Open game expected at Highbury Stadium: Fleetwood Town vs Port Vale preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Highbury Stadium (5500 seats)

This is it, this is League One and this is Fleetwood Town - Port Vale. Check out our thorough match preview!

Insights:
  • Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Fleetwood Town have less rest than Port Vale in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League One game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Wycombe Wanderers, so at least Fleetwood Town are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Fleetwood Town form and stats

5-5-7 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Fleetwood Town so far this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Fleetwood here at Highbury Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Fleetwood Town haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 257 minutes ago. Mendes scored that one.

In their previous game, the manager Brown led his Fleetwood to a defeat away at Wycombe Wanderers. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Highbury Stadium. Patterson (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.12/10. Patterson hit three key passes.

Heartbreak before that as Fleetwood Town lost 0-1 at Cheltenham Town's place.

It should be noted that a glance at the 10 latest league games reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Fleetwood here at Highbury Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (16 from 17 games).

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Port Vale form and stats

5-3-9 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Port Vale in their League One matches away. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Port Vale's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Port Vale had fun at their own home (Highbury Stadium) last time out, beating Milton Keynes Dons 1-0. Donnelly scored. Worrall got a match rating of 7.9 in that game, top player of the team. Worrall served one assist and hit four key passes.

Prior to that match, the Port Vale manager Clarke faced defeat when travelling to Bolton Wanderers and losing 1-2.

In the opposite end, Port have conceded 27 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Fleetwood Town and Port Vale have played each other earlier this season: Port Vale - Fleetwood Town 2-1. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two sides are: three wins for Fleetwood Town, two draws and five wins for Port Vale. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Port ValeE. Harrison
E. Harrison
9 goals
FleetwoodS. Rooney
S. Rooney
6 goals
Fleetwood TownC. Gomes
C. Gomes
6 goals

Fleetwood Town missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fleetwood Town Port Vale
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 3 Played P 3 17 35
10 5 0 Won W 0 5 12
12 5 1 Drew D 0 3 7
13 7 2 Lost L 3 9 16
36 16 1 Scored S 2 17 35
37 17 4 Conceded C 8 27 49
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
66% 59% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 76% 66%
40% 35% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 53% 49%
9% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 29% 26%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 6% 6%
54% 47% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 41% 43%
29% 35% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 24% 29%
26% 29% 67% Failed to Score F T 67% 41% 34%
 
4.7 5.6 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 5.4 5.5
5.6 5.4 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.8 4.6
2.3 2.3 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.7
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.1 11.9 16.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 12.1 12.5
2.9 3.2 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.7 1.9 2.2
35% 29% 9% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 53% 45%
 
13 12.1 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.7 11.8 10.5
3.7 3.6 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.4 3.1
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 33 22 8 3 60 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 15 9 4 2 19 9 38 74
2 Plymouth Argyle 35 22 8 5 63 38 18 16 1 1 36 13 17 6 7 4 27 25 25 74
3 Ipswich Town 35 19 12 4 68 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 17 8 6 3 28 19 37 69
4 Barnsley 33 19 6 8 52 29 16 11 1 4 29 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 23 63
5 Bolton Wanderers 36 18 9 9 51 28 18 12 4 2 28 9 18 6 5 7 23 19 23 63
6 Derby County 35 17 10 8 56 33 18 12 4 2 37 14 17 5 6 6 19 19 23 61
7 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 6 11 47 32 18 10 4 4 28 16 16 7 2 7 19 16 15 57
8 Peterborough United 34 17 3 14 55 42 17 11 2 4 33 18 17 6 1 10 22 24 13 54
9 Shrewsbury Town 35 15 7 13 44 38 17 9 2 6 25 21 18 6 5 7 19 17 6 52
10 Portsmouth 34 13 12 9 46 40 17 7 8 2 28 17 17 6 4 7 18 23 6 51
11 Lincoln City 34 9 18 7 32 33 17 4 13 0 16 11 17 5 5 7 16 22 -1 45
12 Exeter City 34 11 10 13 45 44 16 6 5 5 22 19 18 5 5 8 23 25 1 43
13 Port Vale 35 12 7 16 35 49 18 7 4 7 18 22 17 5 3 9 17 27 -14 43
14 Fleetwood Town 35 10 12 13 36 37 17 5 5 7 16 17 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 47 55 17 5 6 6 22 26 17 6 3 8 25 29 -8 42
16 Charlton Athletic 34 10 11 13 45 46 17 6 5 6 28 22 17 4 6 7 17 24 -1 41
17 Cheltenham Town 35 10 7 18 26 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 18 4 3 11 12 26 -20 37
18 Oxford United 35 9 9 17 36 45 17 5 3 9 20 23 18 4 6 8 16 22 -9 36
19 Burton Albion 33 9 8 16 40 62 16 5 5 6 17 23 17 4 3 10 23 39 -22 35
20 Accrington Stanley 33 8 10 15 28 51 16 5 5 6 19 24 17 3 5 9 9 27 -23 34
21 Morecambe 35 7 12 16 34 54 18 6 7 5 23 21 17 1 5 11 11 33 -20 33
22 Milton Keynes Dons 35 8 6 21 31 54 17 2 4 11 11 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -23 30
23 Cambridge United 35 8 6 21 27 56 18 6 4 8 16 21 17 2 2 13 11 35 -29 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 35 5 8 22 27 66 17 4 1 12 12 29 18 1 7 10 15 37 -39 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 33 22 8 3 60 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 15 9 4 2 19 9 38 74
2 Plymouth Argyle 35 22 8 5 63 38 18 16 1 1 36 13 17 6 7 4 27 25 25 74
3 Ipswich Town 35 19 12 4 68 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 17 8 6 3 28 19 37 69
4 Barnsley 33 19 6 8 52 29 16 11 1 4 29 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 23 63
5 Bolton Wanderers 36 18 9 9 51 28 18 12 4 2 28 9 18 6 5 7 23 19 23 63
6 Derby County 35 17 10 8 56 33 18 12 4 2 37 14 17 5 6 6 19 19 23 61
7 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 6 11 47 32 18 10 4 4 28 16 16 7 2 7 19 16 15 57
8 Peterborough United 34 17 3 14 55 42 17 11 2 4 33 18 17 6 1 10 22 24 13 54
9 Shrewsbury Town 35 15 7 13 44 38 17 9 2 6 25 21 18 6 5 7 19 17 6 52
10 Portsmouth 34 13 12 9 46 40 17 7 8 2 28 17 17 6 4 7 18 23 6 51
11 Lincoln City 34 9 18 7 32 33 17 4 13 0 16 11 17 5 5 7 16 22 -1 45
12 Exeter City 34 11 10 13 45 44 16 6 5 5 22 19 18 5 5 8 23 25 1 43
13 Port Vale 35 12 7 16 35 49 18 7 4 7 18 22 17 5 3 9 17 27 -14 43
14 Fleetwood Town 35 10 12 13 36 37 17 5 5 7 16 17 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 47 55 17 5 6 6 22 26 17 6 3 8 25 29 -8 42
16 Charlton Athletic 34 10 11 13 45 46 17 6 5 6 28 22 17 4 6 7 17 24 -1 41
17 Cheltenham Town 35 10 7 18 26 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 18 4 3 11 12 26 -20 37
18 Oxford United 35 9 9 17 36 45 17 5 3 9 20 23 18 4 6 8 16 22 -9 36
19 Burton Albion 33 9 8 16 40 62 16 5 5 6 17 23 17 4 3 10 23 39 -22 35
20 Accrington Stanley 33 8 10 15 28 51 16 5 5 6 19 24 17 3 5 9 9 27 -23 34
21 Morecambe 35 7 12 16 34 54 18 6 7 5 23 21 17 1 5 11 11 33 -20 33
22 Milton Keynes Dons 35 8 6 21 31 54 17 2 4 11 11 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -23 30
23 Cambridge United 35 8 6 21 27 56 18 6 4 8 16 21 17 2 2 13 11 35 -29 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 35 5 8 22 27 66 17 4 1 12 12 29 18 1 7 10 15 37 -39 23

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.