Doncaster Rovers FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2020-21

Doncaster Rovers FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Portsmouth FC

Tue 2 Mar 2021 · 19:00 UTC Keepmoat Stadium HT 45+6' · FT 45+8'

Jon Taylor 10' Y

Y 15' Marcus Harness

Y 59' Rasmus Nicolaisen

Y 82' John Marquis

Matthew Smith 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Doncaster Rovers FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at Keepmoat Stadium.

Doncaster Rovers FC 13 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Barry Gordon
Referee Joe Clark
Referee Ross Joyce
Referee Rebecca Welch (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Doncaster Rovers FC 7 games · Avg 1.9 goals Portsmouth FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-02 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC 2020-10-17 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2019-10-05 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–2 Portsmouth FC 2019-02-02 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2018-08-25 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Doncaster Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Portsmouth FC	H	2–1	W
27 Feb	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–2	L
20 Feb	Hull City AFC	H	3–3	D
17 Feb	Accrington Stanley FC	H	0–1	L
13 Feb	Sunderland AFC	A	1–4	L
09 Feb	Fleetwood Town FC	A	1–3	L

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
27 Feb	Gillingham FC	H	1–1	D
23 Feb	Oxford United FC	A	1–0	W
20 Feb	Blackpool FC	H	0–1	L
16 Feb	Bristol Rovers FC	A	1–3	L
09 Feb	Swindon Town FC	H	2–0	W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Doncaster Rovers FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/6

76+

5/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Doncaster Rovers FC

Owen Bailey	3 G
Isaac Hutchinson	2 G
Jack Senior	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Keepmoat Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Doncaster Rovers FC and Portsmouth FC.
5' Reece James, a England , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Jon Taylor was booked on 10.
12' Assisted by John Bostock with the perfectly-timed delivery and Reece James makes no mistake. 1-0!
15' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marcus Harness.
20' Harvey White has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
25' Portsmouth FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
28' Another substitution for Doncaster Rovers FC to replace Jon Taylor by Fejiri Okenabirhie on 28 minute.
33' Portsmouth FC have won 545 goals from 386 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Doncaster Rovers FC and Portsmouth FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
43' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
46' Fresh legs for Portsmouth FC! John Marquis comes on to replace Haji Mnoga.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
56' Doncaster Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Doncaster Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Rasmus Nicolaisen.
63' Jason Lokilo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Josh Sims at the 63 minute mark.
64' Scott Robertson gets the nod from Doncaster Rovers FC. He replaces John Bostock and will look to change the dynamic.
69' Jack Whatmough is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Doncaster Rovers FC tonight.
70' The England Fejiri Okenabirhie breaks the deadlock on 70 minutes. 2-0!
71' Another change for Portsmouth FC made on 71 minute. Charlie Daniels leaves to be changed by Lee Brown.
76' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Ellis Harrison by Jordy Hiwula on 76 minute.
81' Doncaster Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for John Marquis.
87' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
90' That is a Yellow card for Doncaster Rovers FC. Matthew Smith will be fuming at that decision.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Doncaster Rovers FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Josh Sims ↓ Jason Lokilo 63'
3
Reece James
7
Omar Bogle
13
Louis Jones
5
Joe Wright
4
Tom Anderson C
26
James Coppinger ↓ Taylor Richards 76'
11
Jon Taylor ↓ Fejiri Okenabirhie 28'
2
Brad Halliday
14
Matthew Smith
15
John Bostock ↓ Scott Robertson 64'

Bench

Coach Andy Butler

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Lee Brown ↑ 71'
16
George Byers
9
John Marquis ↑ 46'
7
Ryan Williams
14
Andy Cannon ↑ 46'
22
Lewis Ward
26
Jordy Hiwula ↑ 76'

Coach Kenny Jackett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Reece James	3
Recco Hackett-Fairchild	1
Aiden O'Brien	1
Sean Raggett	1
George Hirst	1
Omar Bogle	1
Mallik Wilks	1
Gareth Evans	1

Head to Head

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2021-03-02 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2021-02-27 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2021-02-20 Doncaster Rovers FC 3–3 Hull City AFC D 2021-02-17 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–1 Accrington Stanley FC L 2021-02-13 Sunderland AFC 4–1 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2021-02-09 Fleetwood Town FC 3–1 Doncaster Rovers FC L

Portsmouth FC Form

2021-03-02 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L 2021-02-27 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Gillingham FC D 2021-02-23 Oxford United FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2021-02-20 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Blackpool FC L 2021-02-16 Bristol Rovers FC 3–1 Portsmouth FC L 2021-02-09 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Swindon Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.39 Doncaster Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.11 Portsmouth FC xG

I would bet for: Doncaster Rovers FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Doncaster Rovers FC45% Draw28% Portsmouth FC27%

Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Doncaster Rovers FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Portsmouth FC

55%

Doncaster Rovers FC or Portsmouth FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Doncaster Rovers FC30% Draw49% Portsmouth FC21%

Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

10.4%

0 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

2 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Doncaster Rovers FC

Handicap	Doncaster Rovers FC covers	Push	Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	22%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.