
  • 65' Jamal Lowe is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 70' Oxford United 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.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 80' Another change for Portsmouth FC made on 80 minute. Ronan Curtis leaves to be changed by David Wheeler.
  • 85' Tom Naylor needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 89' What a strike from Jack Whatmough! The score is 3-1.
  • 90' What composure from Jamal Lowe! The Jamaica international strokes it home. 4-1.
  • 90' Ben Thompson was booked on 90.
  • The points are shared — Portsmouth FC 4-1 Oxford United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenny Jackett

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karl Robinson

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.52 Portsmouth FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Oxford United FC xG
I would bet for: Portsmouth FC to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portsmouth FC68% Draw19% Oxford United FC13%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Oxford United FC
32%
Portsmouth FC or Oxford United FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portsmouth FC52% Draw37% Oxford United FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
8.4%
1 – 1
8.2%
1 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
7.6%
4 – 0
5.3%
4 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.5%
1 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Oxford United FC covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 21% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 21% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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