League Two match preview and statistics: Port Vale fight Exeter City

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Fri 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vale Park (19052 seats)

Struggling Port Vale will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Exeter City in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 8th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Exeter City have the most scored goals (60) in League Two

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Port Vale form and stats

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Port Vale are 6-5-8 (wins-draw-losses).

A strong away win for Port against Crawley Town the last match, as Nathan Smith, David Worrall and Tom Conlon were on target. A strong away win before that one, visiting Colchester United and winning 1-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Port Vale as they are travelling to their away game against Harrogate Town in the League Two. That match is three days after this one.

Port Vale has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Port Vale's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Exeter City form and stats

5-8-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Exeter City, who have the most scored goals (60) in League Two, in their League Two matches away. Exeter seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Exeter City had fun at their own home (Vale Park) last time out, beating Salford City 1-0. Matt Jay scored. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Oldham Athletic wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

A quick return to home after this game, as Exeter are hosting Mansfield Town in the League Two only three days away.

The visiting Exeter have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 26 goals from 18 games. 25 goals have been conceded by Exeter in these games.

Head 2 Head

Port and Exeter City have met before this season: Exeter City - Port Vale 0-2. Port-Exeter City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Port Vale four wins, Exeter City five wins, one draw. one of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Exeter CityM. Jay
M. Jay
16 goals
PortD. Rodney
D. Rodney
12 goals
Exeter CityR. Bowman
R. Bowman
12 goals

Port Vale missing players

Exeter City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Port Vale Exeter City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 6 18 36
12 6 2 Won W 3 5 15
8 5 1 Drew D 2 8 11
18 8 3 Lost L 1 5 10
49 23 8 Scored S 11 26 60
52 21 9 Conceded C 7 25 42
89% 84% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 92%
66% 58% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 78% 78%
42% 37% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 56% 53%
29% 21% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 33%
16% 16% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 14%
47% 42% 67% BTTS BTTS 83% 67% 58%
26% 32% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 22% 28%
37% 42% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 22% 22%
 
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 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.8 0.8
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
10.7 11.9 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13.7 10.9 11.5
3.8 3.5 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 4 4.5
34% 35% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 36% 37%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Exeter City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Exeter City have the most scored goals (60) in League Two
  • Exeter City have the most scored goals in the first half (32) 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 Cambridge United 38 20 7 11 57 35 19 10 5 4 24 14 19 10 2 7 33 21 22 67
2 Cheltenham Town 37 19 8 10 48 34 18 9 4 5 26 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 14 65
3 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 9 10 51 42 19 10 2 7 28 21 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 48 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 37 17 11 9 49 38 18 8 6 4 26 20 19 9 5 5 23 18 11 62
6 Morecambe 37 18 8 11 52 49 18 10 4 4 27 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 3 62
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 36 15 11 10 60 42 18 10 3 5 34 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 18 56
9 Leyton Orient 37 15 8 14 42 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 18 7 2 9 16 22 2 53
10 Salford City 36 13 12 11 41 30 18 8 10 0 28 12 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 51
11 Crawley Town 36 14 9 13 48 47 19 9 5 5 27 19 17 5 4 8 21 28 1 51
12 Bradford City 36 14 9 13 40 41 17 7 6 4 17 14 19 7 3 9 23 27 -1 51
13 Stevenage 38 11 16 11 33 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 19 3 10 6 11 19 0 49
14 Carlisle United 35 14 6 15 47 44 18 10 2 6 33 24 17 4 4 9 14 20 3 48
15 Harrogate Town 37 14 6 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 19 8 2 9 25 25 -2 48
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 38 12 9 17 55 64 19 5 2 12 25 34 19 7 7 5 30 30 -9 45
18 Port Vale 38 12 8 18 49 52 19 6 5 8 23 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -3 44
19 Mansfield Town 38 9 17 12 45 49 19 4 9 6 25 27 19 5 8 6 20 22 -4 44
20 Walsall 37 8 17 12 39 46 18 5 5 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 41
21 Colchester United 38 8 15 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 19 1 9 9 10 29 -17 39
22 Barrow 36 10 8 18 42 46 18 5 7 6 25 24 18 5 1 12 17 22 -4 38
23 Southend United 38 8 11 19 23 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 19 4 7 8 10 25 -27 35
24 Grimsby Town 37 7 11 19 28 55 19 3 7 9 13 25 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 32

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 38 20 7 11 57 35 19 10 5 4 24 14 19 10 2 7 33 21 22 67
2 Cheltenham Town 37 19 8 10 48 34 18 9 4 5 26 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 14 65
3 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 9 10 51 42 19 10 2 7 28 21 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 48 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 37 17 11 9 49 38 18 8 6 4 26 20 19 9 5 5 23 18 11 62
6 Morecambe 37 18 8 11 52 49 18 10 4 4 27 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 3 62
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 36 15 11 10 60 42 18 10 3 5 34 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 18 56
9 Leyton Orient 37 15 8 14 42 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 18 7 2 9 16 22 2 53
10 Salford City 36 13 12 11 41 30 18 8 10 0 28 12 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 51
11 Crawley Town 36 14 9 13 48 47 19 9 5 5 27 19 17 5 4 8 21 28 1 51
12 Bradford City 36 14 9 13 40 41 17 7 6 4 17 14 19 7 3 9 23 27 -1 51
13 Stevenage 38 11 16 11 33 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 19 3 10 6 11 19 0 49
14 Carlisle United 35 14 6 15 47 44 18 10 2 6 33 24 17 4 4 9 14 20 3 48
15 Harrogate Town 37 14 6 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 19 8 2 9 25 25 -2 48
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 38 12 9 17 55 64 19 5 2 12 25 34 19 7 7 5 30 30 -9 45
18 Port Vale 38 12 8 18 49 52 19 6 5 8 23 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -3 44
19 Mansfield Town 38 9 17 12 45 49 19 4 9 6 25 27 19 5 8 6 20 22 -4 44
20 Walsall 37 8 17 12 39 46 18 5 5 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 41
21 Colchester United 38 8 15 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 19 1 9 9 10 29 -17 39
22 Barrow 36 10 8 18 42 46 18 5 7 6 25 24 18 5 1 12 17 22 -4 38
23 Southend United 38 8 11 19 23 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 19 4 7 8 10 25 -27 35
24 Grimsby Town 37 7 11 19 28 55 19 3 7 9 13 25 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 32

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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.