SM
Fulham vs. Brentford: 1 hr 43 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data
OU
League One | Gameweek 43
Apr 18, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
The Kassam Stadium
P

Oxford Utd
1 - 1
Portsmouth

Long (37')
Brannagan (52')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Pack (26')
Lane (20'), Bernard (33'), Lowery (43'), Raggett (45'), Rafferty (69'), Thompson (90+2')

Preview: Oxford United vs. Portsmouth - prediction, team news, lineups

:Headline: Preview: Oxford United vs. Portsmouth - prediction, team news, lineups:
Sports Mole previews Tuesday's League One clash between Oxford United and Portsmouth, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Sports Mole

Relegation-threatened Oxford United will look to end a 15-game winless run when they play host to Portsmouth on Tuesday.

Pompey, who are currently sitting in ninth position, have seen their playoff aspirations dented by three consecutive draws.


Match preview

Prior to Saturday's home meeting with Bolton Wanderers, Liam Manning had drawn all of his first four games as Oxford boss.

Disappointingly for Manning, his fifth game in charge resulted in a narrow 1-0 defeat with the contest settled by Dion Charles's seventh-minute strike.

Having picked up just four points in their 15-game winless run, the U's are currently in a precarious position, sitting just outside the drop zone on goal difference.

After scoring only two goals across their last five matches, Oxford will be fully aware that an improvement is needed in the final third in their remaining five fixtures.

With the U's desperate to claim all three points on Tuesday, they may be able to draw inspiration from the fact that they won their most recent home meeting with Portsmouth, recording a 3-2 victory in February last year.

Meanwhile, Portsmouth have avoided defeat in each of their last seven games, but a flurry of draws look to have ended their playoff hopes.

In Saturday's away meeting with Shrewsbury Town, Marlon Pack scored an 82nd-minute equaliser to cancel out Rob Street's opener, before Tom Flanagan was given his marching orders with four minutes remaining.

John Mousinho's side were unable to capitalise on the late red card, ensuring that Pompey played out a third consecutive draw.

With four games remaining, closing the six-point gap to the playoffs seems unlikely, but Mousinho will still want to see his side extend their unbeaten run on Tuesday.

Pompey have been resolute on their travels this season, keeping nine clean sheets in their 21 away league games - only Sheffield Wednesday have recorded more.

Oxford United League One form:

Portsmouth League One form:


Team News

Oxford are without James Henry and Sam Baldock, who are both set to miss the rest of the season with injury issues.

Stephan Negru is also sidelined for the hosts, but Elliott Moore will retain his place in the side after returning from a head injury to feature in central defence on Saturday.

After appearing as substitutes against Bolton, Tyler Goodrham and Gatlin O'Donkor could be brought into the starting lineup.

As for the visitors, they are still unable to call upon the services of injured duo Zach Swanson and Ronan Curtis, while Joe Morrell will serve the final game of a three-match suspension.

Mousinho brought Joe Pigott into the lineup for Saturday's draw, and the Ipswich loanee is expected to retain his place for the midweek encounter.

After coming off the bench in the second half against Shrewsbury, Michael Jacobs could be presented with a starting opportunity.

Oxford United possible starting lineup:
Eastwood; Long, Moore, Findlay, Brown; McGuane, Brannagan; Joseph, Browne, Goodrham; O'Donkor

Portsmouth possible starting lineup:
Macey; Rafferty, Raggett, Robertson, Ogilvie; Tunnicliffe, Pack; Dale, Pigott, Jacobs; Bishop


We say: Oxford United 1-1 Portsmouth

Although Oxford are currently enduring a lengthy winless run, four of their last five matches have ended all square, and we think they will play out another draw when they face a Pompey side that have had to settle for a point in each of their previous three games.



For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.


Top tip

Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting under 2.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Under 2.5:data


body check tags ::

Previews by email

Click here to get Sports Mole's daily email of previews and predictions for every major game!


amp_article__511581 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2024-06-05 13:11:01:
html db last update - 2024-06-05 13:11:01 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html
Read more!
Share this article now:


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Recommended Next on SM
Friday's League One predictions including Oxford vs. Sheffield Wednesday
Was the injury serious? City reveal Sporting squad after Haaland scare
Preview: Real Madrid vs. AC Milan - prediction, team news, lineups
Saturday's Championship predictions including Leeds vs. Plymouth
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland139222391429
2Leeds UnitedLeeds137512281426
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd138321661025
4Burnley136521761123
5Watford137152221122
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom13562148621
7Millwall135441612419
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn135441614219
9Bristol City134721717019
10Norwich CityNorwich134632318518
11Middlesbrough135351415-118
12Swansea CitySwansea13445109116
13Coventry CityCoventry134361717015
14Derby CountyDerby134361617-115
15Hull City133641517-215
16Stoke CityStoke134361518-315
17Cardiff CityCardiff134361319-615
18Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds134361524-915
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd133551617-114
20Preston North EndPreston133551420-614
21Luton TownLuton133371521-612
22Plymouth ArgylePlymouth133371325-1212
23Queens Park RangersQPR131751119-810
24Portsmouth131661326-139
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Hoping for the best: Chelsea star Palmer 'to undergo scan' on knee injury

1

HF

Five Man City players missing from training ahead of Sporting clash

2

FM

Preview: Besiktas vs. Malmo - prediction, team news, lineups

NEW

3

PB

Was the injury serious? City reveal Sporting squad after Haaland scare

NEW

4

WT

Mainoo, Maguire return dates: Man United injury, suspension news vs. PAOK

5

MM

Premier League move? Real Madrid 'questioning Vinicius Jr commitment level'

6

PL

Preview: Inter Milan vs. Arsenal - prediction, team news, lineups

7

PI

Walking a tightrope: Which two Liverpool stars could miss Real Madrid clash?

8

WA

Pictured: Liverpool star returns to training after painful injury

9

PL

Chelsea suffer Osimhen transfer blow as £42m January twist 'revealed'

10

CS


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .