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- Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Port Vale nor Barnsley as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Port Vale form and stats
5-4-6 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Port Vale so far this season.
Port faced defeat in their previous match, away at Shrewsbury Town (2-3). The striker Politic was declared "man of the match" for Port Vale with a rating of 7.75/10. Politic scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
In the match before that, Port hosted Accrington Stanley and drew the game 1-1.The match schedule is unforgiving for Port Vale as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Exeter City are visiting.
Port have conceded 19 in these home matches.
Barnsley form and stats
As the visiting team in League One matches, Barnsley have produced an overall stat of 6-4-4 so far.
Impressive finishing from Watters and Williams secured the home win 2-0 against Cambridge United in their previous game. Defender Williams was the best team player with a rating of 8.03. Williams scored one goal and won 6 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Portsmouth that ended 1-1.The schedule is very tough for Barnsley now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Cheltenham Town is waiting in only four days.
Barnsley find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. Barnsley are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Barnsley - Port 1-1 was the end result in these sides' previous head-to-head match, played this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: four - two - two (Port Vale wins - draws - Barnsley wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
![]() E. Harrison 8 goals | ![]() J. Wilson 4 goals | ![]() A. Odubeko 3 goals |
Port Vale missing players
Barnsley missing players
| Port Vale | Barnsley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | 6 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 38 |
| 43 | 19 | 11 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 93% | 93% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 96% |
| 70% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 75% |
| 50% | 47% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | 43% |
| 27% | 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 7% | 7% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 47% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 39% |
| 27% | 27% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 36% |
| 37% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 29% | 29% |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| 2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 52% | 42% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 40% |
| 11 | 9.7 | 13.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 9.1 | 8.5 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
- Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One
- Barnsley have the fewest points from losing position (2) in League One
| 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 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 61 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 61 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 25 | 55 |
| 4 | Derby County | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 53 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 53 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 47 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 27 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 44 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 44 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 44 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 38 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 37 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 28 | -9 | 37 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -11 | 37 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 35 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 27 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -3 | 34 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | -2 | 29 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 29 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 17 | -13 | 28 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 56 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 33 | -19 | 28 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -14 | 27 |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -20 | 26 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 30 | -23 | 26 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 30 | -33 | 21 |