STOKE-ON-TRENT. Port Vale had a surprising win over Hartlepool United with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Garrity (31′) and a goal from T. Pett (90′).
The match was played at the Vale Park stadium in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Reeves with the collaboration of Chris Isherwood and Lewis Raper. The 4th official was Alan Clayton.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 11 Total 5
- 6 On Target 0
- 5 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 115 Attack 103
- 56 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 13 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Port Vale was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Hartlepool United that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale was has a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Port Vale won the match.
Port Vale shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Hartlepool United shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Port Vale received 3 yellow cards (D. Worrall, J. Gibbons and B. Walker). On the other side, Hartlepool United received 1 yellow card (E. Jones).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Port Vale will have 32 points like Sutton United to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Hartlepool United will stay with 23 points like Mansfield Town and Bristol Rovers to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Port Vale will play away against Bristol Rovers on the 7th of December with a 3-3 head to head.
Hartlepool United will host Rochdale on the 8th of December with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Rochdale (3 draws).
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale
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75'
90'
Port Vale started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Darrell Clarke decided to play with the following team: Lucas Covolan , Lewis Cass , Aaron Martin , Ryan Johnson , David Worrall , Ben Garrity , Brad Walker , Tom Pett , James Gibbons , Devante Rodney and David Amoo .
The home team had on the bench: M. Benning, Daniel Jones , L. Legge, D. Politic, S. Burgess and A. Stone.
Substitutions
Port Vale made only 1 change substituting D. Worrall for D. Jones (75′).
Best player: Brad Walker
The most impressive player for Port Vale was Brad Walker even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Hartlepool United – Formation
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Antony Sweeney played with: Ben Killip , Luke Hendrie , Neill Byrne , Gary Liddle , Edward Jones , Luke Molyneux , Tom Crawford , Matty Daly , Nicky Featherstone , David Ferguson and Mark Cullen .
They had on the bench: Will Goodwin , J. Mitchell, R. Ogle, Gavan Holohan , M. Shelton, Z. Francis-Angol and Joe Grey .
Substitutions
Hartlepool United made 3 changes: L. Molyneux for J. Grey (46′), T. Crawford for G. Holohan (65′) and D. Ferguson for W. Goodwin (74′).
Best player: Edward Jones
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hartlepool United was Edward Jones.
His rating is with 57 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Carlisle United – Walsall – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Mansfield Town – 1-2
- Forest Green Rovers – Bristol Rovers – 2-0
- Northampton Town – Leyton Orient – 1-0
- Port Vale – Hartlepool United – 2-0
- Rochdale – Exeter City – 1-1
- Salford City – Oldham Athletic – 2-0
- Scunthorpe United – Bradford City – 1-1
- Sutton United – Barrow – 1-0
- Swindon Town – Harrogate Town – 1-1
