It's early days in the League One and both Portsmouth and Doncaster Rovers are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Portsmouth form and stats
Portsmouth have collected 4 points from their League One home games so far after 1-1-1.
Portsmouth's previous game was a League One match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Milton Keynes Dons (placed 24th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Southend United.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Portsmouth have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won four times, drawn seven and lost zero.
The manager K. Jackett will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Gillingham in only three days.
The Portsmouth fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 3 in 3 matches. Portsmouth's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 3 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Doncaster Rovers form and stats
Doncaster Rovers are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the League One, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Doncaster lost away at Oldham Athletic (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. It was a League One defeat before that one as the away game against Wigan Athletic wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Doncaster Rovers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of seven matches.
After this away game Doncaster Rovers return home for a League One game against Ipswich Town. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Doncaster Rovers have the goal stats of 3-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Portsmouth won two, Doncaster Rovers won four and four draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Harness 3 goals |  M. Gomes Ajú 3 goals | E. Harrison 2 goals |
Portsmouth missing players
Doncaster Rovers missing players
| Portsmouth | Doncaster Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | 34 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 29 | 54 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 39% | 30% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 42% |
| Portsmouth | Last season | Doncaster Rovers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 37 | 19 | Played | P | 15 | 34 | ||
| 17 | 12 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 55 | 37 | Scored | S | 21 | 51 | ||
| 38 | 16 | Conceded | C | 14 | 33 | ||
| 97% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 94% | ||
| 73% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 41% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 47% | ||
| 27% | 37% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 15% | ||
| 11% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 6% | ||
| 49% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 56% | ||
| 35% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 29% | ||
| 19% | 5% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 21% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 530 | 302 | Total Shots | T S | 204 | 488 | ||
| 172 | 105 | Shots on Target | S O | 60 | 153 | ||
| 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Hull City | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 24 | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 2 |