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...
21. Exeter - 11 pts
D - Exeter 0-0 Bradford (2021-22) D - Salford 2-2 Exeter (2020-21) W - Exeter 1–0 Macclesfield (2019-20) W - Exeter 3-1 Carlisle (2018-19) W - Exeter 1-0 Cambridge (2017-18) Photo: Pete Norton
22. Ipswich - 11 pts
D - Ipswich 2-2 Morecambe (2021-22) W - Ipswich 2-0 Wigan (2020-21) W - Burton 0-1 Ipswich (2019-20) D - Ipswich 2-2 Blackburn (2018-19) W - Ipswich 1-0 Birmingham (2017-18) Photo: Alex Davidson
23. Lincoln - 11 pts
D - Gillingham 1-1 Lincoln (2021-22) W - Lincoln 2-0 Oxford United (2020-21) W - Lincoln 2-0 Accrington (2019-20) W - Northampton 0-1 Lincoln (2018-19) D - Wycombe 2-2 Lincoln (2017-18) Photo: Stu Forster
24. Forest Green Rovers - 13 pts
W - Forest Green Rovers 2-1 Sutton United (2021-22) W - Bolton 0-1 Forest Green Rovers (2020-21) W - Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Oldham Athletic (2019-20) W - Grimsby 1-4 Forest Green Rovers (2018-19) D - Forest Green Rovers 2-2 Barnet (2017-18) Photo: Matthew Lewis