Ipswich are preparing to compete in the third tier of English football for the first time in more than 60 years.
They had been in the Championship for 17 successive campaigns before suffering relegation last season.
Pompey have never previously met the Tractor Boys at this level, with all their previous league contests taking place in the second tier.
LAST SEASON
A 1-1 home draw with Birmingham sealed Ipswich’s fate with four games of the Championship campaign still to play.
They finished rock bottom on 31 points and tasted league success just five times, with 16 draws and 25 defeats.
THE MANAGER
Paul Lambert took over from Paul Hurst last October, but was unable to oversee a reversal in fortunes.
The former Scotland international – part of the Dortmund side that won the Champions League in 1997 – guided Norwich to League One promotion in 2010.
POMPEY CONNECTIONS
There are no former Blues players in the Ipswich squad.
HEAD TO HEAD
Pompey: 12 wins
Ipswich: 19 wins
12 draws
Last Fratton meeting
Pompey 2 (Roberts (pen), McNulty)
Ipswich 1 (Maitland-Niles)
FA Cup third round replay
January 19 2016
Last away meeting
Ipswich 2 (Oar, Fraser)
Pompey 2 (Bennett, Chaplin)
FA Cup third round
January 9 2016
TRACTOR BOYS STATS
Formed: 1878
Best league finish: 1st in Division One (1961/62)
Ground: Portman Road
Distance from Fratton Park: 159.2 miles
Estimated drive time: 2 hours 51 minutes
League One title odds: 6/1
10-YEAR HISTORY
2018/19 Championship: 24th
2017/18 Championship: 12th
2016/17 Championship: 16th
2015/16 Championship: 7th
2014/15 Championship: 6th
2013/14 Championship: 9th
2012/13 Championship: 14th
2011/12 Championship: 15th
2010/11 Championship: 13th
2009/10 Championship: 15th