Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams 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 Salford City nor Port Vale 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.
Salford City form and stats
Salford City have not come this way in the EFL Trophy without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Tranmere Rovers, Aston Villa U21 and Wolves U21.When playing at home in the League Two, Salford City have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 13 games. On the other hand, in the EFL Trophy, Salford City has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
The Salford City goalkeeper Kyle Letheren is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 270 minutes without conceding a goal in the League Two.
The Salford City crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Walsall here at Moor Lane in a League Two match. Prior to that, an away loss at Grimsby Town in the League Two.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Salford City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won 5 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Northampton Town in only four days. This game is also played here at Moor Lane.
Salford City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 13 games. Salford City have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Port Vale form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Shrewsbury Town, Mansfield Town, Newcastle United U21 and Macclesfield Town in order to reach 3rd Round of EFL Trophy. Port Vale was sent out of EFL Trophy in the quarter-finals last season.Port Vale have only collected 11 points from their away games in the League Two, after 2-5-5 (12 played). Total EFL Trophy statistics for Port Vale: 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Two points from the last two away games for Port Vale, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Port Vale, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-4 versus Manchester City. A draw for Port Vale before that, at their own venue hosting Macclesfield Town (2-2).
We have checked recent matches where Port Vale have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were W2-D1-L4.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Port Vale manager J. Askey as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Stevenage.
Port Vale find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 14 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Port Vale have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
 
A. Rooney
6 goals
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J. Taylor
5 goals
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J. Jervis
4 goals
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Salford City missing players
Port Vale missing players
| Salford City | Port Vale | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Scored | S | 18 | 36 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | C | 20 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 3.6 | 4.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 305 | 175 | Total Shots | T S | 134 | 284 | ||
| 107 | 60 | Shots on Target | S O | 54 | 110 | ||
| 31% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 50 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 47 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 44 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 41 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 41 |
| 7 | Forest Green Rovers | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 41 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 40 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 35 |
| 11 | Walsall | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | Salford City | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -4 | 32 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 31 |
| 15 | Newport County | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 29 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | -4 | 29 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -10 | 26 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 26 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -17 | 25 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 23 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 25 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -15 | 18 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | -24 | 18 |