This match features two teams living in the basement of the League Two, Port Vale holding 17th place and Grimsby Town lying 23rd. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Port Vale is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Grimsby Town has the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in League Two
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Port Vale form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Port Vale have to build on here at Vale Park in the League Two.
Port are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 285 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by D. Rodney).
No payout for Port in their previous match, an away game at Mansfield Town that ended in defeat 0-4. Before that, Port played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Bradford City.
Port Vale were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
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 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won five times, drawn four and lost one.
The manager J. Askey will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sunderland in only three days.
Port has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Grimsby Town form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Grimsby Town so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-6 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Grimsby are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Grimsby might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Cambridge United proved too strong as Grimsby Town slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Blundell Park. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Oldham Athletic.
Grimsby Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, two draws and nine defeats. From a total of 14 matches.
The visiting Grimsby have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 11 games. As for defending, Grimsby rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 19 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Port, two draws and six wins for Grimsby Town. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Rodney 6 goals |  T. Conlon 4 goals | L. Legge 3 goals |
Port Vale missing players
Grimsby Town missing players
| Port Vale | Grimsby Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 29 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| 33 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 37 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 82% | 86% |
| 68% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 68% |
| 41% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 55% |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 45% | 32% |
| 18% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 45% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 55% |
| 27% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 18% | 23% |
| 36% | 36% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.3 | 12.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.3 | 8.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 35% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 41% | 35% |
- Grimsby Town has the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in League Two
- Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Port Vale has the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in League Two
- Port Vale is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Carlisle United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 |
| 2 | Newport County | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 34 |
| 6 | Crawley Town | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Morecambe | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 34 |
| 8 | Salford City | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 33 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 31 |
| 11 | Walsall | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 30 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 28 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Harrogate Town | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | -3 | 25 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -4 | 25 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 23 |
| 21 | Barrow | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 20 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -18 | 20 |
| 24 | Southend United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -20 | 16 |
- Grimsby Town
- Grimsby Telegraph - (local newspaper)
- The Fishy - (supporter site)
- Cod almighty - (supporter fanzine)