Forest Green Rovers vs Port Vale betting preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 11.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The New Lawn (5147 seats)

Forest Green Rovers and Port Vale have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the League Two.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Forest Green Rovers have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 16 games. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at The New Lawn, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Macclesfield Town game.

The Forest Green Rovers crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Walsall here at The New Lawn in a League Two match. Preceding that game was the away draw at Grimsby Town that finished 2-2.

The manager M. Cooper will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Oldham Athletic in only four days.

Forest Green Rovers aren't scoring a lot here at The New Lawn in the league, with only 14 goals from 16 games. Forest Green Rovers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Port Vale form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Port Vale have produced an overall stat of 4-5-7 so far.

Port Vale play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Northampton Town (placed 6th). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Salford City.

After this away game Port Vale return home for a League Two game against Colchester United. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Port Vale find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 17 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. Port Vale have conceded 25 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Port Vale - Forest Green Rovers 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Forest Green Rovers two wins, two draws and Port Vale two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Forest Green RoversJ. Mills
J. Mills
7 goals
Port ValeR. Bennett
R. Bennett
6 goals
Forest Green RoversA. Collins
A. Collins
5 goals

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Forest Green Rovers Port Vale
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 4 16 32
12 5 1 Won W 0 4 12
9 4 0 Drew D 2 5 12
11 7 4 Lost L 2 7 8
38 14 5 Scored S 2 17 40
35 19 9 Conceded C 4 25 38
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 94% 94%
56% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 69%
41% 38% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 44%
25% 25% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 22%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
44% 38% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 59%
38% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 28%
31% 38% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 19%
 
5.2 5.7 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.5 5.4
4.8 4.4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.7 5.5
1.7 1.8 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.1 1.7
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
409 219 74 Total Shots T S 46 160 361
137 61 20 Shots on Target S O 14 55 140
28% 23% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 31% 29%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Port Vale has the most dropped points from leading position (25)
  • 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 Swindon Town 32 18 6 8 56 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 16 7 4 5 27 22 20 60
2 Crewe Alexandra 31 17 7 7 57 37 16 10 3 3 31 15 15 7 4 4 26 22 20 58
3 Exeter City 31 16 9 6 42 33 15 9 5 1 24 12 16 7 4 5 18 21 9 57
4 Plymouth Argyle 30 16 6 8 48 33 15 9 4 2 30 15 15 7 2 6 18 18 15 54
5 Colchester United 32 13 13 6 45 28 16 9 5 2 26 12 16 4 8 4 19 16 17 52
6 Northampton Town 31 15 7 9 45 32 16 10 2 4 28 11 15 5 5 5 17 21 13 52
7 Cheltenham Town 30 12 12 6 44 25 14 8 4 2 30 15 16 4 8 4 14 10 19 48
8 Bradford City 32 12 12 8 37 32 16 9 5 2 24 12 16 3 7 6 13 20 5 48
9 Port Vale 32 12 12 8 40 38 16 8 7 1 23 13 16 4 5 7 17 25 2 48
10 Forest Green Rovers 32 12 9 11 38 35 16 5 4 7 14 19 16 7 5 4 24 16 3 45
11 Salford City 32 10 11 11 41 41 16 4 6 6 15 19 16 6 5 5 26 22 0 41
12 Crawley Town 32 9 13 10 44 44 16 8 4 4 25 19 16 1 9 6 19 25 0 40
13 Newport County 29 10 9 10 27 26 16 7 6 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 10 14 1 39
14 Walsall 32 11 6 15 32 44 16 4 4 8 13 21 16 7 2 7 19 23 -12 39
15 Cambridge United 32 10 8 14 34 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 16 4 5 7 14 19 -9 38
16 Scunthorpe United 32 9 9 14 41 48 16 5 6 5 23 21 16 4 3 9 18 27 -7 36
17 Oldham Athletic 32 8 12 12 35 46 16 5 6 5 22 20 16 3 6 7 13 26 -11 36
18 Grimsby Town 30 8 11 11 33 37 15 4 5 6 16 21 15 4 6 5 17 16 -4 35
19 Leyton Orient 32 8 11 13 40 49 16 3 7 6 20 26 16 5 4 7 20 23 -9 35
20 Carlisle United 31 8 10 13 33 49 15 4 6 5 13 20 16 4 4 8 20 29 -16 34
21 Mansfield Town 32 7 11 14 44 51 16 3 5 8 26 29 16 4 6 6 18 22 -7 32
22 Macclesfield Town 31 7 14 10 29 34 15 5 8 2 16 11 16 2 6 8 13 23 -5 29
23 Morecambe 32 6 9 17 29 54 16 3 7 6 17 22 16 3 2 11 12 32 -25 27
24 Stevenage 32 3 13 16 22 41 16 2 6 8 10 21 16 1 7 8 12 20 -19 22

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 Swindon Town 32 18 6 8 56 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 16 7 4 5 27 22 20 60
2 Crewe Alexandra 31 17 7 7 57 37 16 10 3 3 31 15 15 7 4 4 26 22 20 58
3 Exeter City 31 16 9 6 42 33 15 9 5 1 24 12 16 7 4 5 18 21 9 57
4 Plymouth Argyle 30 16 6 8 48 33 15 9 4 2 30 15 15 7 2 6 18 18 15 54
5 Colchester United 32 13 13 6 45 28 16 9 5 2 26 12 16 4 8 4 19 16 17 52
6 Northampton Town 31 15 7 9 45 32 16 10 2 4 28 11 15 5 5 5 17 21 13 52
7 Cheltenham Town 30 12 12 6 44 25 14 8 4 2 30 15 16 4 8 4 14 10 19 48
8 Bradford City 32 12 12 8 37 32 16 9 5 2 24 12 16 3 7 6 13 20 5 48
9 Port Vale 32 12 12 8 40 38 16 8 7 1 23 13 16 4 5 7 17 25 2 48
10 Forest Green Rovers 32 12 9 11 38 35 16 5 4 7 14 19 16 7 5 4 24 16 3 45
11 Salford City 32 10 11 11 41 41 16 4 6 6 15 19 16 6 5 5 26 22 0 41
12 Crawley Town 32 9 13 10 44 44 16 8 4 4 25 19 16 1 9 6 19 25 0 40
13 Newport County 29 10 9 10 27 26 16 7 6 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 10 14 1 39
14 Walsall 32 11 6 15 32 44 16 4 4 8 13 21 16 7 2 7 19 23 -12 39
15 Cambridge United 32 10 8 14 34 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 16 4 5 7 14 19 -9 38
16 Scunthorpe United 32 9 9 14 41 48 16 5 6 5 23 21 16 4 3 9 18 27 -7 36
17 Oldham Athletic 32 8 12 12 35 46 16 5 6 5 22 20 16 3 6 7 13 26 -11 36
18 Grimsby Town 30 8 11 11 33 37 15 4 5 6 16 21 15 4 6 5 17 16 -4 35
19 Leyton Orient 32 8 11 13 40 49 16 3 7 6 20 26 16 5 4 7 20 23 -9 35
20 Carlisle United 31 8 10 13 33 49 15 4 6 5 13 20 16 4 4 8 20 29 -16 34
21 Mansfield Town 32 7 11 14 44 51 16 3 5 8 26 29 16 4 6 6 18 22 -7 32
22 Macclesfield Town 31 7 14 10 29 34 15 5 8 2 16 11 16 2 6 8 13 23 -5 29
23 Morecambe 32 6 9 17 29 54 16 3 7 6 17 22 16 3 2 11 12 32 -25 27
24 Stevenage 32 3 13 16 22 41 16 2 6 8 10 21 16 1 7 8 12 20 -19 22

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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.