Balanced ball game between Exeter City and Port Vale expected

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 06.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: St James Park (8830 seats)

It's game day two of the League One campaign and a lot to play for. Read our in-depth preview of Exeter City-Port Vale!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Exeter City form and stats

In the previous season, Exeter City's league statistics were 23 wins, 15 draws and 8 losses, providing 2nd spot in the League Two. From these 46 matches they scored 65 goals and gave away 41. Appearing as the home team in the previous season Exeter City generated 14-6-3 (win-draw-lost) with 37 goals and 19 conceded.

The home team returns to St James Park after drawing with Lincoln City (placed 15th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Defender Hartridge got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.41/10. Hartridge hit one key pass and won 3 of 4 duels.

Before that game, the home loss against Port Vale with the scoreline 0-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Exeter City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Exeter City as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Exeter City has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 4.

There will be little rest for Exeter after this match as they are travelling to Cheltenham Town for a Carabao Cup game in only three days.

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Port Vale form and stats

Let's have a look at how Port Vale performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 22 victories, 12 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 67 and conceded 46 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 11 - drew 6 and lost 6 with 32/24 goals scored/conceded.

Impressive finishing from Smith and Hall secured the home win 2-1 against Fleetwood Town in their previous game. Hall was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.44. The defender Hall scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels.

Prior to that result Port Vale won their away game at Mansfield Town in the League Two. The scoreline was 3-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Port Vale in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Port, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

After this away game Port Vale return home for a Carabao Cup game against Rotherham United. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Exeter City three wins, two draws and Port Vale five victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ExeterS. Nombe
S. Nombe
1 goals
Port ValeN. Smith
N. Smith
1 goals
Port ValeC. Hall
C. Hall
1 goals

Exeter City missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Exeter City Port Vale
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 10
8 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 12
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 2
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 100%
 
11 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 9
1 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 2
Exeter City Last season Port Vale
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   25 49
23 14   Won W   12 24
15 6   Drew D   6 12
8 3   Lost L   7 13
65 37   Scored S   36 72
41 19   Conceded C   26 48
85% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 90%
72% 70%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   72% 69%
46% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   44% 43%
20% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 24%
4% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 14%
52% 52%   BTTS BTTS   60% 53%
39% 39%   Clean Sheets C S   28% 37%
24% 26%   Failed to Score F T   16% 20%
 
6 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 4.9
4.8 4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.2
1.3 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.6
3 0   Red cards R C   2 4
 
13.2 14   Shots (avg) S (   11.2 11.2
4.5 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 3.5
31% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 42%
 
9.9 9.2   Shots against (avg) S A   10.7 10.2
3.1 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 3.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wycombe Wanderers 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Peterborough United 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
3 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Port Vale 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cambridge United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Derby County 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Plymouth Argyle 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Portsmouth 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
9 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Accrington Stanley 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Charlton Athletic 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Ipswich Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Lincoln City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Morecambe 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
17 Shrewsbury Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
18 Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
21 Barnsley 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Oxford United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Burton Albion 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 46 23 15 8 75 44 23 14 4 5 34 18 23 9 11 3 41 26 31 84
2 Exeter City 46 23 15 8 65 41 23 14 6 3 37 19 23 9 9 5 28 22 24 84
3 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 71 49 23 14 4 5 38 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 22 80
4 Northampton Town 46 23 11 12 60 38 23 13 5 5 32 15 23 10 6 7 28 23 22 80
5 Port Vale 46 22 12 12 67 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 23 11 6 6 32 24 21 78
6 Swindon Town 46 22 11 13 77 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 23 13 4 6 42 29 23 77
7 Mansfield Town 46 22 11 13 67 52 23 15 4 4 40 24 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 77
8 Sutton United 46 22 10 14 69 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 23 8 5 10 31 33 16 76
9 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 12 13 53 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 23 5 9 9 17 24 13 75
10 Salford City 46 19 13 14 60 46 23 10 9 4 33 21 23 9 4 10 27 25 14 70
11 Newport County 46 19 12 15 67 58 23 9 6 8 40 31 23 10 6 7 27 27 9 69
12 Crawley Town 46 17 10 19 56 66 23 9 6 8 28 29 23 8 4 11 28 37 -10 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 23 9 5 9 36 22 23 5 11 7 26 25 15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 23 6 10 7 29 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 23 8 4 11 23 32 -12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 23 10 5 8 30 29 23 4 7 12 17 31 -13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 23 9 7 7 24 26 23 5 5 13 20 38 -20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 23 5 6 12 23 36 -8 53
19 Harrogate Town 46 14 11 21 64 75 23 6 7 10 32 36 23 8 4 11 32 39 -11 53
20 Carlisle United 46 14 11 21 39 62 23 8 7 8 19 23 23 6 4 13 20 39 -23 53
21 Stevenage 46 11 14 21 45 68 23 9 6 8 29 30 23 2 8 13 16 38 -23 47
22 Barrow 46 10 14 22 44 57 23 5 9 9 25 28 23 5 5 13 19 29 -13 44
23 Oldham Athletic 46 9 11 26 46 75 23 5 4 14 29 42 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 38
24 Scunthorpe United 46 4 14 28 29 90 23 3 7 13 15 36 23 1 7 15 14 54 -61 26

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wycombe Wanderers 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Peterborough United 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
3 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Port Vale 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cambridge United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Derby County 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Plymouth Argyle 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Portsmouth 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
9 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Accrington Stanley 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Charlton Athletic 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Ipswich Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Lincoln City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Morecambe 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
17 Shrewsbury Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
18 Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
21 Barnsley 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Oxford United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Burton Albion 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.