Ace Football previews the Championship round 41 match between Portsmouth and Oxford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Oxford come to Fratton Park for the Championship match this coming Monday, Portsmouth will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: Portsmouth vs Oxford
Portsmouth Form
A single draw is all Portsmouth have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 0-1 and 6-1 against Derby and Queens Park Rangers respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Norwich. Portsmouth claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored five and conceded six goals.
Oxford Form
In their last three matches, Oxford drew 1-1 with Charlton, lost 2-0 against Southampton, and drew 1-1 with Hull. Oxford only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by eight goals to five.
Betting facts for Portsmouth and Oxford
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Portsmouth and Oxford played across all tournaments.
- In 19 of the last 21 Portsmouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Portsmouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Portsmouth have lost the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Portsmouth have lost the last 4 home matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Portsmouth have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 24 of the last 26 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Oxford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Portsmouth vs Oxford
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Connor Ogilvie will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Oxford hope Cameron Brannagan can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Popular markets: Portsmouth vs Oxford
Full-time result
Portsmouth claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Oxford won two, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away. Portsmouth have not lost to Oxford in 9 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Portsmouth only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Oxford only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Portsmouth managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Oxford kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Portsmouth have scored in 9 consecutive home meetings with Oxford.
Total goals
Portsmouth saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Oxford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Somehow Portsmouth failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 11 matches.
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