League Two match prediction: Little separates Walsall and Port Vale in quality

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 22.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Banks's Stadium (11300 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Walsall have their presumed home advantage while Port Vale are ahead 11 points in the League Two table.

Walsall and Port Vale should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Walsall form and stats

5-4-8 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Walsall so far this season.

The Walsall supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Northampton Town in League Two and win 3-2. Preceding that game was the away draw at Newport County that finished 0-0.

A very satisfying win for Walsall against Northampton Town last time out as a late comeback secured the victory after trailing 0-2. The win was secured through Rory Holden's goal in the 90th minute. A late climax in the match against Northampton Town as the winning goal came four minutes into overtime; scored by Rory Holden.

This is expected to be a close game, with Walsall perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Walsall as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Walsall has won six of these, drawn three and lost seven.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Walsall here at The Banks's Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (16 from 17 games). Walsall have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Port Vale form and stats

5-5-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Port Vale in their League Two matches away. Port Vale love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Port Vale go into this game after a win, the home game against Colchester United that ended 3-0. Prior to that result Port Vale won their away game at Forest Green Rovers. The scoreline was 3-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Port Vale in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Port Vale, five draws and five defeats.

Port Vale find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 20 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Port Vale have conceded 27 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Walsall and Port Vale have met before this season: Port Vale - Walsall 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Walsall four wins, one draw and Port Vale five victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

WalsallJ. Gordon
J. Gordon
8 goals
Port ValeT. Pope
T. Pope
6 goals
Port ValeR. Bennett
R. Bennett
6 goals

Walsall missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Walsall Port Vale
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 3 Played P 6 17 34
12 5 1 Won W 2 5 14
7 4 0 Drew D 2 5 12
15 8 2 Lost L 2 7 8
35 16 5 Scored S 8 20 46
46 23 6 Conceded C 10 27 40
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 94%
68% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 71%
53% 53% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 53% 47%
18% 12% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 24% 24%
9% 6% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 18% 9%
53% 59% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 59% 59%
29% 24% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 24% 29%
29% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 24% 18%
 
5.7 6.9 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.3 5.3
5 4.1 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.7 5.6
1.4 1.4 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 1.8
3 2 0 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
373 224 33 Total Shots T S 64 168 382
136 78 7 Shots on Target S O 24 60 150
26% 21% 71% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 31%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Port Vale has the most dropped points from leading position (25)
  • Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Port Vale have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Walsall have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 33 19 6 8 57 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 17 8 4 5 28 22 21 63
2 Exeter City 33 18 9 6 50 36 16 10 5 1 29 13 17 8 4 5 21 23 14 63
3 Crewe Alexandra 33 18 7 8 60 40 17 11 3 3 33 16 16 7 4 5 27 24 20 61
4 Plymouth Argyle 33 18 7 8 54 37 16 10 4 2 32 16 17 8 3 6 22 21 17 61
5 Cheltenham Town 32 14 12 6 47 26 15 9 4 2 32 16 17 5 8 4 15 10 21 54
6 Port Vale 34 14 12 8 46 40 17 9 7 1 26 13 17 5 5 7 20 27 6 54
7 Colchester United 34 13 13 8 47 34 17 9 5 3 28 15 17 4 8 5 19 19 13 52
8 Northampton Town 33 15 7 11 47 36 17 10 2 5 28 12 16 5 5 6 19 24 11 52
9 Bradford City 34 13 12 9 41 35 17 10 5 2 27 13 17 3 7 7 14 22 6 51
10 Forest Green Rovers 34 12 10 12 41 39 17 5 4 8 16 22 17 7 6 4 25 17 2 46
11 Salford City 34 11 11 12 44 44 17 4 6 7 17 22 17 7 5 5 27 22 0 44
12 Cambridge United 34 12 8 14 38 44 17 7 3 7 22 25 17 5 5 7 16 19 -6 44
13 Walsall 34 12 7 15 35 46 17 5 4 8 16 23 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 43
14 Crawley Town 34 9 14 11 45 46 17 8 5 4 25 19 17 1 9 7 20 27 -1 41
15 Grimsby Town 32 10 11 11 38 40 16 5 5 6 18 22 16 5 6 5 20 18 -2 41
16 Newport County 31 10 10 11 27 27 17 7 7 3 17 12 14 3 3 8 10 15 0 40
17 Leyton Orient 34 9 11 14 43 52 17 4 7 6 22 27 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 38
18 Oldham Athletic 34 8 13 13 37 52 17 5 7 5 23 21 17 3 6 8 14 31 -15 37
19 Scunthorpe United 33 9 9 15 41 50 17 5 6 6 23 23 16 4 3 9 18 27 -9 36
20 Mansfield Town 34 8 11 15 46 53 17 4 5 8 27 29 17 4 6 7 19 24 -7 35
21 Carlisle United 33 8 11 14 33 50 16 4 6 6 13 21 17 4 5 8 20 29 -17 35
22 Macclesfield Town 34 7 15 12 32 40 17 5 9 3 19 15 17 2 6 9 13 25 -8 30
23 Morecambe 34 7 9 18 32 56 17 4 7 6 19 22 17 3 2 12 13 34 -24 30
24 Stevenage 34 3 13 18 23 45 17 2 6 9 10 22 17 1 7 9 13 23 -22 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 Swindon Town 33 19 6 8 57 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 17 8 4 5 28 22 21 63
2 Exeter City 33 18 9 6 50 36 16 10 5 1 29 13 17 8 4 5 21 23 14 63
3 Crewe Alexandra 33 18 7 8 60 40 17 11 3 3 33 16 16 7 4 5 27 24 20 61
4 Plymouth Argyle 33 18 7 8 54 37 16 10 4 2 32 16 17 8 3 6 22 21 17 61
5 Cheltenham Town 32 14 12 6 47 26 15 9 4 2 32 16 17 5 8 4 15 10 21 54
6 Port Vale 34 14 12 8 46 40 17 9 7 1 26 13 17 5 5 7 20 27 6 54
7 Colchester United 34 13 13 8 47 34 17 9 5 3 28 15 17 4 8 5 19 19 13 52
8 Northampton Town 33 15 7 11 47 36 17 10 2 5 28 12 16 5 5 6 19 24 11 52
9 Bradford City 34 13 12 9 41 35 17 10 5 2 27 13 17 3 7 7 14 22 6 51
10 Forest Green Rovers 34 12 10 12 41 39 17 5 4 8 16 22 17 7 6 4 25 17 2 46
11 Salford City 34 11 11 12 44 44 17 4 6 7 17 22 17 7 5 5 27 22 0 44
12 Cambridge United 34 12 8 14 38 44 17 7 3 7 22 25 17 5 5 7 16 19 -6 44
13 Walsall 34 12 7 15 35 46 17 5 4 8 16 23 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 43
14 Crawley Town 34 9 14 11 45 46 17 8 5 4 25 19 17 1 9 7 20 27 -1 41
15 Grimsby Town 32 10 11 11 38 40 16 5 5 6 18 22 16 5 6 5 20 18 -2 41
16 Newport County 31 10 10 11 27 27 17 7 7 3 17 12 14 3 3 8 10 15 0 40
17 Leyton Orient 34 9 11 14 43 52 17 4 7 6 22 27 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 38
18 Oldham Athletic 34 8 13 13 37 52 17 5 7 5 23 21 17 3 6 8 14 31 -15 37
19 Scunthorpe United 33 9 9 15 41 50 17 5 6 6 23 23 16 4 3 9 18 27 -9 36
20 Mansfield Town 34 8 11 15 46 53 17 4 5 8 27 29 17 4 6 7 19 24 -7 35
21 Carlisle United 33 8 11 14 33 50 16 4 6 6 13 21 17 4 5 8 20 29 -17 35
22 Macclesfield Town 34 7 15 12 32 40 17 5 9 3 19 15 17 2 6 9 13 25 -8 30
23 Morecambe 34 7 9 18 32 56 17 4 7 6 19 22 17 3 2 12 13 34 -24 30
24 Stevenage 34 3 13 18 23 45 17 2 6 9 10 22 17 1 7 9 13 23 -22 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.