Head-to-head record (all comps)

Oxford 20 wins, Porstmouth 24 wins, 17 draws

League One form (last six games)

Oxford Utd: WDLLLD = 5pts

Portsmouth: DWLWWL = 10pts

Top scorers

Oxford Utd

  • James Henry 12 (9 in L1)
  • Marcus Browne 7 (4)
  • Gavin Whyte 6 (4)

Portsmouth

  • Jamal Lowe 11 (10)
  • Gareth Evans 10 (8)
  • Ronan Curtis 9 (9)

Last meeting

August 18, 2018: Portsmouth 4, Oxford United 1

Stats

Oxford United

  • United beat Portsmouth 3-0 in this fixture last season – Wes Thomas, Gino van Kessel and Josh Ruffels on target.
  • All six of the U’s League One victories have come at the Kassam Stadium this season.
  • This is the 50th game of Karl Robinson’s reign, which started against Portsmouth in March. His record in all competitions is P49 W16 D13 L20.

Portsmouth

  • Pompey lost 1-0 to Blackpool last weekend, but they have not suffered back-to-back defeats this season.
  • They have lost just once on the road in League One this season, at Gillingham on Boxing Day.
  • Pompey have more points (57) this season from 27 games than the U’s managed in the whole of last season (56).

Referee

Christopher Sarginson (Staffordshire)

  • 29 games this season (4 red cards, 85 yellows).
  • Last took charge of a U’s game in March 2018, the 2-1 defeat at AFC Wimbledon.