League Two match preview: Port Vale versus Bradford City

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 24.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vale Park (19052 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Port Vale in 14th and Bradford City in 13th place.

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

It's no vacation for neither Port nor Bradford City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Bradford are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Port Vale form and stats

8-5-8 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Port Vale so far this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Port Vale here at Vale Park, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

The Port goalkeeper Scott Brown is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 405 minutes without conceding a goal in the League Two.

Port are returning here after visiting Barrow in a League Two game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. T. Conlon scored the goal(s). Preceding that game was the away draw at Carlisle United that finished 0-0.

The Port fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 21 matches. Port have conceded 21 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Bradford City form and stats

Playing away, Bradford City have won 7 games, drawn 4 and suffered 10 defeats in the League Two this season.

Bradford played 0-0 against Tranmere Rovers in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Harrogate Town's place.

After this away game Bradford City return home for a League Two game against Salford City. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Bradford are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 25 away goals from 21 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Bradford have seen the ball go into their own net 30 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Bradford City - Port 0-0. 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 ValeD. Rodney
D. Rodney
12 goals
Bradford CityA. Cook
A. Cook
8 goals
Port ValeT. Conlon
T. Conlon
7 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 mid Away Total
43 21 6 Played P 6 21 42
16 8 2 Won W 0 7 16
9 5 2 Drew D 2 4 11
18 8 2 Lost L 4 10 15
54 25 5 Scored S 4 25 47
52 21 4 Conceded C 11 30 47
88% 86% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 88%
60% 52% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 76% 64%
37% 33% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 48%
26% 19% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 29% 19%
14% 14% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 5%
42% 38% 17% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 50%
35% 38% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 29%
35% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 29% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.2 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.6 1.4
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
10.3 11.5 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 11 11
3.7 3.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.9 4.1
34% 35% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 31% 27%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bradford City 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

Bradford City:
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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.