THE 2025/26 season will start for Oxford United at home against Portsmouth, but where might the toughest periods be, and when could there be a favourable run of games?

Beginning the campaign at home is good for the U’s, who relied heavily on their form at the Kassam Stadium to secure Sky Bet Championship survival last season, but then a long trip to Hull City and the visit to promoted Birmingham City provide stern tests.

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International blocks break up September, October and November, making those months harder to gauge, but that being said, October looks a........

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