This could be an interesting match as Port Vale have their presumed home advantage while Cheltenham Town are ahead 6 points in the League Two table.
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!
Port Vale form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Port Vale have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 10 games.
Stress levels are on the rise for Port Vale's attacking players as they have now played 240 minutes without scoring in a league game. J. Taylor was their last goal scorer.
Port Vale drew their last game, 0-0 away at Crawley Town (placed 16th). Before that game, the home loss against Walsall with the scoreline 0-1.
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 Port Vale have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 4 Drawn 4 Lost 6.
Port Vale are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. Port Vale are not conceding a lot of goals here at Vale Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Cheltenham Town, who have the the best goal difference (+16) in League Two, playing as the away team in the League Two this season. Cheltenham Town are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
There were no winners in Cheltenham Town's previous match, a League Two home game that ended 1-1 vs Cambridge United (placed 11th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Mansfield Town with the score of 3-0.
A comeback secured a point in the match against Cambridge United. Cheltenham Town were trailing 0-2 but refused surrender and clawed their way back to 1-1, with W. Boyle scoring the equalizer.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cheltenham Town playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were 4 Cheltenham Town wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
Cheltenham Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Cheltenham Town's manager M. Duff has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 4 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Port Vale, 2 draws and 5 wins for Cheltenham Town. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.Top Goalscorers
 
R. Broom
6 goals
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L. Varney
6 goals
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R. Bennett
4 goals
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Port Vale missing players
Cheltenham Town missing players
| Port Vale | Cheltenham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 32 |
| 26 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 70% | 85% |
| 67% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 75% |
| 43% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 62% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 50% |
| 24% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | 40% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 6 | 7.2 | 6.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 254 | 128 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 74 | 199 |
| 94 | 53 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 27 | 75 |
| 27% | 25% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 37% | 43% |
- Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals (4) away
- Cheltenham Town has the most clean sheets (6) away
- Cheltenham Town has the most scored goals in the second half (21)
- Cheltenham Town has the the best goal difference (+16)
- Cheltenham Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Port Vale has the most dropped points from leading position (19)
- Port Vale have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 42 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 39 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 34 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 28 |
| 12 | Newport County | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Salford City | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Walsall | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 21 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 21 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 20 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 16 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -22 | 15 |