Portsmouth and Doncaster Rovers spectators can't wait for League One clash at Fratton Park

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 17.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Fratton Park (21100 seats)

6th position in the League One table for Portsmouth so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 9th-placed Doncaster Rovers visits Fratton Park.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Portsmouth form and stats

Portsmouth are steadily winning League One games and points here at Fratton Park. 12 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 17 games. Portsmouth has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Fratton Park. We remember; it was Peterborough United.

In their previous game, the manager K. Jackett led his Portsmouth to a defeat in the League One match away at Peterborough United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Fratton Park. Preceding that match was a FA Cup defeat to Arsenal (0-2).

Portsmouth's goalkeeper Alex Bass was extremely busy against Peterborough United, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (34 in 17 games), Portsmouth's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Portsmouth have conceded only 13 goals.

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

It's the second away game in a row for Doncaster Rovers, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Milton Keynes Dons (placed 18th) in the League One last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Wycombe Wanderers.

The visiting Doncaster Rovers have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 21 goals from 15 games. It's not easy to score on Doncaster Rovers as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Portsmouth and Doncaster Rovers have met before this season: Doncaster Rovers - Portsmouth 1-2. Portsmouth-Doncaster Rovers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Portsmouth two wins, Doncaster Rovers four wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Portsmouth
R. Curtis
11 goals
Doncaster RoversK. Sadlier
K. Sadlier
11 goals
Portsmouth
J. Marquis
8 goals

Portsmouth missing players

Doncaster Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Portsmouth Doncaster Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 15 34
17 12 3 Won W 1 5 15
8 5 2 Drew D 2 4 9
9 0 0 Lost L 2 6 10
51 34 6 Scored S 5 21 51
34 13 2 Conceded C 6 14 33
97% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 87% 94%
71% 76% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 67% 76%
41% 47% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 47% 47%
26% 35% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 15%
12% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 6%
44% 47% 20% BTTS BTTS 40% 40% 56%
38% 53% 80% Clean Sheets C S 40% 40% 29%
21% 6% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 33% 21%
 
4.9 4.9 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.5 5.2
4.4 3.8 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.1 5.1
2.1 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 1.6
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
488 275 80 Total Shots T S 46 204 488
164 100 28 Shots on Target S O 10 60 153
31% 34% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 35% 33%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Doncaster Rovers has the fewest conceded goals (14) away
  • Doncaster Rovers has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10)
  • Portsmouth have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Portsmouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Portsmouth have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
5 Sunderland 35 16 11 8 48 30 19 10 8 1 35 13 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 59
6 Portsmouth 34 17 8 9 51 34 17 12 5 0 34 13 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 59
7 Fleetwood Town 34 16 11 7 49 36 18 10 7 1 25 13 16 6 4 6 24 23 13 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 34 12 11 11 48 48 16 6 7 3 17 12 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 47
13 Blackpool 34 11 12 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 18 2 10 6 17 20 2 45
14 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 36 49 17 6 6 5 21 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -13 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 33 7 8 18 34 59 17 3 6 8 19 26 16 4 2 10 15 33 -25 29
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 33 5 10 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 16 1 2 13 8 41 -39 13

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
5 Sunderland 35 16 11 8 48 30 19 10 8 1 35 13 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 59
6 Portsmouth 34 17 8 9 51 34 17 12 5 0 34 13 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 59
7 Fleetwood Town 34 16 11 7 49 36 18 10 7 1 25 13 16 6 4 6 24 23 13 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 34 12 11 11 48 48 16 6 7 3 17 12 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 47
13 Blackpool 34 11 12 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 18 2 10 6 17 20 2 45
14 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 36 49 17 6 6 5 21 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -13 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 33 7 8 18 34 59 17 3 6 8 19 26 16 4 2 10 15 33 -25 29
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 33 5 10 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 16 1 2 13 8 41 -39 13

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.