Forest Green Rovers pay a visit to Port Vale and Vale Park brimming with confidence, but the hosting team is no muppet. More news on the match here!
- Port Vale have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (55) in League Two
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 Forest Green Rovers.
Port Vale form and stats
6-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Port Vale so far this season.
The Port goalkeeper Tomas Holy is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 220 minutes without conceding a goal in the League Two.
A nice win for Port Vale last time playing, versus Scunthorpe United. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Smith scoring for the victors. Smith was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.35 out of 10. The defender Smith scored one goal and won 7 of 8 duels.
0-0 away at Leyton Orient before that.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Port Vale as they are travelling to their away game against Salford City in the League Two. That match is four days after this one.
The Port Vale fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 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. From these home matches, Port Vale have conceded only 12 goals.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 5 draws and only 0 losses in the League Two. In general it has been a productive period now for Rovers as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.
Forest Green Rovers have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Luke McGee. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in League Two.
Forest Green Rovers play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-0 victory visiting Tranmere Rovers (placed 2nd). Moore-Taylor was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.2. The defender Moore-Taylor scored one goal and won 8 of 12 duels.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Carlisle United.A quick return to home after this game, as Forest Green Rovers are hosting Newport County in the League Two only four days away.
Forest Green Rovers have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 32 goals from 13 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head meeting ended Forest Green Rovers - Port Vale 0-2, played this season. Head to head data (for the last ten meetings): Port Vale won four games, four matches ended in a draw and Forest Green Rovers got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  J. Matt 17 goals | M. Stevens 16 goals |  B. Garrity 7 goals |
Port Vale missing players
Forest Green Rovers missing players
| Port Vale | Forest Green Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | 18 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 32 | 55 |
| 27 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 88% | 85% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 68% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 85% |
| 44% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 54% | 42% |
| 28% | 31% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 46% | 31% |
| 20% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 15% | 12% |
| 52% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 42% |
| 36% | 46% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 50% |
| 24% | 31% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 5 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 11.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.7 | 13.4 |
| 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 36% | 39% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 52% | 44% |
| 10.4 | 9.9 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.3 | 11 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3 | 3.1 |
- Forest Green Rovers have not yet lost a game away.
- Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Forest Green Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Forest Green Rovers have the most points (29) away in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (32) away in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (55) in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+20) away in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+34) in League Two
- Port Vale have the most dropped points from leading position (18) 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 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 34 | 58 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 48 |
| 3 | Newport County | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 47 |
| 4 | Sutton United | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 45 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 44 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 42 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 39 |
| 10 | Salford City | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 36 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 36 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -5 | 35 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 33 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 32 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 25 | -12 | 31 |
| 17 | Stevenage | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -14 | 31 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 29 |
| 19 | Walsall | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 29 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -16 | 27 |
| 21 | Barrow | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -8 | 26 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -13 | 26 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -20 | 19 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -28 | 19 |
