Port Vale vs Scunthorpe United previews for sports fans

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 29.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vale Park (19052 seats)

The odds favour Port Vale in this match vs Scunthorpe United, but the away team will fight to the end. Here's our match guide!

Insights:
  • Port Vale have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals (48) in League Two

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League Two.

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Port Vale form and stats

The total League Two statistics playing at home this season for Port Vale are 5-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). With Port having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Clarke.

Port Vale haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 244 minutes ago. Harratt scored that one.

Port drew their last game, 0-0 away at Leyton Orient (placed 14th).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Salford City (0-1).

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Forest Green Rovers are coming to town in three days.

Port Vale has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches.

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Scunthorpe United form and stats

There's been little loot from Scunthorpe United's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 14 away games in the League Two. Scunthorpe United only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 6 draws. With the Scunthorpe United losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Bristol Rovers with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Attacker Burns got a player rating of 8.21 in the game. "Man of the match" Burns scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Newport County.

Goals are few and far between in Scunthorpe United's away league games. Only 11 goals from 14 travels. The visitors have scored 11 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

Scunthorpe United - Port Vale 0-1 was the end result in these teams' latest head-to-head match, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Port Vale three wins, two draws and Scunthorpe United five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Port ValeB. Garrity
B. Garrity
7 goals
Port ValeJ. Proctor
J. Proctor
6 goals
PortJ. Wilson
J. Wilson
4 goals

Port Vale missing players

Scunthorpe United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Port Vale Scunthorpe United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 12 5 Played P 2 14 27
10 5 2 Won W 0 1 3
6 3 1 Drew D 1 6 10
8 4 2 Lost L 1 7 14
36 17 8 Scored S 1 11 21
27 12 5 Conceded C 6 28 48
88% 83% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 86% 93%
71% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 86% 78%
46% 42% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 41%
29% 33% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 30%
21% 17% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 7% 7%
54% 42% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 57% 56%
33% 42% 40% Clean Sheets C S 50% 14% 11%
25% 33% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 41%
 
5 4.4 4.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.5 4.5
3.6 3.4 2.4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 5.4 5.4
1.8 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 2.1
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
11.1 12.1 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.8 9.7
4.2 3.6 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.2 2.7
36% 40% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 35% 29%
 
10.6 10.3 11 Shots against (avg) S A 14 14.2 14
3.6 3.2 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 4.9 4.6
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Port Vale have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Scunthorpe United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Scunthorpe United have the fewest clean sheets (3) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals (28) away in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals (48) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the the worst goal difference (-27) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have won significantly less corners away then at 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 Forest Green Rovers 25 16 7 2 51 21 13 9 2 2 23 9 12 7 5 0 28 12 30 55
2 Tranmere Rovers 26 14 6 6 28 15 13 10 0 3 19 6 13 4 6 3 9 9 13 48
3 Newport County 27 12 8 7 44 34 12 6 3 3 24 13 15 6 5 4 20 21 10 44
4 Sutton United 26 13 5 8 41 33 13 9 1 3 22 12 13 4 4 5 19 21 8 44
5 Northampton Town 25 12 6 7 32 24 12 7 2 3 17 9 13 5 4 4 15 15 8 42
6 Swindon Town 25 11 8 6 40 31 12 3 6 3 16 14 13 8 2 3 24 17 9 41
7 Mansfield Town 25 12 5 8 35 31 15 9 3 3 25 17 10 3 2 5 10 14 4 41
8 Exeter City 25 10 10 5 37 26 12 6 4 2 19 11 13 4 6 3 18 15 11 40
9 Salford City 27 10 7 10 31 27 14 5 6 3 15 11 13 5 1 7 16 16 4 37
10 Port Vale 24 10 6 8 36 27 12 5 3 4 17 12 12 5 3 4 19 15 9 36
11 Bradford City 26 8 12 6 33 30 12 4 7 1 19 14 14 4 5 5 14 16 3 36
12 Harrogate Town 24 9 6 9 38 35 12 4 4 4 21 18 12 5 2 5 17 17 3 33
13 Bristol Rovers 24 9 6 9 33 36 12 6 1 5 19 18 12 3 5 4 14 18 -3 33
14 Leyton Orient 24 7 11 6 37 22 13 6 4 3 24 8 11 1 7 3 13 14 15 32
15 Crawley Town 25 9 5 11 29 35 12 4 3 5 15 18 13 5 2 6 14 17 -6 32
16 Hartlepool United 26 8 6 12 25 37 13 7 4 2 17 12 13 1 2 10 8 25 -12 30
17 Walsall 26 7 8 11 30 36 14 4 5 5 20 21 12 3 3 6 10 15 -6 29
18 Rochdale 24 6 10 8 30 32 12 3 6 3 14 12 12 3 4 5 16 20 -2 28
19 Stevenage 27 6 10 11 25 42 14 5 6 3 18 18 13 1 4 8 7 24 -17 28
20 Carlisle United 26 6 9 11 19 33 13 3 7 3 9 10 13 3 2 8 10 23 -14 27
21 Barrow 26 6 8 12 26 33 14 3 5 6 15 19 12 3 3 6 11 14 -7 26
22 Colchester United 25 6 7 12 22 35 11 3 3 5 10 14 14 3 4 7 12 21 -13 25
23 Scunthorpe United 27 3 10 14 21 48 13 2 4 7 10 20 14 1 6 7 11 28 -27 19
24 Oldham Athletic 25 4 6 15 22 42 12 2 2 8 16 25 13 2 4 7 6 17 -20 18

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 25 16 7 2 51 21 13 9 2 2 23 9 12 7 5 0 28 12 30 55
2 Tranmere Rovers 26 14 6 6 28 15 13 10 0 3 19 6 13 4 6 3 9 9 13 48
3 Newport County 27 12 8 7 44 34 12 6 3 3 24 13 15 6 5 4 20 21 10 44
4 Sutton United 26 13 5 8 41 33 13 9 1 3 22 12 13 4 4 5 19 21 8 44
5 Northampton Town 25 12 6 7 32 24 12 7 2 3 17 9 13 5 4 4 15 15 8 42
6 Swindon Town 25 11 8 6 40 31 12 3 6 3 16 14 13 8 2 3 24 17 9 41
7 Mansfield Town 25 12 5 8 35 31 15 9 3 3 25 17 10 3 2 5 10 14 4 41
8 Exeter City 25 10 10 5 37 26 12 6 4 2 19 11 13 4 6 3 18 15 11 40
9 Salford City 27 10 7 10 31 27 14 5 6 3 15 11 13 5 1 7 16 16 4 37
10 Port Vale 24 10 6 8 36 27 12 5 3 4 17 12 12 5 3 4 19 15 9 36
11 Bradford City 26 8 12 6 33 30 12 4 7 1 19 14 14 4 5 5 14 16 3 36
12 Harrogate Town 24 9 6 9 38 35 12 4 4 4 21 18 12 5 2 5 17 17 3 33
13 Bristol Rovers 24 9 6 9 33 36 12 6 1 5 19 18 12 3 5 4 14 18 -3 33
14 Leyton Orient 24 7 11 6 37 22 13 6 4 3 24 8 11 1 7 3 13 14 15 32
15 Crawley Town 25 9 5 11 29 35 12 4 3 5 15 18 13 5 2 6 14 17 -6 32
16 Hartlepool United 26 8 6 12 25 37 13 7 4 2 17 12 13 1 2 10 8 25 -12 30
17 Walsall 26 7 8 11 30 36 14 4 5 5 20 21 12 3 3 6 10 15 -6 29
18 Rochdale 24 6 10 8 30 32 12 3 6 3 14 12 12 3 4 5 16 20 -2 28
19 Stevenage 27 6 10 11 25 42 14 5 6 3 18 18 13 1 4 8 7 24 -17 28
20 Carlisle United 26 6 9 11 19 33 13 3 7 3 9 10 13 3 2 8 10 23 -14 27
21 Barrow 26 6 8 12 26 33 14 3 5 6 15 19 12 3 3 6 11 14 -7 26
22 Colchester United 25 6 7 12 22 35 11 3 3 5 10 14 14 3 4 7 12 21 -13 25
23 Scunthorpe United 27 3 10 14 21 48 13 2 4 7 10 20 14 1 6 7 11 28 -27 19
24 Oldham Athletic 25 4 6 15 22 42 12 2 2 8 16 25 13 2 4 7 6 17 -20 18

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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.