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Doncaster Rvs. travel to take on Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Rovers.
The last time the two teams met at Portsmouth was way back in the black-and-white days of November 1982, the Pompey carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1982/1983 | Sat 30 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Portsmouth | LGE1 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 27 Nov | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 17 Apr | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 05 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 08 Mar | Portsmouth | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1979/1980 | Fri 26 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 24 Apr | Portsmouth | 4 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Pompey, with 8 goals against.
In complete contrast to Portsmouth, Doncaster Rvs. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Rovers have hit 10 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 22 points from their 16 games played so far, Doncaster Rvs.'s 23 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pompey, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |