Vale Park: Prepare for a football party when Port Vale host Derby County. Read up on the fixture at Tipsway!
- Port Vale have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League One
The visiting Derby County played their last game only three days ago, a League One match.
Port Vale form and stats
Port Vale have played 12 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The Port Vale supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Vale Park: A 0-2 defeat against Peterborough United (placed 7th). Pett (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.14/10. Pett hit two key passes.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Forest Green Rovers with a 3-1 scoreline.It should be added that a glance at the 10 most recent league games reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
There will be little rest for Port after this match as they are travelling to Cheltenham Town for a League One game in only four days.
Port Vale are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. Port Vale's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Derby County form and stats
As the visiting team in League One matches, Derby County have produced an overall stat of 4-6-3 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Derby County as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.
Hourihane and Mendez-Laing scored in County's previous match, the home game against Bolton Wanderers that ended 2-1. Defender Roberts was the best team player with a rating of 7.31. Roberts hit one key pass and won 7 of 12 duels.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Cheltenham Town at their stadium, the result 3-2.They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting ended Derby County - Port Vale 1-2, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Port one win, zero draws and Derby County one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Harrison 8 goals |   D. McGoldrick 8 goals |  J. Collins 7 goals |
Port Vale missing players
Derby County missing players
| Port Vale | Derby County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 38 |
| 34 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 96% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 69% | 77% |
| 68% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 54% | 62% |
| 48% | 42% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 23% | 46% |
| 28% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 23% |
| 4% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 40% | 42% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 31% | 42% |
| 28% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 46% | 46% |
| 36% | 33% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 54% | 35% |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.2 | 6.7 | 6.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.9 | 12.2 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 13 | 13 |
| 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 50% | 41% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 32% |
| 10.8 | 9.1 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.2 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
- Port Vale have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League One
| 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 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 61 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 58 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 51 |
| 4 | Derby County | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 47 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 44 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 43 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -3 | 37 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 35 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 35 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 35 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 35 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 34 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 30 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 29 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 28 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 25 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -17 | 25 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 24 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | -23 | 24 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -22 | 22 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -29 | 21 |
