Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Wigan Athletic & Port Vale 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 Wigan Athletic 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.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Wigan Athletic's two home games in the League One so far this season, having collected 3 points here at The DW Stadium.
The Wigan supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Doncaster Rovers in League One and win 1-0. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Portsmouth.
The manager J. Sheridan will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Crewe Alexandra in only four days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Wigan Athletic at home in the league. 3 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Port Vale form and stats
Port was sent out of EFL Trophy in the 3rd round last season.Things could have gone better for Port Vale in their League Two away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Port aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 198 league minutes without a goal. D. Rodney was the last player to find the net.
Two away games in a row for Port, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Morecambe in the League Two. A draw for Port before that, at their own venue hosting Harrogate Town (0-0).
A quick return to home after this game, as Port are hosting Carlisle United in the League Two only four days away.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Port Vale has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Wigan Athletic-Port Vale H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Wigan Athletic one win, Port Vale one win, zero draws. two of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Cullen 2 goals |   L. Evans 1 goals |  K. Naismith 1 goals |
Wigan Athletic missing players
Port Vale missing players
| Wigan Athletic | Port Vale | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 6 | ||
| 46 | 30 | Scored | S | 16 | 33 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Conceded | C | 22 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 288 | 165 | Total Shots | T S | 109 | 235 | ||
| 104 | 61 | Shots on Target | S O | 40 | 90 | ||
| 44% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Hull City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 24 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Morecambe | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| 3 | Salford City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Cambridge United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Port Vale | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Crawley Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Stevenage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 21 | Barrow | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 23 | Southend United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 1 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |