THERE'S no place like away from home in League One this season.

The tightest division of them all has also proved the most fruitful for travellers. Visiting teams currently boast a 35 per cent success rate.

League One has seen 162 away wins so far – 21 more than the Championship and 19 than League Two.

It's not just City who find it tough on their own turf, with seven Valley Parade defeats. Sheffield United have lost six times at Bramall Lane – and tonight's hosts Doncaster have finished empty-handed nine times at the Keepmoat.

Rovers have lost their last two at home and Phil Parkinson hopes the Bantams can exploit that fragility to bounce back from their own setback against Chesterfield in midweek.

"When teams come to play at your place, they often change the system to nullify what you're doing," said Parkinson.

"That can frustrate the home team and I think that's happened quite a bit to the likes of Sheffield United and us. You saw with the Reading game that they had done their homework.

"When you're at home, the onus is on you more to play your game. Teams quite often will come up with a game-plan to combat you and hit you on the break – quite a few games are decided like that.

"There are huge expectations on Doncaster from being a Championship team last year. That can weigh heavily on you and we've got to use that to our advantage."

City will be boosted by the presence of Filipe Morais, who has now cleared the three-game ban following his FA Cup red card at the Madejski.

The winger's return will be a timely fillip for the manager as he considers employing some fresh legs after the "hard slog" of Tuesday.

Parkinson said: "Fil has been a good player for us this season. He's got real athleticism, pace and power and you need that. He can take the team up the pitch with the ball and we've missed him.

"He's had a mini pre-season, been training well and done a lot of extra work with Nick (Allamby). Hopefully we'll reap the benefits of that.

"Tuesday was so difficult with the weather and everything. It was really hard going; such a slog. It was a very difficult night for football. We tried everything we could but one moment was pivotal.

"Conditions do make a difference to a game of football and the lads are looking forward to playing on a decent surface."

In contrast, Doncaster have not played since their come-from-behind win at Coventry on March 21.

Parkinson said: "It's incredible to have a break like that at this stage (of the season). But I don't know if that's a help or a hindrance – it can work both ways.

"When you have a break like that, it's good if you can get a win first, which they did. But you can also lose a bit of momentum as well."

City feel they have a score to settle after Doncaster's smash-and-grab success at Valley Parade in November, when Rovers came from a goal down to win 2-1.

Parkinson said: "It was a strange one. I watched it back again recently and it was a very good performance but two quick-fire goals cost us."

Andy Halliday is still struggling with a trapped nerve in his hamstring. Matt Urwin will again take on back-up goalkeeping duties after Jak Alnwick returned to Newcastle for treatment on a sprained wrist.