Match Report
Portsmouth, 9th with 73 points, sat 35 points above Doncaster Rovers (22nd, 38). On the form table Doncaster Rovers stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 22nd overall. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Portsmouth ran at 1.48 scored and 1.11 conceded, Doncaster Rovers at 0.8 and 1.78.
GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 4 for Portsmouth, 7 for Doncaster Rovers and 5 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 69% of the meetings. 1.8 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 2.75.
The match was played at Fratton Park in Portsmouth (capacity 20,688). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.