Tranmere Rovers vs Port Vale: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 19.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Prenton Park (16567 seats)

2nd place in the League Two table for Tranmere Rovers right now, a strong showing. The home team fans hope for more goals as 9th-placed Port Vale visit Prenton Park.

Insights:
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (22) in League Two
  • Port Vale have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in League Two

These are busy days for the hometeam, as they had a match only four days ago in the League Two. That game was an away game at Hartlepool United, so at least Tranmere are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

36 points is a decent return from 16 League Two games here at Prenton Park for Tranmere Rovers. The data says 12 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Tranmere Rovers after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Tranmere haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 198 minutes ago. Hemmings scored that one.

In their previous game, the manager Mellon led his Tranmere Rovers to a defeat away at Hartlepool United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Prenton Park. MacDonald was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.02 out of 10. The defender MacDonald won 8 of 16 duels.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Walsall (0-1).

This is expected to be a close game, with Tranmere Rovers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tranmere Rovers as a small favourite), we find 17 games. Tranmere Rovers has won seven of these, drawn three and lost seven.

Tranmere has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. From these home matches, Tranmere Rovers have conceded only 10 goals.

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Port Vale form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 6 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Port's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Northampton Town that finished 0-0. Smith was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.45. The defender Smith won 12 of 14 duels.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Carlisle United with the score of 3-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Port Vale playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were five Port Vale wins, two draws and four defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Port manager Clarke as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Rochdale.

Port Vale has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 22 goals from 13 games. As opposed to that, Port Vale have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This was the score when the sides played each other earlier this campaign; Port Vale - Tranmere 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Tranmere Rovers wins - draws - Port Vale wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Port ValeB. Garrity
B. Garrity
7 goals
Port ValeJ. Proctor
J. Proctor
6 goals
Tranmere RoversK. Morris
K. Morris
5 goals

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tranmere Rovers Port Vale
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 6 13 28
16 12 5 Won W 2 6 12
7 0 0 Drew D 1 3 8
9 4 0 Lost L 3 4 8
33 23 8 Scored S 9 22 41
22 10 2 Conceded C 9 16 29
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 86%
47% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 77% 68%
22% 31% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 54% 43%
12% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 31% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 23% 18%
19% 12% 40% BTTS BTTS 67% 69% 54%
53% 62% 60% Clean Sheets C S 17% 23% 36%
38% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 17% 15% 25%
 
4.8 5 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5.4 4.9
5.9 5.4 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 3.8 3.7
1.6 1.4 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.2 1.6
4 2 1 Red cards R C 2 2 4
 
11.4 11.5 13 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.5 10.9
3.7 4.2 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.7 4
28% 34% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 36% 37%
 
12.2 11.4 10.6 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 10.5 10
3 3.1 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 3.8 3.3
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Port Vale have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tranmere Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (22) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the most clean sheets (10) at home in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the most clean sheets (17) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the most matches under the total-line (16) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 30 19 9 2 61 24 15 11 2 2 27 10 15 8 7 0 34 14 37 66
2 Tranmere Rovers 32 16 7 9 33 22 16 12 0 4 23 10 16 4 7 5 10 12 11 55
3 Exeter City 30 14 11 5 45 30 15 8 5 2 24 14 15 6 6 3 21 16 15 53
4 Northampton Town 30 15 7 8 35 25 15 9 2 4 19 10 15 6 5 4 16 15 10 52
5 Sutton United 31 14 8 9 45 37 16 9 4 3 24 14 15 5 4 6 21 23 8 50
6 Mansfield Town 29 14 7 8 39 32 17 11 3 3 29 18 12 3 4 5 10 14 7 49
7 Newport County 31 13 9 9 49 41 14 7 4 3 29 17 17 6 5 6 20 24 8 48
8 Swindon Town 30 12 10 8 46 38 15 4 7 4 21 17 15 8 3 4 25 21 8 46
9 Port Vale 28 12 8 8 41 29 15 6 5 4 19 13 13 6 3 4 22 16 12 44
10 Salford City 31 12 8 11 35 29 15 6 6 3 17 12 16 6 2 8 18 17 6 44
11 Bristol Rovers 29 11 8 10 38 39 15 8 2 5 22 18 14 3 6 5 16 21 -1 41
12 Bradford City 31 9 13 9 36 36 15 4 8 3 21 18 16 5 5 6 15 18 0 40
13 Crawley Town 30 11 7 12 37 41 14 4 4 6 17 21 16 7 3 6 20 20 -4 40
14 Hartlepool United 30 11 7 12 30 38 15 9 4 2 21 13 15 2 3 10 9 25 -8 40
15 Harrogate Town 30 10 8 12 47 48 15 5 5 5 24 21 15 5 3 7 23 27 -1 38
16 Leyton Orient 29 7 12 10 38 29 15 6 4 5 24 11 14 1 8 5 14 18 9 33
17 Stevenage 32 7 12 13 30 46 16 6 6 4 21 19 16 1 6 9 9 27 -16 33
18 Walsall 30 8 8 14 31 39 16 5 5 6 21 22 14 3 3 8 10 17 -8 32
19 Rochdale 28 6 13 9 35 38 13 3 7 3 17 15 15 3 6 6 18 23 -3 31
20 Barrow 31 7 10 14 30 39 16 3 7 6 16 20 15 4 3 8 14 19 -9 31
21 Colchester United 30 7 10 13 28 41 14 3 6 5 14 18 16 4 4 8 14 23 -13 31
22 Carlisle United 30 6 10 14 23 42 15 3 7 5 10 15 15 3 3 9 13 27 -19 28
23 Oldham Athletic 29 6 8 15 28 46 14 3 3 8 18 26 15 3 5 7 10 20 -18 26
24 Scunthorpe United 31 4 10 17 22 53 15 3 4 8 11 21 16 1 6 9 11 32 -31 22

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 30 19 9 2 61 24 15 11 2 2 27 10 15 8 7 0 34 14 37 66
2 Tranmere Rovers 32 16 7 9 33 22 16 12 0 4 23 10 16 4 7 5 10 12 11 55
3 Exeter City 30 14 11 5 45 30 15 8 5 2 24 14 15 6 6 3 21 16 15 53
4 Northampton Town 30 15 7 8 35 25 15 9 2 4 19 10 15 6 5 4 16 15 10 52
5 Sutton United 31 14 8 9 45 37 16 9 4 3 24 14 15 5 4 6 21 23 8 50
6 Mansfield Town 29 14 7 8 39 32 17 11 3 3 29 18 12 3 4 5 10 14 7 49
7 Newport County 31 13 9 9 49 41 14 7 4 3 29 17 17 6 5 6 20 24 8 48
8 Swindon Town 30 12 10 8 46 38 15 4 7 4 21 17 15 8 3 4 25 21 8 46
9 Port Vale 28 12 8 8 41 29 15 6 5 4 19 13 13 6 3 4 22 16 12 44
10 Salford City 31 12 8 11 35 29 15 6 6 3 17 12 16 6 2 8 18 17 6 44
11 Bristol Rovers 29 11 8 10 38 39 15 8 2 5 22 18 14 3 6 5 16 21 -1 41
12 Bradford City 31 9 13 9 36 36 15 4 8 3 21 18 16 5 5 6 15 18 0 40
13 Crawley Town 30 11 7 12 37 41 14 4 4 6 17 21 16 7 3 6 20 20 -4 40
14 Hartlepool United 30 11 7 12 30 38 15 9 4 2 21 13 15 2 3 10 9 25 -8 40
15 Harrogate Town 30 10 8 12 47 48 15 5 5 5 24 21 15 5 3 7 23 27 -1 38
16 Leyton Orient 29 7 12 10 38 29 15 6 4 5 24 11 14 1 8 5 14 18 9 33
17 Stevenage 32 7 12 13 30 46 16 6 6 4 21 19 16 1 6 9 9 27 -16 33
18 Walsall 30 8 8 14 31 39 16 5 5 6 21 22 14 3 3 8 10 17 -8 32
19 Rochdale 28 6 13 9 35 38 13 3 7 3 17 15 15 3 6 6 18 23 -3 31
20 Barrow 31 7 10 14 30 39 16 3 7 6 16 20 15 4 3 8 14 19 -9 31
21 Colchester United 30 7 10 13 28 41 14 3 6 5 14 18 16 4 4 8 14 23 -13 31
22 Carlisle United 30 6 10 14 23 42 15 3 7 5 10 15 15 3 3 9 13 27 -19 28
23 Oldham Athletic 29 6 8 15 28 46 14 3 3 8 18 26 15 3 5 7 10 20 -18 26
24 Scunthorpe United 31 4 10 17 22 53 15 3 4 8 11 21 16 1 6 9 11 32 -31 22

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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.