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

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

29% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Doncaster Rovers FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Doncaster Rovers FC

Isaac Hutchinson	2 G
Jack Senior	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Keepmoat Stadium. Doncaster Rovers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Portsmouth FC.
5' Wales international Ellis Harrison has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' Jon Taylor was booked on 10.
12' A goal from the England international Reece James! He fires home on 12 to make it 1-0!
15' That is a Yellow card for Portsmouth FC. Marcus Harness will be fuming at that decision.
20' It’s high time Kenny Jackett made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Doncaster Rovers FC that had 239 games and scored 270 goals.
28' A change in the Doncaster Rovers FC ranks — Jon Taylor exits the field as Fejiri Okenabirhie enters on 28.
33' Portsmouth FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
38' It is a cagey affair so far. Doncaster Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Portsmouth FC's compact .
43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andy Cannon made 140 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' The crowd applauds Haji Mnoga as he leaves the pitch. John Marquis steps in for Portsmouth FC.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Doncaster Rovers FC and Portsmouth FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' Harvey White has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
59' Rasmus Nicolaisen was booked on 59.
63' Jason Lokilo is replacing Josh Sims for the Doncaster Rovers FC side.
64' Fresh legs for Doncaster Rovers FC! Scott Robertson comes on to replace John Bostock.
69' The home supporters are growing impatient. Doncaster Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
70' Against the run of play, Fejiri Okenabirhie has scored! This game has turned on its head.
71' A change in the Portsmouth FC ranks — Charlie Daniels exits the field as Lee Brown enters on 71.
76' Portsmouth FC ring the changes. Ellis Harrison has done his job and it is now time for Jordy Hiwula to step up.
81' Jack Whatmough needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
82' John Marquis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
87' Charlie Daniels is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Doncaster Rovers FC tonight.
90' That is a Yellow card for Doncaster Rovers FC. Matthew Smith will be fuming at that decision.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Portsmouth FC.

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
Ellis Harrison	1
John Marquis	1
Fejiri Okenabirhie	1
Recco Hackett-Fairchild	1
Aiden O'Brien	1
Sean Raggett	1
George Hirst	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.