This could be an interesting match as Port Vale have their presumed home advantage while Forest Green Rovers are ahead 9 points in the League Two table.
- Forest Green Rovers has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in League Two
It's no vacation for neither Port nor Forest Green Rovers 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.
Port Vale form and stats
Port Vale have collected 11 points from their League Two home games so far after 3-2-4.
The spoils were shared in Port's previous game, also at home. Visiting Colchester United (placed 6th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Previous to that game, a EFL Trophy home match hosting Wolves U21 in a game that was won 2-1.
Port Vale are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Walsall awaits in four days.
The Port fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. Port have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
The visitors, who have the most points (17) away in League Two, are W5-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Forest are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Forest goalkeeper Luke McGee is eager to challenge this, with his 225 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Jamille Matt and Aaron Collins scored in Forest's previous match, the home game against Cambridge United that ended 2-0. Ahead of that match was the EFL Trophy away draw versus Oxford United (after extra-time, 4-1 on penalties) that ended 1-1.
A quick return to home after this game, as Forest are hosting Carlisle United in the League Two only four days away.
Forest are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 9 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Forest as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Port three wins, two draws and Forest Green Rovers two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Matt 8 goals |  D. Rodney 5 goals | J. Young 4 goals |
Port Vale missing players
Forest Green Rovers missing players
| Port Vale | Forest Green Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | 11 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 22 | 11 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 65% | 56% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 44% | 59% |
| 41% | 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 41% |
| 24% | 22% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 18% |
| 18% | 22% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 47% | 44% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 53% |
| 29% | 33% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | 41% |
| 29% | 33% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 12.8 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 14.2 | 15.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 38% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 38% | 32% |
- Forest Green Rovers has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers has the most points (17) away in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 36 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 33 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Forest Green Rovers | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 30 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Salford City | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 10 | Morecambe | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | Walsall | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -8 | 17 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -13 | 16 |
| 21 | Barrow | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 13 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 13 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 13 |
| 24 | Southend United | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -22 | 9 |