Anticipation is building for the league curtain-raiser for John Mousinho’s side.
QPR provide the opposition for the first league game of the season, after a busy period of player trading at PO4.
So how do the Blues line up in the opener?
There’s plenty for Mousinho to ponder - here’s how Pompey writer Jordan Cross thinks he will go.
9. RW Abu Kamara
Welcome home Abu! And with a full pre-season under his belt, the returning hero has to start opener. | Portsmouth FC
10. CAM Adrian Segecic
The hope is Pompey's top scorer last term can thrive as a No10, we should get the first clues over that this weekend. | Simon Roe/ProSportsImages
11. LW Luke Brooke-Smith
Teenager's debut was a success story. It's a big ask, but likely to get at least 45 minutes this weekend in opener with winger fitness issues. | Chris Foxwell/ProSportsImages
12. CF Colby Bishop
Starts the season with the No9 position his, but has to lay down a marker amid Marezi's challenge. | Chris Foxwell