Season schedules will be unveiled on Thursday morning as Pompey & Co find out what lies in await for the campaign immediately ahead of them.
One of the key dates universally sought after is the opening day of the campaign and the opposition it will bring.
But how has each League One team fared on the the first day across the past five seasons?
Well, we’ve listed the results and totalled the number of points accumulated.
Here’s what The News found out...
17. Fleetwood - 9 pts
L - Fleetwood 0-1 Pompey (2021-22) W - Fleetwood 2-1 Burton (2020-21) W - Peterborough 1-3 Fleetwood (2019-20) L - Fleetwood 0-1 AFC Wimbledon (2018-19) W - Fleetwood 2-0 Rotherham (2017-18) Photo: Sam Fielding
18. Pompey - 10 pts
W - Fleetwood 0-1 Pompey (2021-22) D - Pompey 0-0 Shrewsbury (2020-21) L - Shrewsbury 1-0 Pompey (2019-20) W - Pompey 1-0 Luton (2018-19) W - Pompey 2-0 Rochdale (2017-18) Photo: Joe Pepler
19. Port Vale - 10 pts
L - Northampton 1-0 Port Vale (2021-22) W - Port Vale 2-0 Crawley (2020-21) D - Colchester 1-1 Port Vale (2019-20) W - Port Vale 3-0 Cambridge (2018-19) W - Crawley 1-3 Port Vale (2018-19) Picture: Eddie Keogh/Getty Images Photo: Eddie Keogh
20. Charlton Athletic - 10 pts
D - Charlton 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday (2021-22) W - Crewe 0-2 Charlton (2020-21) W - Blackburn 1-2 Charlton (2019-20) L - Sunderland 2-1 Charlton (2018-19) W - Charlton 1-0 Bristol Rovers (2017-18) Photo: Andrew Redington