Soccer match preview: Home supporters have high hopes when Port Vale take on Oldham Athletic

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vale Park (19052 seats)

Welcome to Vale Park and the game involving Port Vale & Oldham Athletic in the League Two. Tipsway has everything you should know!

Insights:
  • Port Vale is in the best form (5-1-0) in League Two

Port Vale have less rest than Oldham Athletic in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League Two game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Salford City, so at least Port are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Port Vale form and stats

10 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Port Vale have to build on here at Vale Park in the League Two.

A strong away win for Port Vale against Salford City the last match, as Charsley were on target. Stone, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.82 out of 10 in that game. Stone topped it up with a clean sheet.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Barrow and winning 2-1.

The Port Vale fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 30 goals in 20 league matches. Port are not conceding a lot of goals here at Vale Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 20 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

There's been little loot from Oldham Athletic's travels as they have only collected 19 points from 20 away games in the League Two. Oldham Athletic only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 7 draws.

The Oldham Athletic goalkeeper Danny Rogers is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Two trips in a row for Oldham, whose manager Sheridan could celebrate last time after the win against Stevenage. Piergianni was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.92. The defender Piergianni won 16 of 24 duels.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Leyton Orient.

The attacking power of Oldham Athletic when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 20 league matches away. As opposed to that, Oldham Athletic have seen the ball go into their own net 26 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Port Vale and Oldham Athletic have duelled previously this season: Oldham Athletic - Port Vale 3-2. Head to head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Port won two games, six matches ended with a draw and Oldham Athletic have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

Oldham AthleticD. Keillor-Dunn
D. Keillor-Dunn
12 goals
Port ValeB. Garrity
B. Garrity
11 goals
Port ValeJ. Proctor
J. Proctor
9 goals

Port Vale missing players

Oldham Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Port Vale Oldham Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
40 20 7 Played P 5 20 40
19 10 4 Won W 0 4 9
12 6 1 Drew D 2 7 10
9 4 2 Lost L 3 9 21
60 30 11 Scored S 5 15 40
37 15 5 Conceded C 8 26 61
88% 80% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 80% 85%
70% 65% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 55% 68%
40% 35% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 45% 55%
25% 30% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 15% 22%
15% 15% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 5% 8%
55% 40% 29% BTTS BTTS 60% 40% 48%
35% 50% 57% Clean Sheets C S 20% 35% 30%
22% 30% 29% Failed to Score F T 40% 45% 38%
 
4.9 4.5 4.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.7 4.8
3.8 3.8 2.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 6.2 5.8
1.6 1.2 1.1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 2
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
11.2 11.1 10.1 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.9 10.7
3.7 3.4 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 2.6 3.1
41% 45% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 28% 32%
 
9.8 9.1 9.9 Shots against (avg) S A 17 14.1 13.4
3 2.5 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.5 3.8
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Port Vale is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 39 22 12 5 68 32 20 13 3 4 30 14 19 9 9 1 38 18 36 78
2 Exeter City 39 19 14 6 57 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 20 8 8 4 26 19 21 71
3 Port Vale 40 19 12 9 60 37 20 10 6 4 30 15 20 9 6 5 30 22 23 69
4 Northampton Town 40 19 9 12 47 34 20 12 3 5 28 14 20 7 6 7 19 20 13 66
5 Bristol Rovers 40 19 9 12 55 44 20 12 3 5 30 20 20 7 6 7 25 24 11 66
6 Mansfield Town 39 19 9 11 53 44 19 13 3 3 32 19 20 6 6 8 21 25 9 66
7 Tranmere Rovers 40 18 10 12 46 36 20 14 2 4 31 15 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 64
8 Newport County 40 17 12 11 62 50 20 9 6 5 38 25 20 8 6 6 24 25 12 63
9 Swindon Town 39 17 11 11 62 48 19 7 7 5 30 20 20 10 4 6 32 28 14 62
10 Salford City 40 17 11 12 50 36 20 9 7 4 27 17 20 8 4 8 23 19 14 62
11 Sutton United 39 17 10 12 58 46 19 11 5 3 32 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 12 61
12 Hartlepool United 40 14 10 16 41 54 20 9 7 4 24 20 20 5 3 12 17 34 -13 52
13 Crawley Town 39 14 9 16 49 55 20 7 6 7 26 27 19 7 3 9 23 28 -6 51
14 Leyton Orient 40 11 16 13 53 40 20 8 5 7 31 17 20 3 11 6 22 23 13 49
15 Bradford City 40 11 14 15 44 49 20 4 9 7 24 27 20 7 5 8 20 22 -5 47
16 Harrogate Town 40 12 11 17 57 63 20 5 7 8 28 30 20 7 4 9 29 33 -6 47
17 Walsall 40 12 11 17 42 53 20 8 5 7 27 26 20 4 6 10 15 27 -11 47
18 Carlisle United 40 12 11 17 36 54 20 6 7 7 16 21 20 6 4 10 20 33 -18 47
19 Colchester United 40 11 12 17 39 53 20 5 8 7 20 24 20 6 4 10 19 29 -14 45
20 Rochdale 40 9 17 14 43 51 20 5 11 4 22 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -8 44
21 Barrow 39 8 13 18 34 47 20 3 9 8 19 25 19 5 4 10 15 22 -13 37
22 Oldham Athletic 40 9 10 21 40 61 20 5 3 12 25 35 20 4 7 9 15 26 -21 37
23 Stevenage 39 7 13 19 34 61 20 6 6 8 22 28 19 1 7 11 12 33 -27 34
24 Scunthorpe United 40 4 12 24 26 72 20 3 5 12 13 30 20 1 7 12 13 42 -46 24

Oldham Athletic:
England:
Table
  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 39 22 12 5 68 32 20 13 3 4 30 14 19 9 9 1 38 18 36 78
2 Exeter City 39 19 14 6 57 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 20 8 8 4 26 19 21 71
3 Port Vale 40 19 12 9 60 37 20 10 6 4 30 15 20 9 6 5 30 22 23 69
4 Northampton Town 40 19 9 12 47 34 20 12 3 5 28 14 20 7 6 7 19 20 13 66
5 Bristol Rovers 40 19 9 12 55 44 20 12 3 5 30 20 20 7 6 7 25 24 11 66
6 Mansfield Town 39 19 9 11 53 44 19 13 3 3 32 19 20 6 6 8 21 25 9 66
7 Tranmere Rovers 40 18 10 12 46 36 20 14 2 4 31 15 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 64
8 Newport County 40 17 12 11 62 50 20 9 6 5 38 25 20 8 6 6 24 25 12 63
9 Swindon Town 39 17 11 11 62 48 19 7 7 5 30 20 20 10 4 6 32 28 14 62
10 Salford City 40 17 11 12 50 36 20 9 7 4 27 17 20 8 4 8 23 19 14 62
11 Sutton United 39 17 10 12 58 46 19 11 5 3 32 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 12 61
12 Hartlepool United 40 14 10 16 41 54 20 9 7 4 24 20 20 5 3 12 17 34 -13 52
13 Crawley Town 39 14 9 16 49 55 20 7 6 7 26 27 19 7 3 9 23 28 -6 51
14 Leyton Orient 40 11 16 13 53 40 20 8 5 7 31 17 20 3 11 6 22 23 13 49
15 Bradford City 40 11 14 15 44 49 20 4 9 7 24 27 20 7 5 8 20 22 -5 47
16 Harrogate Town 40 12 11 17 57 63 20 5 7 8 28 30 20 7 4 9 29 33 -6 47
17 Walsall 40 12 11 17 42 53 20 8 5 7 27 26 20 4 6 10 15 27 -11 47
18 Carlisle United 40 12 11 17 36 54 20 6 7 7 16 21 20 6 4 10 20 33 -18 47
19 Colchester United 40 11 12 17 39 53 20 5 8 7 20 24 20 6 4 10 19 29 -14 45
20 Rochdale 40 9 17 14 43 51 20 5 11 4 22 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -8 44
21 Barrow 39 8 13 18 34 47 20 3 9 8 19 25 19 5 4 10 15 22 -13 37
22 Oldham Athletic 40 9 10 21 40 61 20 5 3 12 25 35 20 4 7 9 15 26 -21 37
23 Stevenage 39 7 13 19 34 61 20 6 6 8 22 28 19 1 7 11 12 33 -27 34
24 Scunthorpe United 40 4 12 24 26 72 20 3 5 12 13 30 20 1 7 12 13 42 -46 24

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.