Oxford United v Portsmouth result

Full-time · Oxford United 0–1 Portsmouth

League One · Tue, 23 Feb 2021 19:00 GMT · The Kassam Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Oxford United · Portsmouth · Head-to-head

Oxford United 0–1 Portsmouth — Portsmouth won this League One match.

Next for Oxford United: Oxford United v Wigan, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Portsmouth: Wolves v Portsmouth, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Oxford United 0–1 Portsmouth · League One
Venue: The Kassam Stadium · Oxford, Oxfordshire
Referee: G. Salisbury
Head-to-head (last 6): Oxford United 1 · draws 4 · Portsmouth 1 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Oxford United 3W 1D 1L · Portsmouth 2W 1D 2L

Oxford United 0–1 Portsmouth (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.25 / 1.5

Goals

against 1 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7 / 6.4

Corners

against 2.6 / 5 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.6 / 6.8

Shots on target

against 2.4 / 2.2 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.8 / 1.2

Cards

against 1.6 / 1.4 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 February 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 February 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Oxford United for / against	Line	Portsmouth for / against
Goals scored	2.25 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7 for · 2.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	6.4 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	14 for · 10.2 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	18 for · 9.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.6 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	6.8 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.4 for · 13.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	14.8 for · 13.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.8 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.2 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5

Oxford United

Oxford United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Winnall n 8	28.4	5.9 8/5	2 4/1	E. Harrison
R. Hall n 8	15.4	2.9 3/1	3.7 4/1	—
Álex Gorrín n 8	79	2.6 8/6	0.4 2/1	—
D. Agyei n 8	34	2.6 5/2	1.7 3/1	—
C. Brannagan n 8	78.8	2.4 7/6	1.1 5/3	R. Curtis

Oxford United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Winnall n 8	28.4	3.6 6/1	1.6 4/0
D. Agyei n 8	34	3.3 4/3	1.7 2/1
R. Hall n 8	15.4	2.2 1/1	0.7 1/0
M. Taylor n 8	66.4	1.7 6/3	0.7 3/1
O. Shodipo n 8	50.4	1.6 3/2	1.3 3/2

Oxford United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Hall n 8	15.4	0 0/0	1.5 2/0
D. Agyei n 8	34	0.7 2/0	0.3 1/0
O. Shodipo n 8	50.4	0.9 3/1	0 0/0
B. Barker n 8	37.5	0.6 2/0	0.3 1/0
J. Ruffels n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.4 3/0

Oxford United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Álex Gorrín n 8	79	4.1 8/8
R. Hall n 8	15.4	2.9 3/1
M. Sykes n 8	35.9	2.8 4/3
A. Forde n 8	46.1	2.4 5/3
C. Brannagan n 8	78.8	2.1 6/4

Oxford United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Stevens n 8	90	1.4 3/1

Portsmouth

Portsmouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Curtis n 8	65.6	2.9 6/4	2.7 7/5	C. Brannagan
M. Harness n 8	64.6	2.4 7/6	0.5 3/0	—
E. Harrison n 8	36.8	2.4 3/3	3.4 4/3	S. Winnall
J. Marquis n 8	79.1	2.1 8/5	1.8 5/3	—
A. Cannon n 8	77.5	2 6/5	2.5 6/3	—

Portsmouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Hiwula-Mayifuila n 8	25.6	3.1 5/1	1.3 3/0
E. Harrison n 8	36.8	2.8 5/4	1.8 5/1
J. Marquis n 8	79.1	2.3 6/5	1.1 4/3
H. White n 8	24.5	2.3 3/2	0 0/0
G. Byers n 8	34.9	1.6 2/2	1 2/1

Portsmouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Ryan Williams n 8	74.3	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
J. Marquis n 8	79.1	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
R. Curtis n 8	65.6	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
M. Jacobs n 8	52.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
B. Close n 8	29.6	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Portsmouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. White n 8	24.5	3.2 3/3
A. Cannon n 8	77.5	2.9 7/6
C. Johnson n 8	90	2.3 8/7
R. Curtis n 8	65.6	2.1 5/3
T. Naylor n 8	90	1.9 7/6

Portsmouth — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. MacGillivray n 8	90	2.3 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Oxford United		Portsmouth
55%	Possession	45%
14	Shots	17
7	Shots on target	7
3	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	7
11	Shots inside the box	13
3	Corners	2
3	Offsides	3
14	Fouls	16
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	7
448	Passes	367
75%	Pass accuracy	65%

Oxford United player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Stevens	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
S. Long	90	1	0	1	2	0	7.5
E. Moore	90	2	2	0	2	0	7.9
J. Ruffels	90	0	0	0	4	0	7.2
C. Brannagan	90	0	0	1	2	Y	7.3
S. Winnall	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
O. Shodipo	90	2	2	1	1	0	6.3
R. Atkinson	84	0	0	0	4	0	7.3
J. Henry	75	2	1	0	0	0	6.7
M. Sykes	65	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
E. Lee	65	1	1	2	0	0	6.7
Álex Gorrín sub	25	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
B. Barker sub	25	0	0	2	2	0	7.3
M. Taylor sub	15	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
A. Forde sub	14	1	1	1	0	0	6.6

Portsmouth player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. MacGillivray	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.2
C. Johnson	90	0	1	0	0	4	3	0	7.5
S. Raggett	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
R. Nicolaisen	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
L. Brown	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
T. Naylor	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.7
A. Cannon	90	0	0	1	1	1	6	0	7.7
H. White	90	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	7.3
E. Harrison	86	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.3
R. Curtis	75	0	0	2	1	3	0	Y	7.2
M. Harness	63	0	0	0	0	2	3	Y	7
Ryan Williams sub	27	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
J. Marquis sub	15	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.9
J. Hiwula-Mayifuila sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Oxford United v Portsmouth — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Oxford UnitedWLWWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

PortsmouthWDWLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Oxford United 1 · 4 draws · Portsmouth 1 · 2.67 goals/game

2020-11-24 Portsmouth 1–1 Oxford United
2020-07-06 Oxford United 1–1 Portsmouth
2020-07-03 Portsmouth 1–1 Oxford United
2019-11-02 Portsmouth 1–1 Oxford United
2019-01-19 Oxford United 2–1 Portsmouth
2018-08-18 Portsmouth 4–1 Oxford United

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Oxford United#6 pos74 pts46 pl+21 GD

Portsmouth#8 pos72 pts46 pl+14 GD

Goals per game

Oxford United scored1.67

Portsmouth scored1.41

Oxford United conceded1.22

Portsmouth conceded1.11

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Oxford United and Portsmouth?: In their last 6 meetings, Oxford United won 1, Portsmouth won 1 and there were 4 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Oxford United and Portsmouth?: Recent form — Oxford United 3W 1D 1L; Portsmouth 2W 1D 2L.

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