Port Vale - Colchester United: Small difference between teams in League Two clash

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 15.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vale Park (19052 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Port Vale have their presumed home advantage while Colchester United are ahead 1 point in the League Two table.

It's no vacation for neither Port Vale nor Colchester United 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.

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Port Vale form and stats

Port Vale have collected 31 points from their League Two home games so far after 8-7-1.

A good away victory last time out for Port Vale, who won 3-2 against Forest Green Rovers (placed 10th). In the game before, an away victory match versus Northampton Town with a 1-0 scoreline.

Port Vale are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 16 games. Port Vale have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Colchester United form and stats

Playing away, Colchester United have won 4 games, drawn 8 and suffered 4 defeats in the League Two this season.

Colchester United failed to get anything from their last game, a League Two home match vs Grimsby Town (placed 16th) that ended with defeat 2-3. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Plymouth Argyle.

Colchester United have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Colchester United have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Colchester United - Port Vale 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Port Vale won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Colchester United has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

Colchester UnitedT. Robinson
T. Robinson
11 goals
Colchester UnitedL. Norris 'Hacker'
L. Norris 'Hacker'
8 goals
Port ValeT. Pope
T. Pope
6 goals

Port Vale missing players

Colchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Port Vale Colchester United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 4 16 33
13 8 3 Won W 0 4 13
12 7 2 Drew D 1 8 13
8 1 0 Lost L 3 4 7
43 23 8 Scored S 4 19 47
40 13 3 Conceded C 7 16 31
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 85%
70% 69% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 67%
45% 38% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 44% 52%
24% 25% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 27%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
61% 62% 60% BTTS BTTS 75% 56% 58%
27% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 33%
18% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 31% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 1.5
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
369 201 65 Total Shots T S 38 195 441
145 85 28 Shots on Target S O 13 68 153
30% 27% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 28% 31%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Port Vale has the most dropped points from leading position (25)

  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 33 19 6 8 57 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 17 8 4 5 28 22 21 63
2 Crewe Alexandra 32 18 7 7 59 38 17 11 3 3 33 16 15 7 4 4 26 22 21 61
3 Exeter City 32 17 9 6 47 34 16 10 5 1 29 13 16 7 4 5 18 21 13 60
4 Plymouth Argyle 31 17 6 8 51 35 15 9 4 2 30 15 16 8 2 6 21 20 16 57
5 Colchester United 33 13 13 7 47 31 17 9 5 3 28 15 16 4 8 4 19 16 16 52
6 Northampton Town 32 15 7 10 45 33 17 10 2 5 28 12 15 5 5 5 17 21 12 52
7 Cheltenham Town 31 13 12 6 45 25 14 8 4 2 30 15 17 5 8 4 15 10 20 51
8 Bradford City 33 13 12 8 40 33 17 10 5 2 27 13 16 3 7 6 13 20 7 51
9 Port Vale 33 13 12 8 43 40 16 8 7 1 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 27 3 51
10 Forest Green Rovers 33 12 9 12 40 38 17 5 4 8 16 22 16 7 5 4 24 16 2 45
11 Salford City 33 10 11 12 43 44 17 4 6 7 17 22 16 6 5 5 26 22 -1 41
12 Cambridge United 33 11 8 14 36 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 17 5 5 7 16 19 -7 41
13 Newport County 30 10 10 10 27 26 17 7 7 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 10 14 1 40
14 Crawley Town 33 9 13 11 45 46 16 8 4 4 25 19 17 1 9 7 20 27 -1 40
15 Walsall 33 11 7 15 32 44 16 4 4 8 13 21 17 7 3 7 19 23 -12 40
16 Grimsby Town 31 9 11 11 36 39 15 4 5 6 16 21 16 5 6 5 20 18 -3 38
17 Leyton Orient 33 9 11 13 42 50 17 4 7 6 22 27 16 5 4 7 20 23 -8 38
18 Scunthorpe United 33 9 9 15 41 50 17 5 6 6 23 23 16 4 3 9 18 27 -9 36
19 Oldham Athletic 33 8 12 13 36 51 16 5 6 5 22 20 17 3 6 8 14 31 -15 36
20 Carlisle United 32 8 10 14 33 50 16 4 6 6 13 21 16 4 4 8 20 29 -17 34
21 Mansfield Town 33 7 11 15 45 53 16 3 5 8 26 29 17 4 6 7 19 24 -8 32
22 Morecambe 33 7 9 17 31 54 17 4 7 6 19 22 16 3 2 11 12 32 -23 30
23 Macclesfield Town 32 7 14 11 29 36 15 5 8 2 16 11 17 2 6 9 13 25 -7 29
24 Stevenage 33 3 13 17 23 44 16 2 6 8 10 21 17 1 7 9 13 23 -21 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 33 19 6 8 57 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 17 8 4 5 28 22 21 63
2 Crewe Alexandra 32 18 7 7 59 38 17 11 3 3 33 16 15 7 4 4 26 22 21 61
3 Exeter City 32 17 9 6 47 34 16 10 5 1 29 13 16 7 4 5 18 21 13 60
4 Plymouth Argyle 31 17 6 8 51 35 15 9 4 2 30 15 16 8 2 6 21 20 16 57
5 Colchester United 33 13 13 7 47 31 17 9 5 3 28 15 16 4 8 4 19 16 16 52
6 Northampton Town 32 15 7 10 45 33 17 10 2 5 28 12 15 5 5 5 17 21 12 52
7 Cheltenham Town 31 13 12 6 45 25 14 8 4 2 30 15 17 5 8 4 15 10 20 51
8 Bradford City 33 13 12 8 40 33 17 10 5 2 27 13 16 3 7 6 13 20 7 51
9 Port Vale 33 13 12 8 43 40 16 8 7 1 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 27 3 51
10 Forest Green Rovers 33 12 9 12 40 38 17 5 4 8 16 22 16 7 5 4 24 16 2 45
11 Salford City 33 10 11 12 43 44 17 4 6 7 17 22 16 6 5 5 26 22 -1 41
12 Cambridge United 33 11 8 14 36 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 17 5 5 7 16 19 -7 41
13 Newport County 30 10 10 10 27 26 17 7 7 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 10 14 1 40
14 Crawley Town 33 9 13 11 45 46 16 8 4 4 25 19 17 1 9 7 20 27 -1 40
15 Walsall 33 11 7 15 32 44 16 4 4 8 13 21 17 7 3 7 19 23 -12 40
16 Grimsby Town 31 9 11 11 36 39 15 4 5 6 16 21 16 5 6 5 20 18 -3 38
17 Leyton Orient 33 9 11 13 42 50 17 4 7 6 22 27 16 5 4 7 20 23 -8 38
18 Scunthorpe United 33 9 9 15 41 50 17 5 6 6 23 23 16 4 3 9 18 27 -9 36
19 Oldham Athletic 33 8 12 13 36 51 16 5 6 5 22 20 17 3 6 8 14 31 -15 36
20 Carlisle United 32 8 10 14 33 50 16 4 6 6 13 21 16 4 4 8 20 29 -17 34
21 Mansfield Town 33 7 11 15 45 53 16 3 5 8 26 29 17 4 6 7 19 24 -8 32
22 Morecambe 33 7 9 17 31 54 17 4 7 6 19 22 16 3 2 11 12 32 -23 30
23 Macclesfield Town 32 7 14 11 29 36 15 5 8 2 16 11 17 2 6 9 13 25 -7 29
24 Stevenage 33 3 13 17 23 44 16 2 6 8 10 21 17 1 7 9 13 23 -21 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.