OXFORD. Oxford United was capable to turn the tables against Portsmouth. Oxford United was definitely better in terms of ball possession (76%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

J. Morrell received a red card (16′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Portsmouth lost the match.

The match was played at the The Kassam Stadium stadium in Oxford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Barrott assisted by Daniel Bonneywell and Paul Kelly. The 4th official was Carl Brook. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Oxford United

3 - 2

Portsmouth

  • ! 76 Ball Possession 24
Shots
  • 28 Total 3
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 21 Off Target 0
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 141 Attack 66
  • 89 Dangerous attack 18
  • 72 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 14 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 14
  • 4 Yellow Cards 7
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Oxford United was in firm control of the ball 76% while Portsmouth was struggling with a 24% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Oxford United was more aggressive with 89 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Oxford United won the match​.

Oxford United shot 28 times, 7 on target, 21 off target. Regarding the opposition, Portsmouth shot 3 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Oxford United received 4 yellow cards (C. Brannagan, S. Seddon, H. Kane and E. Moore). On the opposite side, Portsmouth received 7 yellow cards (M. Jacobs, G. Hirst, D. Hume, R. Curtis, G. Bazunu, R. Tunnicliffe and S. Raggett).

Also, Portsmouth didn’t finish the match with 11 players after J. Morrell (Portsmouth) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (16′).

Match Timeline

6'
10'
16'
Joe Morrell- Red
24'
28'
45'
51'
55'
60'
63'
Cameron Brannagan- Yellow
64'
71'
77'
80'
81'
Cameron Brannagan(goal)N. Holland
82'
83'
Marcus McGuane- sub ->B. Bodin
87'
88'
90'
Elliott Moore - Yellow
90'
90'
90'
90'
90'
Sean Raggett- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After this encounter, Oxford United will have 53 points to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Portsmouth will stay with 38 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Oxford United will play away with Accrington Stanley on the 8th of February with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of Oxford United (6 draws).

Portsmouth will host Burton Albion on the 8th of February with a 3-3 head to head record.

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United
G
Jack Stevens 13.England
6.2
D
Ciaron Brown 4.England
6.7
55'
D
Elliott Moore 5.England
7.1
90'
D
Luke McNally 16.Republic of Ireland
7.2
6'
M
Steve Seddon 42.England
6.6
90' 77'
M
Ryan Williams 7.Australia
7.1
63'
M
Cameron Brannagan 8.England
7.6
64' 82'
M
Mark Sykes 10.Northern Ireland
6.9
M
Herbie Kane 26.England
7.0
80'
F
Billy Bodin 23.Wales
7.9
87'
F
Matty Taylor 9.England
6.8
Substitutes
G
Simon Eastwood 1.England
D
J. Mousinho 15.England
90'
M
Marcus McGuane 18.England
6.6
87'
M
Nathan Holland 27.England
7.2
55' 90'
M
Anthony Forde 14.Republic of Ireland
F
Sam Winnall 11.England
6.4
63'
F
Oisin Smyth 28.Northern Ireland

Oxford United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Karl Robinson decided to play with the following team: Jack Stevens (6.2), Luke McNally (7.2), Elliott Moore (7.1), Ciaron Brown (6.7), Ryan Williams (7.1), Mark Sykes (6.9), Herbie Kane (7.0), Cameron Brannagan (7.6), Steve Seddon (6.6), Matty Taylor (6.8) and Billy Bodin (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Marcus McGuane (6.6), Nathan Holland (7.2), Sam Winnall (6.4), S. Eastwood, J. Mousinho, O. Smyth and A. Forde.

Substitutions

Oxford United made 4 changes: C. Brown for N. Holland (55′), R. Williams for S. Winnall (63′), B. Bodin for M. McGuane (87′) and S. Seddon for J. Mousinho (90′).

Best player: Billy Bodin​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Oxford United was Billy Bodin even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 41 passes (82% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 10 crosses.

Portsmouth – Formation

Portsmouth
G
Gavin Bazunu 1.Republic of Ireland
7.3
88'
D
Sean Raggett 20.England
7.0
90'
D
Connor Ogilvie 16.England
6.2
D
Hayden Carter 17.England
6.8
M
Kieron Freeman 13.Wales
6.9
60'
M
Denver Hume 3.England
6.2
90' 45'
M
Louis Thompson 23.Wales
7.0
71'
M
Joe Morrell 21.Wales
3.1
16'
F
Michael Jacobs 24.England
8.2
24' 10'
F
Ronan Curtis 11.Republic of Ireland
7.3
81' 51'
F
George Hirst 19.England
6.2
83' 28'
Substitutes
G
Oliver Webber 28.Northern Ireland
D
C. Robertson 4.Scotland
6.6
60'
M
Ryan Tunnicliffe 8.England
6.3
71' 90'
M
Marcus Harness 10.England
F
Reeco Hackett 18.England
90'
F
Aiden O'Brien 7.Republic of Ireland
6.6
83'
F
Tyler Walker 9.England

Portsmouth started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Danny Cowley played with: Gavin Bazunu (7.3), Hayden Carter (6.8), Sean Raggett (7.0), Connor Ogilvie (6.2), Kieron Freeman (6.9), Louis Thompson (7.0), Joe Morrell (3.1), Denver Hume (6.2), Michael Jacobs (8.2), George Hirst (6.2) and Ronan Curtis (7.3).

They had on the bench: O. Webber, R. Hackett-Fairchild, Ryan Tunnicliffe (6.3), Clark Robertson (6.6), Aiden O’Brien (6.6), T. Walker and M. Harness.

Portsmouth could not rely on the presence of C. Robertson (injured).

Substitutions

Portsmouth made 4 changes: K. Freeman for C. Robertson (60′), L. Thompson for R. Tunnicliffe (71′), G. Hirst for A. O’Brien (83′) and D. Hume for R. Hackett-Fairchild (90′).

Best player: Michael Jacobs​

The most impressive player for Portsmouth was Michael Jacobs.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 26 passes (57% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​