There has been no shortage of boom and bust for these two teams this season, sitting in positions near the middle of the League One table. Here's the Port Vale - Charlton Athletic latest:
Port Vale and Charlton Athletic should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Port Vale form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Port Vale have to build on here at Vale Park in the League One.
No payout for Port Vale in their previous match, an away game at Oxford United that ended in defeat 0-4. As you see from the result above, Port suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Smith was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.13 out of 10. The defender Smith won 15 of 16 duels.
Before that game, a home loss in the FA Cup against Exeter City. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Port Vale have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 4 and lost 2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the EFL Trophy game versus Barnsley in only two days. This game is also played here at Vale Park.
The Port fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. Port Vale have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Charlton Athletic form and stats
Charlton Athletic have only collected 8 points from their away games in the League One, after 1-5-3 (9 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Burton Albion (placed 23rd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 3-3. It looked so good for Charlton vs Burton Albion, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 3-3 draw. Goalkeeper MacGillivray made a total of seven saves, making him a hero against Burton Albion. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. The attacker Kirk got a match rating of 8.23 in that game. Kirk scored two goals.
Before that game, 1-1 away against Stevenage (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) in the Carabao Cup. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Charlton Athletic playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 1 Charlton Athletic win, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Charlton now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A EFL Trophy game at Plymouth Argyle is waiting in only two days.
Charlton Athletic have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Charlton Athletic have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Port zero wins, one draw and Charlton Athletic one victory. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Harrison 7 goals |   J. Rak-Sakyi 5 goals | M. Leaburn 4 goals |
Port Vale missing players
Charlton Athletic missing players
| Port Vale | Charlton Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| 28 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 26 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 89% | 94% |
| 72% | 56% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 78% |
| 61% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 44% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 39% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 50% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 22% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 22% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 22% | 17% |
| 6.1 | 6.2 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 7.1 | 6.3 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12.1 | 12.7 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 |
| 48% | 44% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 50% | 48% |
| 10.9 | 8.9 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 14.2 | 12.4 |
| 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 37 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 31 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Derby County | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 24 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 23 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -9 | 14 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 14 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 13 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -22 | 13 |
