Port Vale - Cheltenham Town: League One dungeon sides scrapping for points and glory. Here are all the relevant statistics and tables before the game!
- Cheltenham Town have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Port nor Cheltenham Town 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.
Port Vale form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Port Vale have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 3 games.
Port Vale's previous match was a EFL Trophy game also played at their home, finishing 1-0 vs Stockport County. The home team are looking to build on that result.
Ahead of that match, Port Vale lost 0-1 at home to Portsmouth.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Port Vale have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Port aren't scoring a lot here at Vale Park in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. Port Vale have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
Things could have gone better for Cheltenham Town in their League One away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Two trips in a row for Cheltenham Town, whose manager Elliott could celebrate last time after the EFL Trophy win against Milton Keynes Dons.
The game before that, in the League One, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Oxford United.We have checked recent matches where Cheltenham have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 1 victory, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Goals are few and far between in Cheltenham Town's away league games. Only 1 goal from 3 travels. Cheltenham Town's manager Elliott has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Port-Cheltenham Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Port Vale four wins, Cheltenham Town three wins, three draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  E. Harrison 2 goals | N. Smith 1 goals | B. Garrity 1 goals |
Port Vale missing players
Cheltenham Town missing players
| Port Vale | Cheltenham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 67% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 33% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 5.5 | 5.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8.7 | 6.7 |
| 1.3 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 12.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.7 | 9.5 |
| 2.5 | 3.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 21% |
| 10.3 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14 | 15.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
- Cheltenham Town have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Cheltenham Town have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in League One
- Cheltenham Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Port Vale have created more than twice as many corners as Cheltenham Town.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Derby County | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Cambridge United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 3 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 1 |
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