League One: Forest Green Rovers are 12 points short of Port Vale, but are motivated to go full throttle. Game on!
- Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (46) in League One
- Port Vale have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League One
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Forest Green Rovers and Port Vale.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
Forest Green Rovers's results here at The New Lawn in the League One have been very modest with 4 victories, 0 draws and 8 defeats. Rovers has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Burchnall and the players.
The Forest Green Rovers followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at The New Lawn: A 1-2 defeat against Burton Albion (placed 21st). The penalty miss from Matt in the defeat against Burton Albion was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen. The attacker Peart-Harris was named "man of the match" for Rovers with a rating of 7.44/10. Peart-Harris scored one goal.
Prior to that, an away loss at Milton Keynes Dons.Forest Green Rovers have scored {9 league goals} here from 12 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 20 goals have been conceded.
Port Vale form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Port Vale playing as the away team in the League One this season. Port has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Port Vale lost away at Sheffield Wednesday (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Robinson was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.15. The defender Robinson hit two key passes and won 6 of 9 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Morecambe.Stats flash: 8 of the last 10 league matches featuring this side have ended with only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Port have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Port Vale have managed a sequence of 7 consecutive matches without defeat (3-4-0) when facing Forest Green Rovers.Forest Green Rovers and Port Vale have played each other previously this season: Port Vale - Forest Green Rovers 2-2.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Harrison 7 goals |   C. Wickham 6 goals | J. March 4 goals |
Forest Green Rovers missing players
Port Vale missing players
| Forest Green Rovers | Port Vale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 46 | 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 20 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 83% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 65% |
| 54% | 58% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 48% |
| 25% | 8% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 26% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 54% | 42% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 39% |
| 8% | 17% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 25% | 30% |
| 38% | 42% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 42% | 35% |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.4 | 10.2 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 11 | 11.7 |
| 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 25% | 20% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 58% | 51% |
| 13.4 | 11 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 12.6 | 10.7 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
- Forest Green Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Forest Green Rovers have the fewest clean sheets (2) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (46) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-26) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Port Vale have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League One
- Port Vale haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 53 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 49 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 49 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Derby County | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 35 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 31 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -3 | 31 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 29 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 28 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 27 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 25 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 24 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 22 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -13 | 22 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -11 | 21 |
| 23 | Forest Green Rovers | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -26 | 20 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 18 |
