Delightful dogfight as daring Port Vale duel with determined Crawley Town

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vale Park (19052 seats)

This season has been a rollercoaster for these contenders so far, boom and bust leading to mid-table positions so far. Pave the way for Port Vale - Crawley Town!

Insights:
  • Port Vale have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in League Two
  • Crawley Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League Two.

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Port Vale form and stats

Overall League Two statistics at home this season for Port Vale are 7-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Port Vale lost their last game at Colchester United (placed 19th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Hussey (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.22/10. Hussey hit two key passes.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Harrogate Town the opponent.

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 Vale have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won seven times, drawn two and lost four.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Mansfield Town are coming to town in three days.

Port are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 16 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 13 from 16 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Crawley Town form and stats

Playing away, Crawley Town have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 6 defeats in the League Two this season.

Crawley might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Bristol Rovers proved too strong as Crawley Town slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at The People's Pension Stadium. Powell got a match rating of 8.14 in that game, top player of the team. Powell hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit seven key passes.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Scunthorpe United.

We have checked recent matches where Crawley Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 19 games were eight victories, five draws and six defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Crawley manager Yems as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Exeter City.

Crawley Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 16 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Crawley have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Here's the end result when the sides faced each other earlier this season; Crawley Town - Port Vale 1-4. Previous ten meetings with these sides: Port Vale won seven, Crawley Town triumphed in two and we saw one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

PortB. Garrity
B. Garrity
8 goals
Crawley TownT. Nichols
T. Nichols
8 goals
Crawley TownK. Appiah
K. Appiah
8 goals

Port Vale missing players

Crawley Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Port Vale Crawley Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 34
13 7 2 Won W 2 7 12
11 5 1 Drew D 1 3 9
9 4 2 Lost L 2 6 13
46 21 5 Scored S 6 20 42
33 13 3 Conceded C 5 20 46
88% 81% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
70% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 62% 68%
36% 31% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 44% 56%
24% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 24%
15% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
55% 38% 20% BTTS BTTS 60% 62% 68%
33% 50% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 18%
24% 31% 40% Failed to Score F T 40% 12% 21%
 
4.9 4.4 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.2 4.2
3.5 3.5 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 5.5 5.3
1.6 1.2 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 1.7
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
10.9 11.1 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.1 11.1
3.8 3.4 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.6 3.4
37% 38% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 35% 37%
 
9.9 9.5 7.4 Shots against (avg) S A 10.4 12.6 12
3.2 2.8 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 4.2 4.6
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Crawley Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Port Vale have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 34 19 11 4 64 29 16 11 2 3 27 11 18 8 9 1 37 18 35 68
2 Northampton Town 35 17 9 9 42 29 18 11 3 4 26 13 17 6 6 5 16 16 13 60
3 Exeter City 33 15 12 6 50 34 16 9 5 2 27 15 17 6 7 4 23 19 16 57
4 Sutton United 34 16 9 9 53 39 18 11 4 3 31 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 14 57
5 Newport County 35 15 11 9 56 45 18 9 6 3 36 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 11 56
6 Mansfield Town 32 16 8 8 44 34 18 12 3 3 31 19 14 4 5 5 13 15 10 56
7 Tranmere Rovers 35 16 8 11 38 30 17 12 1 4 24 11 18 4 7 7 14 19 8 56
8 Swindon Town 35 15 10 10 58 44 17 5 7 5 27 19 18 10 3 5 31 25 14 55
9 Bristol Rovers 35 15 9 11 48 42 17 9 3 5 24 19 18 6 6 6 24 23 6 54
10 Port Vale 33 13 11 9 46 33 16 7 5 4 21 13 17 6 6 5 25 20 13 50
11 Salford City 33 13 9 11 38 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 48
12 Hartlepool United 34 13 8 13 36 44 16 9 5 2 22 14 18 4 3 11 14 30 -8 47
13 Crawley Town 34 12 9 13 42 46 18 5 6 7 22 26 16 7 3 6 20 20 -4 45
14 Harrogate Town 34 11 10 13 52 52 17 5 6 6 26 24 17 6 4 7 26 28 0 43
15 Bradford City 35 9 13 13 38 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 17 5 5 7 15 20 -7 40
16 Walsall 35 10 10 15 37 47 17 6 5 6 24 23 18 4 5 9 13 24 -10 40
17 Rochdale 33 8 14 11 39 45 15 4 8 3 19 16 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 38
18 Carlisle United 34 9 10 15 28 46 17 4 7 6 12 18 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 37
19 Colchester United 35 8 12 15 33 49 18 4 8 6 19 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -16 36
20 Leyton Orient 33 7 14 12 42 36 18 6 5 7 26 16 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 35
21 Stevenage 35 7 13 15 32 54 17 6 6 5 21 23 18 1 7 10 11 31 -22 34
22 Barrow 34 7 12 15 31 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 33
23 Oldham Athletic 33 7 10 16 34 51 16 4 3 9 21 28 17 3 7 7 13 23 -17 31
24 Scunthorpe United 35 4 12 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 18 1 7 10 12 36 -35 24

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 Forest Green Rovers 34 19 11 4 64 29 16 11 2 3 27 11 18 8 9 1 37 18 35 68
2 Northampton Town 35 17 9 9 42 29 18 11 3 4 26 13 17 6 6 5 16 16 13 60
3 Exeter City 33 15 12 6 50 34 16 9 5 2 27 15 17 6 7 4 23 19 16 57
4 Sutton United 34 16 9 9 53 39 18 11 4 3 31 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 14 57
5 Newport County 35 15 11 9 56 45 18 9 6 3 36 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 11 56
6 Mansfield Town 32 16 8 8 44 34 18 12 3 3 31 19 14 4 5 5 13 15 10 56
7 Tranmere Rovers 35 16 8 11 38 30 17 12 1 4 24 11 18 4 7 7 14 19 8 56
8 Swindon Town 35 15 10 10 58 44 17 5 7 5 27 19 18 10 3 5 31 25 14 55
9 Bristol Rovers 35 15 9 11 48 42 17 9 3 5 24 19 18 6 6 6 24 23 6 54
10 Port Vale 33 13 11 9 46 33 16 7 5 4 21 13 17 6 6 5 25 20 13 50
11 Salford City 33 13 9 11 38 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 48
12 Hartlepool United 34 13 8 13 36 44 16 9 5 2 22 14 18 4 3 11 14 30 -8 47
13 Crawley Town 34 12 9 13 42 46 18 5 6 7 22 26 16 7 3 6 20 20 -4 45
14 Harrogate Town 34 11 10 13 52 52 17 5 6 6 26 24 17 6 4 7 26 28 0 43
15 Bradford City 35 9 13 13 38 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 17 5 5 7 15 20 -7 40
16 Walsall 35 10 10 15 37 47 17 6 5 6 24 23 18 4 5 9 13 24 -10 40
17 Rochdale 33 8 14 11 39 45 15 4 8 3 19 16 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 38
18 Carlisle United 34 9 10 15 28 46 17 4 7 6 12 18 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 37
19 Colchester United 35 8 12 15 33 49 18 4 8 6 19 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -16 36
20 Leyton Orient 33 7 14 12 42 36 18 6 5 7 26 16 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 35
21 Stevenage 35 7 13 15 32 54 17 6 6 5 21 23 18 1 7 10 11 31 -22 34
22 Barrow 34 7 12 15 31 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 33
23 Oldham Athletic 33 7 10 16 34 51 16 4 3 9 21 28 17 3 7 7 13 23 -17 31
24 Scunthorpe United 35 4 12 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 18 1 7 10 12 36 -35 24

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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.