Match Report
The table read 18th (Portsmouth, 55 pts) against 22nd (Oxford United, 47 pts), 8 points apart. The last five rounds placed Portsmouth 5th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Per game in the league, Portsmouth were scoring 1.07 and conceding 1.39, Oxford United 0.98 and 1.28, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Portsmouth's winless run stood at 7. Portsmouth had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Oxford United, 8.
24 meetings are on record — 8 won by Portsmouth, 5 by Oxford United, 11 drawn, at 2.42 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Fratton Park (capacity 20,688). Portsmouth led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Portsmouth: Keshi Anderson (9'), Andre Dozzell (87') · Oxford United: Brodie Gilmore Spencer (48'), Will Lankshear (81')
Key stats
Possession: Portsmouth 44% · Oxford United 56% · Total shots: 9-10 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 6-5