Balanced ball game between Barrow and Port Vale expected

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 20.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Progression Solicitors Stadium

Season ticket holders at Progression Solicitors Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Barrow languishing in the 21st position so far. The guesting Port Vale will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Barrow have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Port Vale is in the best form (5-1-0)

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Barrow and Port Vale.

Relegation threatens Barrow who should definitely be looking for some points here. Port are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Barrow form and stats

7 victories, 8 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Barrow have to build on here at Progression Solicitors Stadium in the League Two.

Barrow are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Leyton Orient. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory 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 Barrow have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won three, drawn four and lost four.

There will be little rest for Barrow after this match as they are travelling to Tranmere Rovers for a League Two game in only four days.

The Barrow fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 31 in 21 matches. Barrow's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 28 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Port Vale form and stats

7-4-10 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Port Vale in their League Two matches away.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Port Vale goalkeeper Scott Brown is eager to challenge this, with his 405 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Carlisle United (placed 10th) in their previous outing. The League Two match ended in a draw 0-0. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Morecambe.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Port Vale playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were seven Port Vale wins, five draws and five defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bradford City in just four days.

Port have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 21 league away games 28 goals have been scored. Port Vale have conceded 31 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Port Vale - Barrow 0-2.

Top Goalscorers

BarrowS. Quigley
S. Quigley
12 goals
Port ValeD. Rodney
D. Rodney
12 goals
Port ValeT. Conlon
T. Conlon
7 goals

Barrow missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barrow Port Vale
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 21 7 Played P 6 21 42
12 7 2 Won W 3 7 15
10 8 3 Drew D 0 4 9
19 6 2 Lost L 3 10 18
49 31 8 Scored S 8 28 53
53 28 8 Conceded C 11 31 52
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 88%
66% 76% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 71% 62%
39% 48% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 38%
20% 29% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 26%
12% 14% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 14% 14%
51% 62% 57% BTTS BTTS 33% 48% 43%
20% 19% 14% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 33%
29% 19% 29% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.8 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.6 1.4
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
10.5 11.8 12.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 9.3 10.4
3.7 4.1 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 4 3.7
32% 36% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 34% 34%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Barrow have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Barrow haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Port Vale is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 42 22 8 12 62 41 21 11 5 5 27 19 21 11 3 7 35 22 21 74
2 Cheltenham Town 41 21 9 11 54 36 20 11 4 5 31 19 21 10 5 6 23 17 18 72
3 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 10 12 52 47 21 10 5 6 25 21 21 10 5 6 27 26 5 70
4 Morecambe 42 20 9 13 62 57 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 4 9 26 31 5 69
5 Tranmere Rovers 42 18 12 12 52 48 21 10 4 7 29 22 21 8 8 5 23 26 4 66
6 Forest Green Rovers 41 18 11 12 54 48 20 9 6 5 29 24 21 9 5 7 25 24 6 65
7 Newport County 41 17 11 13 49 41 20 10 5 5 20 17 21 7 6 8 29 24 8 62
8 Exeter City 41 16 13 12 65 46 20 10 5 5 34 17 21 6 8 7 31 29 19 61
9 Leyton Orient 42 17 10 15 48 43 21 9 7 5 28 18 21 8 3 10 20 25 5 61
10 Carlisle United 41 17 9 15 55 46 21 12 3 6 37 24 20 5 6 9 18 22 9 60
11 Salford City 41 15 14 12 46 33 21 9 11 1 31 15 20 6 3 11 15 18 13 59
12 Crawley Town 42 16 11 15 52 53 21 10 5 6 29 23 21 6 6 9 23 30 -1 59
13 Bradford City 41 16 10 15 47 47 20 9 6 5 22 17 21 7 4 10 25 30 0 58
14 Port Vale 42 15 9 18 53 52 21 8 5 8 25 21 21 7 4 10 28 31 1 54
15 Stevenage 42 12 17 13 36 37 21 8 7 6 23 16 21 4 10 7 13 21 -1 53
16 Harrogate Town 42 15 8 19 45 49 21 7 5 9 19 22 21 8 3 10 26 27 -4 53
17 Oldham Athletic 42 14 9 19 67 72 21 6 2 13 30 37 21 8 7 6 37 35 -5 51
18 Mansfield Town 42 10 19 13 47 52 21 4 10 7 26 30 21 6 9 6 21 22 -5 49
19 Walsall 42 10 19 13 43 49 21 7 6 8 20 23 21 3 13 5 23 26 -6 49
20 Scunthorpe United 41 13 8 20 41 54 21 7 6 8 22 25 20 6 2 12 19 29 -13 47
21 Barrow 41 12 10 19 49 53 21 7 8 6 31 28 20 5 2 13 18 25 -4 46
22 Colchester United 42 9 17 16 41 60 21 8 7 6 29 26 21 1 10 10 12 34 -19 44
23 Southend United 42 8 14 20 24 53 21 4 5 12 13 27 21 4 9 8 11 26 -29 38
24 Grimsby Town 41 8 13 20 32 59 21 4 8 9 16 27 20 4 5 11 16 32 -27 37

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 Cambridge United 42 22 8 12 62 41 21 11 5 5 27 19 21 11 3 7 35 22 21 74
2 Cheltenham Town 41 21 9 11 54 36 20 11 4 5 31 19 21 10 5 6 23 17 18 72
3 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 10 12 52 47 21 10 5 6 25 21 21 10 5 6 27 26 5 70
4 Morecambe 42 20 9 13 62 57 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 4 9 26 31 5 69
5 Tranmere Rovers 42 18 12 12 52 48 21 10 4 7 29 22 21 8 8 5 23 26 4 66
6 Forest Green Rovers 41 18 11 12 54 48 20 9 6 5 29 24 21 9 5 7 25 24 6 65
7 Newport County 41 17 11 13 49 41 20 10 5 5 20 17 21 7 6 8 29 24 8 62
8 Exeter City 41 16 13 12 65 46 20 10 5 5 34 17 21 6 8 7 31 29 19 61
9 Leyton Orient 42 17 10 15 48 43 21 9 7 5 28 18 21 8 3 10 20 25 5 61
10 Carlisle United 41 17 9 15 55 46 21 12 3 6 37 24 20 5 6 9 18 22 9 60
11 Salford City 41 15 14 12 46 33 21 9 11 1 31 15 20 6 3 11 15 18 13 59
12 Crawley Town 42 16 11 15 52 53 21 10 5 6 29 23 21 6 6 9 23 30 -1 59
13 Bradford City 41 16 10 15 47 47 20 9 6 5 22 17 21 7 4 10 25 30 0 58
14 Port Vale 42 15 9 18 53 52 21 8 5 8 25 21 21 7 4 10 28 31 1 54
15 Stevenage 42 12 17 13 36 37 21 8 7 6 23 16 21 4 10 7 13 21 -1 53
16 Harrogate Town 42 15 8 19 45 49 21 7 5 9 19 22 21 8 3 10 26 27 -4 53
17 Oldham Athletic 42 14 9 19 67 72 21 6 2 13 30 37 21 8 7 6 37 35 -5 51
18 Mansfield Town 42 10 19 13 47 52 21 4 10 7 26 30 21 6 9 6 21 22 -5 49
19 Walsall 42 10 19 13 43 49 21 7 6 8 20 23 21 3 13 5 23 26 -6 49
20 Scunthorpe United 41 13 8 20 41 54 21 7 6 8 22 25 20 6 2 12 19 29 -13 47
21 Barrow 41 12 10 19 49 53 21 7 8 6 31 28 20 5 2 13 18 25 -4 46
22 Colchester United 42 9 17 16 41 60 21 8 7 6 29 26 21 1 10 10 12 34 -19 44
23 Southend United 42 8 14 20 24 53 21 4 5 12 13 27 21 4 9 8 11 26 -29 38
24 Grimsby Town 41 8 13 20 32 59 21 4 8 9 16 27 20 4 5 11 16 32 -27 37

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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.