Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Salford City & Port Vale face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
Port Vale could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League One game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Bristol Rovers. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Salford City form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the EFL Trophy for Salford, as the manager Wood led his troops to eliminate Bradford City, Rochdale, Liverpool U21 and Accrington Stanley, and reach the 3rd Round. Last season, Salford City's EFL Trophy journey ended in the group stage.All-inclusive League Two stats at home this season for Salford City are 3-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Salford City are returning here after visiting Gillingham and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Hendry, Vassell and Watson scored the goal(s). Vassell was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.25 out of 10. The defender Vassell scored one goal and won 8 of 9 duels.
Ahead of that game, a home victory against Bradford City in the EFL Trophy.
Salford are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Colchester United awaits in four days.
Salford City have conceded 11 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Port Vale form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Shrewsbury Town, Stockport County, Wolves U21 and Barnsley in order to reach 3rd round of EFL Trophy. Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.Playing away, Port Vale have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the League One this season.
Two away games in a row for Port, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Bristol Rovers. The attacker Harrison got a match rating of 7.4 in that game. Harrison hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that result Port Vale won their away game at Plymouth Argyle in the League One. The scoreline was 2-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Accrington Stanley in just four days.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Port Vale have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Previous seven meetings between these participants: Salford won three, Port Vale were winners in two and we saw two draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Harrison 7 goals |  R. Watson 4 goals |  C. Hendry 3 goals |
Salford City missing players
Port Vale missing players
| Salford City | Port Vale | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Scored | S | 15 | 33 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Conceded | C | 14 | 30 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 4.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.5 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 31% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 52% | ||
| 12.2 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | ||
| 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 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 48 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 39 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 33 |
| 5 | Barrow | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 33 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | Salford City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 31 |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Walsall | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 13 | Stockport County | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 27 |
| 16 | Sutton United | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 23 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 25 |
| 18 | Newport County | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -4 | 22 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 19 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -21 | 12 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 15 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -18 | 14 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 18 | -11 | 14 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 43 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 42 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 41 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 31 |
| 6 | Derby County | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -2 | 25 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 29 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 26 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 26 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 24 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 25 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 20 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 21 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -21 | 17 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 15 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -15 | 15 |
| 24 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -12 | 15 |
