Oxford United vs Portsmouth Prediction: A draw seems to be on the cards

Oxford United will welcome Portsmouth to The Kassam Stadium on Saturday. While the hosts have remained unbeaten in their last five games, the visitors are winless in their last four. Who will win? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Oxford United

Oxford United were held to a goalless draw in their last game against Derby County to extend their winless run to four games. During this run, they drew four games and lost one. At home, they remain unbeaten in their last five games, where they won four.

The U’s sit 16th on the table with 38 points in 32 games, scoring 34 goals and conceding 45. However, Max Woltman (leg) and Elliott Moore (groin) are ruled out of this game.

Portsmouth

Portsmouth returned to winning ways with a 2-1 win over Cardiff City in their last game. Colby Bishop opened the scoring just 9 minutes into the game before Conor Shaughnessy extended the lead in the 17th minute. Prior to this win, they were winless in four games. They have now managed three wins in their last 10 games but have lost their last eight games on the road, remaining winless in their last 12.

Pompey sit 18th on the table with 33 points in 32 games, scoring 39 goals and conceding 55. However, Kusini Yengi (knee), Jacob Farrell (leg), Regan Poole (hamstring), Paddy Lane (knee), and Ibane Bowat (unknown) are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Oxford United — Jamie Cumming, Peter Kioso, Michal Helik, Ciaron Brown, Greg Leigh, Cameron Brannagan, Will Vaulks, Stanley Mills, Ruben Rodrigues, Siriki Dembélé, Mark Harris.

Portsmouth — Nicolas Schmid, Terry Devlin, Hayden Matthews, Rob Atkinson, Connor Ogilvie, Isaac Hayden, Andre Dozzell, Matt Ritchie, Callum Lang, Joshua Murphy, Colby Bishop.

Interesting Facts

• Portsmouth have seen only one win on the road this season;
• Portsmouth have conceded 2+ goals in six of their last seven games on the road;
• Portmouth have conceded the second-highest goals (55) in the league this season;
• Four of the last five games between the two sides ended in draws;
• Fourteen of the last 15 games between the two sides in all competitions saw the BTTS results;
• The BTTS results were seen in six of Oxford’s last eight home league games.

Expert Betting Tips

It is going to be a tough battle between the two sides in this game as the race for survival continues. Recent games show that this game is likely to end in a draw because four of the last five games between the two sides ended in draws. However, I expect goals from both sides because 14 of the last 15 games between the two sides in all competitions saw the BTTS results.

Our prediction for the match is to see goals from both ends of the net for odds of 1.85 at Betway.

Our second prediction is a draw for odds of 3.20 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is to see a draw in the first 45 minutes for odds of 2.10 at 1xbet.