Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Port Vale & Stockport County face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Port Vale nor Stockport County 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
Last season, Port Vale's EFL Trophy journey ended in the 2nd round.Port Vale have collected 4 points from their League One home games so far after 1-1-1.
The Port followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at Vale Park: A 0-1 defeat against Portsmouth. Hall was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.14 out of 10. The defender Hall hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.
In the game before, an away victory in the League One match versus Burton Albion with a 2-0 scoreline.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Port Vale handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 8 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Cheltenham Town in only four days. This game is also played here at Vale Park.
Port Vale have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Port have conceded only 2 goals.
Stockport County form and stats
It's not happening yet for Stockport County on their League Two travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different?
Stockport County's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Swindon Town that finished 1-1. Midfield player Sarcevic was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.6/10. Sarcevic scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that, 0-0 at home vs Leicester City in the Carabao Cup.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting AFC Wimbledon in just four days.
Stockport County have the goal stats of 3-6 (for/against) from 3 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings with these squads: Port won two, Stockport County were winners in two and we saw zero draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Sarcevic 3 goals |  E. Harrison 2 goals | N. Smith 1 goals |
Port Vale missing players
Stockport County missing players
| Port Vale | Stockport County | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Scored | S | 23 | 43 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 15 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 12% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.9 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 12.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 52% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | ||
| 10.3 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.9 | 7.9 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Port Vale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Wolves U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Derby County | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Cambridge United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 3 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Barrow | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Salford City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Sutton United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 | Newport County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 2 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 1 |
