Nervous top table thriller in League Two as Leyton Orient have travelled the 124 miles required to duel with Port Vale at their Vale Park.
- Port Vale is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Leyton Orient have not yet lost a game away.
Both sides have had sufficient rest since their previous match. Let's aim for an in-your-face match!
Port Vale form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Port Vale have managed 1 win, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.
Port are confident in defense, having played 221 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A strong away win for Port against Scunthorpe United the last match, as Ben Garrity were on target. Midfield player Ben Garrity got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, the max score being 10. Garrity scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that, Port had a home game versus Harrogate Town which ended with a victory 2-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Port, as the EFL Trophy home game vs Rochdale is only three days away.
Port has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. From these home matches, Port Vale have conceded only 3 goals.
Leyton Orient form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 1 win, 3 draws and 0 defeats.
There were no winners in Leyton's previous match, a League Two home game that ended 0-0 vs Mansfield Town (placed 20th). Omar Beckles was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.35. The defender Beckles won 17 of 22 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Bristol Rovers with the score of 3-1.Leyton have another fixture away from home in just three days, a EFL Trophy match against Crawley Town. A rough fixture list for the guests!
The travelling fans enjoy Leyton Orient's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. Leyton Orient have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings between these two contenders are: three wins for Port, two draws and five wins for Leyton Orient. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  H. Smith 6 goals |   J. Proctor 4 goals | B. Garrity 3 goals |
Port Vale missing players
Leyton Orient missing players
| Port Vale | Leyton Orient | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 78% | 50% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 89% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 89% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 44% |
| 56% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 44% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 6.1 | 5.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 1.3 | 0.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.1 | 12.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.2 | 10.4 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 44% | 41% |
- All of Leyton Orient's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Leyton Orient have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Leyton Orient have not yet lost a game away.
- Leyton Orient have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Leyton Orient have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Leyton Orient have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Leyton Orient haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Port Vale is in the best form (4-1-1)
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Harrogate Town | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Crawley Town | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | Barrow | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | Newport County | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 16 | Colchester United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 19 | Salford City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 9 |
| 22 | Walsall | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
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