STEVENAGE. Stevenage and Port Vale didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Port Vale was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the The Lamex Stadium stadium in Stevenage on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 4,047 spectators. The referee was Scott Jackson who was helped by Paul Evans and Adam Ricketts. The 4th official was Andrew Bennett. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.49 degrees Celsius or 54.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Port Vale had a strong ball possession 61% while Stevenage was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stevenage was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Stevenage to win the match.
Stevenage shot 12 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Port Vale shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Stevenage received 3 yellow cards (Kane Smith, Nathan Thompson and Jordan Roberts). Talking about the opposition, Port Vale received 3 yellow cards (Kofi Balmer, Nathan Smith and Oliver Arblaster).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Stevenage will have 22 points like Peterborough United to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Port Vale will have 18 points like Charlton Athletic, Derby County, Lincoln City and Leyton Orient to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Stevenage will host Reading on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Reading (1 draw).
Port Vale will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of January with a 2-2 head to head stats.
Stevenage – Formation
Stevenage started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Steve Evans decided to play with the following team: Taye Ashby-Hammond , Kane Smith , Luther James-Wildin , Nathan Thompson , Carl Piergianni , Dan Butler , Terence Vancooten , Nick Freeman , Jake Forster-Caskey , Jamie Reid and Jordan Roberts .
The home team had on the bench: Ben Thompson, Louis Thompson , Krisztián Hegyi, Finley Burns, Kane Hemmings, Aaron Pressley and Elliott List .
Substitutions
Stevenage made 3 changes: Jamie Reid for Aaron Pressley (87′), Terence Vancooten for Louis Thompson (87′) and Jordan Roberts for Elliott List (75′).
Best player: Nick Freeman
The most impressive player for Stevenage was Nick Freeman.
His rating is with 20 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Andy Crosby played with: Connor Ripley , Jason Lowe , Kofi Balmer , Nathan Smith , Thomas Sang , Oliver Arblaster , Funso Ojo , James Plant , Ben Garrity , Ethan Chislett and Ryan Loft .
They had on the bench: Joshua Thomas, Jesse Debrah, Uche Ikpeazu , Mitchell Clark , Gavin Massey , Jayson Leutwiler and Alfie Devine .
Substitutions
Port Vale made 4 changes: Ethan Chislett for Alfie Devine (73′), Ryan Loft for Uche Ikpeazu (46′), Thomas Sang for Gavin Massey (66′) and James Plant for Mitchell Clark (67′).
Best player: Jason Lowe
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Port Vale was Jason Lowe.
His rating is with 55 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Port Vale – 0-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Derby County – 1-0
- Portsmouth – Carlisle United – 1-0
- Peterborough United – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-2
- Oxford United – Blackpool – 1-1
- Leyton Orient – Barnsley – 1-1
- Fleetwood Town – Lincoln City – 0-1
- Exeter City – Wigan Athletic – 0-2
- Cheltenham Town – Cambridge United – 1-0
- Charlton Athletic – Reading – 4-0
- Burton Albion – Bristol Rovers – 4-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Northampton Town – 2-1