STOKE-ON-TRENT. Port Vale finds the way to recover against Stevenage with a goal on the J. Reid 52′ and a goal on the T. Vancooten 58′. Port Vale was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)

The match was played at the Vale Park stadium in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,296 spectators.​ The referee was Scott Tallis with the collaboration of Matthew Sowerby and Grant Taylor. The 4th official was Chris Husband. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.64 degrees Celsius or 47.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Port Vale

2 - 2

Stevenage

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 12 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 84 Attack 104
  • 51 Dangerous attack 44
  • 31 Ball safe 43
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 3 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Port Vale had a superior ball possession 59% while Stevenage was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Port Vale was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Port Vale to win the match​.

Port Vale shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Stevenage shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Port Vale received 3 yellow cards (A. Mighten, Thomas Sang and Jason Lowe). On the other side, Stevenage received 4 yellow cards (Dan Butler, Craig MacGillivray, Carl Piergianni and Jake Forster-Caskey).

Match Timeline

6'
Terence Vancooten(own-goal)
Jason Lowe- Yellow
28'
33'
Carl Piergianni- Yellow
37'
Jake Forster-Caskey- Yellow
46'
Dan Butler- sub ->Nathan Thompson
46'
Kane Hemmings- sub ->Vadaine Oliver
46'
Louis Thompson- sub ->Jake Forster-Caskey
52'
Jamie Reid(goal)
58'
Terence Vancooten(goal)Nick Freeman
A. Mighten- sub ->Ethan Chislett
58'
Daniel Jones- sub ->Kacper Lopata
65'
75'
Jordan Roberts- sub ->Nesta Guinness-Walker
A. Mighten- Yellow
82'
B. Dipepa- sub ->James Wilson
83'
Thomas Sang- sub ->Jesse Debrah
83'
88'
Alex MacDonald- sub ->Finley Burns
Thomas Sang- Yellow
89'
90'
Craig MacGillivray- Yellow
Funso Ojo(penalty)
90'
90'
Dan Butler- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After this contest, Port Vale has 31 points like Charlton Athletic to sit in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Stevenage will has 53 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Port Vale will play away with Peterborough United on the 13th of February with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Peterborough United (3 draws).

Stevenage will host Cambridge United on the 29th of December with a 12-10 head to head stats in favor of Stevenage (5 draws).

Port Vale – Formation

Port Vale
G
Connor Ripley 1.England
6.8
D
Kacper Lopata 5.Poland
6.4
65'
D
Nathan Smith 6.England
6.0
D
Jesse Debrah 27.England
6.8
83'
M
Ethan Chislett 10.South Africa
6.8
58'
M
Funso Ojo 14.Belgium
7.1
90'
M
Conor Grant 15.England
6.7
M
Jason Lowe 16.England
6.7
28'
M
Gavin Massey 19.England
6.3
M
Jensen Weir 20.England
7.1
F
James Wilson 29.England
7.1
83'
Substitutes
G
Jayson Leutwiler 13.Canada
D
Daniel Jones 3.England
6.7
65'
D
Thomas Sang 4.England
6.8
83' 89'
F
A. Mighten 11.England
6.7
58' 82'
F
B. Dipepa 25.England
6.3
83'

Port Vale started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Andy Crosby decided to play with the following team: Connor Ripley (6.8), Kacper Lopata (6.4), Nathan Smith (6.0), Jesse Debrah (6.8), Gavin Massey (6.3), Funso Ojo (7.1), Jason Lowe (6.7), Conor Grant (6.7), Ethan Chislett (6.8), Jensen Weir (7.1) and James Wilson (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Jones (6.7), Thomas Sang (6.8), A. Mighten (6.7), Jayson Leutwiler, Jack Shorrock, Rhys Walters and Baylee Dipepa (6.3).

Substitutions

Port Vale made 3 changes: Ethan Chislett for A. Mighten (58′), Kacper Lopata for Daniel Jones (65′) and Jesse Debrah for Thomas Sang (83′).

Player of the match: Funso Ojo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Port Vale was Funso Ojo.

His rating is 7.1 with 1 goal, 54 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5.

Stevenage – Formation

Stevenage
G
Craig MacGillivray 12.Scotland
6.7
90'
D
Luther James-Wildin 2.Antigua and Barbuda
7.0
D
Carl Piergianni 5.England
7.3
33'
D
Terence Vancooten 15.Guyana
7.9
58'
D
Nesta Guinness-Walker 22.England
7.0
75'
M
Nathan Thompson 4.England
6.7
46'
M
Jake Forster-Caskey 8.England
7.0
46' 37'
M
Nick Freeman 10.England
7.5
M
Finley Burns 17.England
6.7
88'
F
Jamie Reid 19.Northern Ireland
7.8
52'
F
Vadaine Oliver 33.England
6.7
46'
Substitutes
G
Taye Ashby-Hammond 1.England
D
Dan Butler 3.England
7.0
46' 90'
M
Alex MacDonald 7.Scotland
6.8
88'
M
Jordan Roberts 11.England
6.8
75'
M
Louis Thompson 23.Wales
6.8
46'
M
Ben Thompson 24.England
F
Kane Hemmings 29.England
7.3
46'

Stevenage started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Steve Evans played with: Craig MacGillivray (6.7), Luther James-Wildin (7.0), Terence Vancooten (7.9), Carl Piergianni (7.3), Nesta Guinness-Walker (7.0), Nathan Thompson (6.7), Finley Burns (6.7), Jake Forster-Caskey (7.0), Nick Freeman (7.5), Vadaine Oliver (6.7) and Jamie Reid (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Taye Ashby-Hammond, Dan Butler (7.0), Alex MacDonald (6.8), Jordan Roberts (6.8), Louis Thompson (6.8), Ben Thompson and Kane Hemmings (7.3).

Substitutions

Stevenage made 5 changes: Vadaine Oliver for Kane Hemmings (46′), Nathan Thompson for Dan Butler (46′), Jake Forster-Caskey for Louis Thompson (46′), Nesta Guinness-Walker for Jordan Roberts (75′) and Finley Burns for Alex MacDonald (88′).

Player of the match: Terence Vancooten​

The player that probably impressed the most for Stevenage was Terence Vancooten.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 34 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​