Port Vale and Bradford City spectators can't wait for League Two clash at Vale Park

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 17.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Vale Park (19052 seats)

8th position in the League Two table for Port Vale so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 9th-placed Bradford City visits Vale Park.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Port Vale form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Port Vale have managed 9 wins, 8 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 18 games. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Port Vale.

Port Vale manager J. Askey and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Cheltenham Town (placed 5th) in the League Two. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Scunthorpe United that ended 2-2.

Port Vale have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Vale Park with 28 goals in 18 league matches. From these home matches, Port Vale have conceded only 15 goals.

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Bradford City form and stats

There's been little loot from Bradford City's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 19 away games in the League Two. Bradford City only have 3 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 7 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.

Bradford City lost away at Salford City (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Plymouth Argyle.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bradford City as they have only managed to score 15 times from 19 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Bradford City have seen the ball go into their own net 26 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Bradford City - Port Vale 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Port Vale won two games, five matches ended with a draw and Bradford City has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

Port Vale
T. Pope
6 goals
Port Vale
R. Bennett
6 goals
Port Vale
N. Smith
5 goals

Port Vale missing players

Bradford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Port Vale Bradford City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 4 Played P 5 19 37
14 9 2 Won W 0 3 14
15 8 1 Drew D 2 7 12
8 1 1 Lost L 3 9 11
50 28 4 Scored S 5 15 44
44 15 3 Conceded C 8 26 40
92% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 84% 89%
70% 72% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 74% 76%
49% 44% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 47% 49%
27% 28% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 5% 11%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 5% 3%
59% 61% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 58% 59%
30% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 20% 26% 30%
19% 11% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 32% 22%
 
5.1 6.1 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.6 5.1
5.5 5.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 6.4 5.2
1.7 1.3 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.4 1.8
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
411 221 44 Total Shots T S 48 200 451
160 94 16 Shots on Target S O 8 54 128
31% 30% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 28% 34%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Port Vale has the most dropped points from leading position (29)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 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.