Striving Port Vale hope to pull off a surprise win when they play top team Plymouth Argyle in the next league match. It’s 18th vs 1st and the home regulars will have modest confidence.
- Plymouth Argyle have the most points from losing position (24) in League One
Port are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions.
Both sides have had adequate rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's agree to expect an enthusiastic game!
Port Vale form and stats
8-5-9 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Port Vale so far this season.
No payout for Port Vale in their previous match, an away game at Charlton Athletic that ended in defeat 2-3.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bristol Rovers in a game that was won 2-0.On the other hand, Port Vale have conceded 27 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Plymouth Argyle form and stats
10-7-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Plymouth Argyle in their League One matches away. Plymouth have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.
The Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper Callum Burton is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 239 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Impressive finishing from Ennis secured the home win 1-0 against Burton Albion in their previous game. Which player has scored three games in a row for the away team? The answer is Ennis and that is quite the accomplishment! Randell got a match rating of 8.03 in that game, top player of the team. Randell hit three key passes.
Before that, Plymouth Argyle secured a home win against Bristol Rovers with the score 2-0.The travelling fans enjoy Plymouth's attacking play in away games, having scored 35 goals in 22 league matches away. Plymouth Argyle have conceded 30 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Port Vale have not lost in the last 8 matches (7-1-0) against Plymouth Argyle.The dueling parties have met previously this season: Plymouth Argyle - Port 0-2. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last eight duels.
Top Goalscorers
![]() R. Hardie 13 goals | ![]() N. Ennis 12 goals | ![]() E. Harrison 11 goals |
Port Vale missing players
Plymouth Argyle missing players
| Port Vale | Plymouth Argyle | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 45 | 22 | 7 | Played | P | 7 | 22 | 45 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 22 | 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 47 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 17 | 35 | 79 |
| 68 | 27 | 12 | Conceded | C | 5 | 30 | 46 |
| 93% | 91% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 91% | 93% |
| 71% | 59% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 73% | 76% |
| 51% | 41% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 59% | 53% |
| 29% | 23% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 57% | 41% | 31% |
| 11% | 9% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 18% | 13% |
| 47% | 41% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 59% | 51% |
| 27% | 36% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 32% | 40% |
| 33% | 32% | 57% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 18% | 16% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 2 | 2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 12.5 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 11.2 | 13.8 |
| 2.6 | 3 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 41% | 34% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 38% | 37% |
| 11 | 9.9 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 12 | 11.2 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 |
- Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Plymouth Argyle have the most points from losing position (24) in League One
- Plymouth Argyle have the most scored goals in the second half (51) 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 | 45 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 79 | 46 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 33 | 98 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 45 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 99 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 66 | 97 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 45 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 80 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 43 | 93 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 45 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 45 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 35 | 86 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 45 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 34 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 78 |
| 6 | Derby County | 45 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 67 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 76 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 45 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 73 | 54 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 19 | 74 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 45 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 59 | 48 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 69 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 45 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 49 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 68 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 45 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 68 | 64 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 4 | 61 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 45 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 46 | 47 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 30 | -1 | 59 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 45 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 49 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 57 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 50 | 59 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | -9 | 56 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 45 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 61 | 66 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 41 | -5 | 53 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 68 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 35 | -13 | 53 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 45 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 43 | 59 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 34 | -16 | 53 |
| 17 | Burton Albion | 44 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 79 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 46 | -23 | 52 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 45 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 47 | 68 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 41 | -21 | 49 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 45 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 54 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 25 | -6 | 47 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 45 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 44 | 66 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -22 | 44 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 45 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 75 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 44 | -30 | 44 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 44 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 39 | 67 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 41 | -28 | 43 |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 45 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 76 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 37 | -38 | 41 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 45 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 87 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 45 | -56 | 27 |