Barrow and Port Vale supporters can't wait for League Two clash at The Dunes Hotel Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Dunes Hotel Stadium (5000 seats)

Preview: 26 points divide the squads until now, Port Vale on top. Can Barrow shorten the gap?

Insights:
  • Barrow have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Barrow form and stats

With 3 League Two wins, 9 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Barrow are certainly not brimming with confidence. Barrow are slowly digging their own grave here at The Dunes Hotel Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in nine attempts. The last victory here came in the Swindon Town match.

Barrow faced defeat in their previous match, away at Leyton Orient (0-2). The gifted forward Holloway bettered all the other players in that game and got a match rating of 7.14 out of 10. Holloway hit two key passes.

Ahead of that match, Barrow lost 1-2 at home to Carlisle United.

Barrow aren't scoring a lot here at The Dunes Hotel Stadium in the league, with only 18 goals from 19 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Barrow have conceded 23 goals.

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Port Vale form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 7 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.

The Port goalkeeper Aiden Stone is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 200 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Port Vale won their last game, 2-0 versus Sutton United played at home. Attacker Proctor got a player rating of 7.83 in the game. "Man of the match" Proctor scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Exeter City.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Salford City.

The travelling fans enjoy Port Vale's attacking play in away games, having scored 27 goals in 18 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Port have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these sides face each other this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Port Vale - Barrow 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Barrow one win, zero draws and Port Vale two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Port ValeB. Garrity
B. Garrity
11 goals
BarrowO. Banks
O. Banks
9 goals
Port ValeJ. Wilson
J. Wilson
8 goals

Barrow missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barrow Port Vale
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
38 19 5 Played P 7 18 38
8 3 1 Won W 2 7 17
13 9 3 Drew D 3 6 12
17 7 1 Lost L 2 5 9
33 18 5 Scored S 8 27 57
45 23 6 Conceded C 7 21 36
84% 79% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 94% 87%
66% 74% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 78% 71%
34% 37% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 44% 39%
16% 16% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 22% 26%
5% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 17% 16%
47% 63% 80% BTTS BTTS 57% 72% 55%
32% 26% 20% Clean Sheets C S 29% 17% 34%
37% 32% 20% Failed to Score F T 29% 17% 24%
 
5.5 5.6 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.9 5.4 4.9
5 5.1 6.6 Corners against (avg) C A 2.6 3.5 3.6
2.6 2 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.1 1.6
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
11.2 11.2 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.9 11 11.1
3.3 2.9 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.9 3.6
27% 32% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 41%
 
11.4 9.8 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 8.7 10.2 9.6
3.7 3.2 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.4 2.9
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Barrow have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 37 20 12 5 66 32 18 11 3 4 28 14 19 9 9 1 38 18 34 72
2 Exeter City 38 18 14 6 56 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 19 7 8 4 25 19 20 68
3 Northampton Town 39 19 9 11 47 33 20 12 3 5 28 14 19 7 6 6 19 19 14 66
4 Port Vale 38 17 12 9 57 36 20 10 6 4 30 15 18 7 6 5 27 21 21 63
5 Newport County 39 17 12 10 62 49 19 9 6 4 38 24 20 8 6 6 24 25 13 63
6 Bristol Rovers 39 18 9 12 53 43 19 11 3 5 28 19 20 7 6 7 25 24 10 63
7 Tranmere Rovers 39 18 9 12 44 34 19 14 1 4 29 13 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 63
8 Mansfield Town 36 18 8 10 50 41 18 12 3 3 31 19 18 6 5 7 19 22 9 62
9 Swindon Town 38 17 10 11 62 48 19 7 7 5 30 20 19 10 3 6 32 28 14 61
10 Sutton United 39 17 10 12 58 46 19 11 5 3 32 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 12 61
11 Salford City 37 15 11 11 46 34 18 8 7 3 25 15 19 7 4 8 21 19 12 56
12 Crawley Town 38 14 9 15 48 53 20 7 6 7 26 27 18 7 3 8 22 26 -5 51
13 Hartlepool United 38 14 9 15 39 50 18 9 6 3 22 16 20 5 3 12 17 34 -11 51
14 Bradford City 39 11 14 14 43 47 20 4 9 7 24 27 19 7 5 7 19 20 -4 47
15 Harrogate Town 39 12 11 16 56 61 19 5 7 7 27 28 20 7 4 9 29 33 -5 47
16 Walsall 39 12 11 16 42 51 19 8 5 6 27 24 20 4 6 10 15 27 -9 47
17 Leyton Orient 38 10 16 12 51 38 20 8 5 7 31 17 18 2 11 5 20 21 13 46
18 Carlisle United 38 12 10 16 34 50 20 6 7 7 16 21 18 6 3 9 18 29 -16 46
19 Colchester United 39 10 12 17 37 52 20 5 8 7 20 24 19 5 4 10 17 28 -15 42
20 Rochdale 38 8 16 14 41 51 18 4 10 4 20 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -10 40
21 Barrow 38 8 13 17 33 45 19 3 9 7 18 23 19 5 4 10 15 22 -12 37
22 Stevenage 38 7 13 18 34 60 19 6 6 7 22 27 19 1 7 11 12 33 -26 34
23 Oldham Athletic 38 7 10 21 37 61 19 4 3 12 23 35 19 3 7 9 14 26 -24 31
24 Scunthorpe United 39 4 12 23 26 71 20 3 5 12 13 30 19 1 7 11 13 41 -45 24

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 37 20 12 5 66 32 18 11 3 4 28 14 19 9 9 1 38 18 34 72
2 Exeter City 38 18 14 6 56 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 19 7 8 4 25 19 20 68
3 Northampton Town 39 19 9 11 47 33 20 12 3 5 28 14 19 7 6 6 19 19 14 66
4 Port Vale 38 17 12 9 57 36 20 10 6 4 30 15 18 7 6 5 27 21 21 63
5 Newport County 39 17 12 10 62 49 19 9 6 4 38 24 20 8 6 6 24 25 13 63
6 Bristol Rovers 39 18 9 12 53 43 19 11 3 5 28 19 20 7 6 7 25 24 10 63
7 Tranmere Rovers 39 18 9 12 44 34 19 14 1 4 29 13 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 63
8 Mansfield Town 36 18 8 10 50 41 18 12 3 3 31 19 18 6 5 7 19 22 9 62
9 Swindon Town 38 17 10 11 62 48 19 7 7 5 30 20 19 10 3 6 32 28 14 61
10 Sutton United 39 17 10 12 58 46 19 11 5 3 32 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 12 61
11 Salford City 37 15 11 11 46 34 18 8 7 3 25 15 19 7 4 8 21 19 12 56
12 Crawley Town 38 14 9 15 48 53 20 7 6 7 26 27 18 7 3 8 22 26 -5 51
13 Hartlepool United 38 14 9 15 39 50 18 9 6 3 22 16 20 5 3 12 17 34 -11 51
14 Bradford City 39 11 14 14 43 47 20 4 9 7 24 27 19 7 5 7 19 20 -4 47
15 Harrogate Town 39 12 11 16 56 61 19 5 7 7 27 28 20 7 4 9 29 33 -5 47
16 Walsall 39 12 11 16 42 51 19 8 5 6 27 24 20 4 6 10 15 27 -9 47
17 Leyton Orient 38 10 16 12 51 38 20 8 5 7 31 17 18 2 11 5 20 21 13 46
18 Carlisle United 38 12 10 16 34 50 20 6 7 7 16 21 18 6 3 9 18 29 -16 46
19 Colchester United 39 10 12 17 37 52 20 5 8 7 20 24 19 5 4 10 17 28 -15 42
20 Rochdale 38 8 16 14 41 51 18 4 10 4 20 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -10 40
21 Barrow 38 8 13 17 33 45 19 3 9 7 18 23 19 5 4 10 15 22 -12 37
22 Stevenage 38 7 13 18 34 60 19 6 6 7 22 27 19 1 7 11 12 33 -26 34
23 Oldham Athletic 38 7 10 21 37 61 19 4 3 12 23 35 19 3 7 9 14 26 -24 31
24 Scunthorpe United 39 4 12 23 26 71 20 3 5 12 13 30 19 1 7 11 13 41 -45 24

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.