Doncaster Roves v Portsmouth Match Preview
by The Rovers Review
Darren Ferguson now only has one out of five available senior strikers to his use as Portsmouth visit the Keepmoat this Tuesday night.
Following Saturday's 1-0 defeat away from home at Charlton Athletic, Darren Ferguson has lost three of his usual starting players in Alfie May, John Marquis and James Coppinger - who are all ruled out for this mid-week-clash. This means a return to the starting 11 for Liam Mandeville as he's the only available striker out of the five senior ones. Liam's last start for Rovers came in the Checkatrade Trophy win against Sunderland's U21s.
On a brighter note, defender Mathieu Baudry and midfielder Alfie Beestin are now completely available for Ferguson after recovering from their respective injuries. Beestin also has the ability to play up front too, so that could be an option for Ferguson going into the game too.
In Pompey's last match, they were the 2-0 winners against MK Dons with Oliver Hawkins bagging himself a double for Pompey.
The last time these two clubs faced each other was in League Two last season where Rovers triumphed 3-1 with two goals from John Marquis as well as a contribution from Tommy Rowe, helped void Kal Naismith's equalizer on the 41st minute.
At the current moment in time, Darren Ferguson's men are only accumulating 0.92 points per game, whereas Portsmouth is on 1.54 points per game with 33% of their wins so far this season coming on the road.
