Port Vale vs Carlisle United match preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 10.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vale Park (19052 seats)

The League Two league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Port Vale and Carlisle United are placed 5th and 11th respectively.

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 Port Vale and Carlisle United.

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Port Vale form and stats

Only two League Two home games for Port Vale so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 198 minutes without scoring a league goal. D. Rodney was the last player to find the net.

A good away victory last time out for Port, who won 3-1 against Wigan Athletic. Heartbreak before that as Port lost 0-1 at Morecambe's place.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Port have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won four times, drawn four and lost zero.

Port Vale has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Carlisle United form and stats

No League Two points yet away for Carlisle United, from their first 2 matches. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Carlisle United have lost on their last two travels.

Before that, Carlisle secured a home win against Barrow with the score 1-0.

As you can tell from the result, the match against Sunderland was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 8 goals, will the fun continue today?

We have checked recent matches where Carlisle have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were one victory, six draws and five defeats.

Carlisle United have the goal stats of 0-4 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Port won five games, one match ended with a draw and Carlisle United has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

Port ValeM. Cullen
M. Cullen
2 goals
PortT. Conlon
T. Conlon
1 goals
Port ValeD. Rodney
D. Rodney
1 goals

Port Vale missing players

Carlisle United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Port Vale Carlisle United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 1 1 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 1 2 2
4 2 0 Scored S 0 0 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 3 4 4
75% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
75% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
50% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.5 0.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
35 23 7 Total Shots T S 19 32 63
11 6 0 Shots on Target S O 1 6 17
36% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 18%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Carlisle United has the the worst goal difference (-4) away in League Two
  • Port Vale has the fewest conceded goals (1) in League Two
Port Vale Last season Carlisle United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
37 18   Played P   18 37
14 9   Won W   5 10
15 8   Drew D   5 12
8 1   Lost L   8 15
50 28   Scored S   22 39
44 15   Conceded C   30 56
92% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 86%
70% 72%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 76%
49% 44%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   56% 51%
27% 28%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 27%
8% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   22% 14%
59% 61%   BTTS BTTS   67% 54%
30% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 22%
19% 11%   Failed to Score F T   28% 38%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.7 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 1.9
4 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
411 221   Total Shots T S   232 465
160 94   Shots on Target S O   84 148
31% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 26%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Newport County 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 10
2 Morecambe 4 3 0 1 5 7 2 1 0 1 1 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 -2 9
3 Salford City 4 2 2 0 7 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 8
4 Cambridge United 4 2 1 1 8 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 5 2 6 7
5 Port Vale 4 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 7
6 Exeter City 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 7
7 Crawley Town 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 7
8 Cheltenham Town 3 2 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 4 6
9 Colchester United 4 1 3 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 6
10 Forest Green Rovers 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 6
11 Carlisle United 4 2 0 2 3 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -1 6
12 Harrogate Town 4 1 2 1 7 4 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 4 0 3 5
13 Bradford City 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 5
14 Walsall 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 5
15 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 -1 5
16 Stevenage 4 1 1 2 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
17 Leyton Orient 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
18 Scunthorpe United 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 4
19 Bolton Wanderers 4 1 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -4 3
20 Mansfield Town 4 0 2 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 2
21 Barrow 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 2
22 Oldham Athletic 4 0 1 3 5 10 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 3 6 -5 1
23 Southend United 4 0 1 3 2 9 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 -7 1
24 Grimsby Town 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0
Last season 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 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 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 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
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 25
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 Newport County 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 10
2 Morecambe 4 3 0 1 5 7 2 1 0 1 1 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 -2 9
3 Salford City 4 2 2 0 7 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 8
4 Cambridge United 4 2 1 1 8 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 5 2 6 7
5 Port Vale 4 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 7
6 Exeter City 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 7
7 Crawley Town 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 7
8 Cheltenham Town 3 2 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 4 6
9 Colchester United 4 1 3 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 6
10 Forest Green Rovers 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 6
11 Carlisle United 4 2 0 2 3 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -1 6
12 Harrogate Town 4 1 2 1 7 4 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 4 0 3 5
13 Bradford City 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 5
14 Walsall 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 5
15 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 -1 5
16 Stevenage 4 1 1 2 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
17 Leyton Orient 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
18 Scunthorpe United 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 4
19 Bolton Wanderers 4 1 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -4 3
20 Mansfield Town 4 0 2 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 2
21 Barrow 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 2
22 Oldham Athletic 4 0 1 3 5 10 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 3 6 -5 1
23 Southend United 4 0 1 3 2 9 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 -7 1
24 Grimsby Town 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0

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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.