Oxford vs Portsmouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th August 2025

Championship title favourites Oxford begin their title challenge this coming Saturday in an opening day encounter with Portsmouth at Kassam Stadium.

Since both Oxford and Portsmouth are looking to start their season on a good note, we are in for a tough fight over their first points of the season on Saturday.

Oxford are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 12 goals, or an average of 1.2 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Portsmouth are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 14 goals, and while Portsmouth claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.4 goals per match.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Portsmouth came away as 0-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday.

Oxford vs Portsmouth Prediction

Oxford Form

Oxford have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 1-1 draw with Cardiff, a 2-0 victory over Sunderland, and a 3-3 draw with Swansea. Oxford won three of their previous six matches at Kassam Stadium in the Championship. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring seven goals to seven against.

Portsmouth Form

In their previous three outings, Portsmouth won by 1-0 against Watford, drew 1-1 with Sheffield Wednesday, before also drawing 1-1 against Hull. Portsmouth managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring ten time and letting in eight.

Oxford, as well as Portsmouth, have been keeping things tight in recent matches with goals few and far between. This suggests a close encounter shy on goals is on the cards this coming Saturday.

Oxford vs Portsmouth Squads

Oxford Squad

Rowett will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Portsmouth from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Jacob Knightbridge (0/0), Jamie Cumming (0/0), Matt Ingram (0/0), Simon Eastwood (0/0), Brodie Spencer (0/0), Ciaron Brown (0/0), Elliott Moore (0/0), Gregory Leigh (0/0), Hidde ter Avest (0/0), Jack Currie (0/0), James Golding (0/0), Michal Helik (0/0), Peter Kioso (0/0), Sam Long (0/0), Stephan Negru (0/0), Brian De Keersmaecker (0/0), Cameron Brannagan (0/0), Joshua Johnson (0/0), Louie Sibley (0/0), Luke Harris (0/0), Matthew Phillips (0/0), Przemyslaw Placheta (0/0), Siriki Dembele (0/0), Will Vaulks (0/0), Gatlin O'Donkor (0/0), Mark Harris (0/0), Marselino Ferdinan (0/0), Nik Prelec (0/0), Ole Romeny (0/0), Owen Dale (0/0), Stanley Mills (0/0), Tom Bradshaw (0/0), Tyler Goodrham (0/0), Will Lankshear (0/0).

Portsmouth Squad

Below is the full team squad of Portsmouth. The manager Mousinho will pick his starting XI against Oxford from these players:

Ben Killip (0/0), Jordan Archer (0/0), Nicolas Schmid (0/0), Connor Ogilvie (0/0), Conor Shaughnessy (0/0), Hayden Matthews (0/0), Ibane Bowat (0/0), Jacob Farrell (0/0), Jordan Williams (0/0), Regan Poole (0/0), Tom McIntyre (0/0), Zak Swanson (0/0), Abdoulaye Kamara (0/0), Adrian Segecic (0/0), Andre Dozzell (0/0), Florian Bianchini (0/0), Harry Clout (0/0), John Swift (0/0), Luke Le Roux (0/0), Mark Kosznovszky (0/0), Marlon Pack (0/0), Matt Ritchie (0/0), Reuben Swann (0/0), Terry Devlin (0/0), Callum Lang (0/0), Colby Bishop (0/0), Harvey Blair (0/0), Josh Murphy (0/0), Thomas Waddingham (0/0).

Oxford vs Portsmouth Team News

Oxford vs Portsmouth Lineups

Oxford vs Portsmouth H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Portsmouth came away as 0-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday. Oxford enter the match against Portsmouth with a 0-1-1 record in their previous two encounters. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Oxford vs Portsmouth Results

In the last two matches between Oxford and Portsmouth, both teams to score came up one time.

Oxford vs Portsmouth Betting Tips

Michal Helik is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Portsmouth look to Colby Bishop, hoping he can add to his current total of four Championship goals in his latest games.

Oxford claimed four wins, drew one and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Portsmouth won four, drew two and lost four of their last 10 games away. Both teams scored in four of the last 10 Championship matches for Oxford at Kassam Stadium. Both teams also found their way to the target in six of the previous 10 away games for Portsmouth.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Oxford, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Portsmouth's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals in these matches.