League Two duel: Close contest expected between Port Vale and Forest Green Rovers

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Tue 20.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Vale Park (19052 seats)

The season is still fairly new and the League Two table has to be read with caution. So far Port Vale find themselves in 17th position and Forest Green Rovers are placed 3rd.

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.

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Port Vale form and stats

The first game here at Vale Park resulted in a draw. Last season Port Vale's home game statistics were 7 victories, 3 draws and 13 defeats from 23 games.

The home team returns to Vale Park after sharing the points with Salford City on their last time out; the League Two game ended 1-1. Preceding that match was the home Carabao Cup game against Burton Albion that was lost 1-2.

This is expected to be a close game, with Port Vale perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Port Vale as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Port Vale has won 3 of these, drawn 3 and lost 5.

There will be little rest for Port Vale after this match as they are travelling to Grimsby Town for a League Two game in only four days.

Early season goal statistics from Port Vale's 1 home game: 1 goal, 1 conceded.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Two points from the last two away games for Forest Green Rovers, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Forest Green Rovers won their last game, 1-0 versus Grimsby Town played at home. A 0-0 draw at Charlton Athletic's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Forest Green Rovers in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Forest Green Rovers, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Forest Green Rovers has another fixture away, a League Two game, against Bradford City in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Forest Green Rovers has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip at the early stages of this season.

Head 2 Head

Port Vale-Forest Green Rovers H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Port Vale 1 win, Forest Green Rovers 2 wins, 2 draws. 1 of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

T. Pope
1 goals
R. Bennett
1 goals
D. Amoo
1 goals

Port Vale missing players

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Port Vale Forest Green Rovers
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played 0 1 3
0 0 0 Won 0 0 2
3 1 0 Drew 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
3 1 0 Scored 0 1 3
3 1 0 Conceded 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
5 7 0 Corners For (avg) 0 2 3
5 9 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 7 3.3
1.3 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 3 1.7
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Port Vale Last season Forest Green Rovers
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
46 23 8 Played 8 24 48
12 7 2 Won 6 12 20
13 3 0 Drew 1 5 15
21 13 6 Lost 1 7 13
39 24 7 Scored 17 40 69
55 36 18 Conceded 9 28 49
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 96% 94%
57% 65% 88% Over 1.5 100% 83% 79%
33% 48% 62% Over 2.5 75% 58% 48%
13% 22% 12% Over 3.5 38% 25% 15%
7% 13% 12% Over 4.5 12% 12% 6%
35% 39% 50% BTTS 75% 62% 62%
33% 26% 12% Clean Sheets 12% 21% 25%
43% 35% 38% Failed To Score 12% 21% 19%
 
4.2 4.5 3.3 Corners For (avg) 2.9 3.8 4.6
5.3 4.3 5.3 Corners Against (avg) 3.5 4.5 4.5
1.8 1.5 2.1 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.2 1.6 1.5
4 1 0 Red Cards 1 3 5
Key stats last season:
  • Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Forest Green Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Port Vale haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Port Vale
All EFL Trophy League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
20-07-19 CF Port Vale 1 - 3 Burnley
03-08-19 LT Colchester United 1 - 1 Port Vale
10-08-19 LT Port Vale 1 - 1 Northampton Town
13-08-19 CC Port Vale 1 - 2 Burton Albion
17-08-19 LT Salford City 1 - 1 Port Vale
20-08-19 LT Port Vale 18:45 Forest Green Rovers
24-08-19 LT Grimsby Town 14:00 Port Vale
31-08-19 LT Port Vale 14:00 Cambridge United
03-09-19 EFL Port Vale 18:45 Shrewsbury Town
07-09-19 LT Newport County 14:00 Port Vale
Forest Green Rovers
All EFL Trophy League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
27-07-19 CF Bath City 1 - 1 Forest Green Rovers
03-08-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 1 - 0 Oldham Athletic
10-08-19 LT Walsall 1 - 1 Forest Green Rovers
13-08-19 CC Charlton Athletic 0 - 0 Forest Green Rovers
17-08-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 1 - 0 Grimsby Town
20-08-19 LT Port Vale 18:45 Forest Green Rovers
24-08-19 LT Bradford City 14:00 Forest Green Rovers
28-08-19 CC AFC Bournemouth 18:45 Forest Green Rovers
31-08-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 14:00 Newport County
03-09-19 EFL Forest Green Rovers 18:00 Southampton U21

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Swindon Town 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
2 Exeter City 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
3 Forest Green Rovers 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
4 Macclesfield Town 3 2 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 6
5 Plymouth Argyle 3 2 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 3 6
6 Crewe Alexandra 3 2 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 6
7 Bradford City 3 1 2 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 5
8 Mansfield Town 3 1 2 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 5
9 Newport County 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
10 Cambridge United 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5
11 Cheltenham Town 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 4
12 Crawley Town 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 4
13 Grimsby Town 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 4
14 Salford City 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 4
15 Walsall 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 4
16 Leyton Orient 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 4
17 Port Vale 3 0 3 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 3
18 Carlisle United 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 -2 3
19 Morecambe 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 2
20 Colchester United 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 1
21 Northampton Town 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
22 Stevenage 3 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 -3 1
23 Scunthorpe United 3 0 1 2 3 8 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 -5 1
24 Oldham Athletic 3 0 0 3 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Lincoln City 46 23 16 7 73 43 23 11 10 2 35 23 23 12 6 5 38 20 30 85
2 Bury 46 22 13 11 82 56 23 14 6 3 52 26 23 8 7 8 30 30 26 79
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 23 10 13 71 49 23 14 5 4 35 14 23 9 5 9 36 35 22 79
4 Mansfield Town 46 20 16 10 69 41 23 14 5 4 38 15 23 6 11 6 31 26 28 76
5 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 14 12 68 47 23 8 9 6 28 20 23 12 5 6 40 27 21 74
6 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 63 50 23 14 5 4 33 13 23 6 8 9 30 37 13 73
7 Newport County 46 20 11 15 59 59 23 14 6 3 32 22 23 6 5 12 27 37 0 71
8 Colchester United 46 20 10 16 65 53 23 12 4 7 39 23 23 8 6 9 26 30 12 70
9 Exeter City 46 19 13 14 60 49 23 12 3 8 34 25 23 7 10 6 26 24 11 70
10 Stevenage 46 20 10 16 59 55 23 12 3 8 28 23 23 8 7 8 31 32 4 70
11 Carlisle United 46 20 8 18 67 62 23 12 3 8 42 31 23 8 5 10 25 31 5 68
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 19 8 19 60 59 23 15 2 6 45 25 23 4 6 13 15 34 1 65
13 Swindon Town 46 16 16 14 59 56 23 8 9 6 31 27 23 8 7 8 28 29 3 64
14 Oldham Athletic 46 16 14 16 67 60 23 10 6 7 42 33 23 6 8 9 25 27 7 62
15 Northampton Town 46 14 19 13 64 63 23 7 12 4 30 27 23 7 7 9 34 36 1 61
16 Cheltenham Town 46 15 12 19 57 68 23 10 7 6 34 29 23 5 5 13 23 39 -11 57
17 Grimsby Town 46 16 8 22 45 56 23 11 4 8 26 21 23 5 4 14 19 35 -11 56
18 Morecambe 46 14 12 20 54 70 23 8 5 10 33 31 23 6 7 10 21 39 -16 54
19 Crawley Town 46 15 8 23 51 68 23 10 5 8 34 31 23 5 3 15 17 37 -17 53
20 Port Vale 46 12 13 21 39 55 23 7 3 13 24 36 23 5 10 8 15 19 -16 49
21 Cambridge United 46 12 11 23 40 66 23 7 7 9 21 26 23 5 4 14 19 40 -26 47
22 Macclesfield Town 46 10 14 22 48 74 23 5 11 7 26 35 23 5 3 15 22 39 -26 44
23 Notts County 46 9 14 23 48 84 23 5 9 9 23 34 23 4 5 14 25 50 -36 41
24 Yeovil Town 46 9 13 24 41 66 23 4 9 10 20 34 23 5 4 14 21 32 -25 40

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