Cheltenham Town defeats Port Vale after recovering from a 1-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

CHELTENHAM. Cheltenham Town succeeded in turn the tables against Port Vale.

February 18, 2024

CHELTENHAM. Cheltenham Town was capable to reverse the scoreline against Port Vale.

The match was played at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium stadium in Cheltenham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,600 spectators. The referee was Sam Purkiss assisted by Jack Clench and Samuel Ogles. The 4th official was Richard Morris. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.19 degrees Celsius or 55.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.

Match Statistics

Cheltenham Town

3 - 2

Port Vale

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

16 Total 6
7 On Target 4
4 Off Target 1
5 Shots blocked 1

112 Attack 71
79 Dangerous attack 34
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 2
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

10 Total 19
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Cheltenham Town was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Port Vale that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cheltenham Town was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cheltenham Town won the match.

Cheltenham Town shot 16 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Port Vale shot 6 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Cheltenham Town received 1 yellow card (Tom Pett). Talking about the opposition, Port Vale received 3 yellow cards (Ryan Loft, Connor Ripley and Funso Ojo).

Match Timeline

25'

Nathan Smith(goal)Conor Grant

Matty Taylor(goal)Tom Pett

45'

Connor Ripley- Yellow

52'

Funso Ojo- Yellow

63'

Ryan Loft- Yellow

Curtis Davies(own-goal)

65'

67'

B. Dipepa- sub ->James Wilson

67'

Jensen Weir- sub ->Funso Ojo

Jack Shepherd(goal)

69'

Will Ferry(goal)Luke Southwood

73'

Elliot Bonds- sub ->Liam Sercombe

74'

Aidan Keena- sub ->Matty Taylor

74'

Tom Pett- Yellow

79'

82'

A. Mighten- sub ->Conor Grant

Joe Nuttall- sub ->George Lloyd

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Cheltenham Town has 32 points to sit in the 21st place. On the other side, Port Vale will stays with 31 points to sit in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Cheltenham Town will play away against Burton Albion on the 6th of February with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Burton Albion (4 draws).

Port Vale will play away against Reading on the 20th of February with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Port Vale (1 draw).

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town

Luke Southwood 1.England

7.0

Lewis Freestone 6.England

6.7

Jack Shepherd 14.England

7.0

69'

Curtis Davies 33.England

6.4

Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland

7.5

Liam Kinsella 7.Republic of Ireland

7.7

Liam Sercombe 8.England

6.6

74'

Will Ferry 15.Republic of Ireland

7.3

73'

Tom Pett 34.England

7.5

79'

Matty Taylor 9.England

7.5

74'

45'

George Lloyd 19.England

6.7

90'

Substitutes

Jamie Pardington 21.England

Elliot Bonds 23.Guyana

6.8

74'

Josh Harrop 25.England

Jordan Thomas 27.England

Gregory Sloggett 32.Republic of Ireland

Aidan Keena 10.Republic of Ireland

6.4

74'

Joe Nuttall 26.England

90'

Cheltenham Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Darrell Clarke decided to play with the following team: Luke Southwood (7.0), Curtis Davies (6.4), Jack Shepherd (7.0), Lewis Freestone (6.7), Sean Long (7.5), Liam Sercombe (6.6), Tom Pett (7.5), Liam Kinsella (7.7), Will Ferry (7.3), Matty Taylor (7.5) and George Lloyd (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Aidan Keena (6.4), Jamie Pardington, Elliot Bonds (6.8), Josh Harrop, Joe Nuttall, Jordan Thomas and Gregory Sloggett.

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 3 changes: Liam Sercombe for Elliot Bonds (74′), Matty Taylor for Aidan Keena (74′) and George Lloyd for Joe Nuttall (90′).

Player of the match: Liam Kinsella

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was Liam Kinsella even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.7 with 29 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.

Port Vale – Formation

Port Vale

Connor Ripley 1.England

6.6

45'

Daniel Jones 3.England

6.3

87'

Kacper Lopata 5.Poland

7.7

Nathan Smith 6.England

7.8

25'

Ethan Chislett 10.South Africa

7.9

Funso Ojo 14.Belgium

6.6

67'

52'

Conor Grant 15.England

6.7

82'

Jason Lowe 16.England

6.3

Gavin Massey 19.England

6.3

Ryan Loft 9.England

7.3

63'

James Wilson 29.England

6.8

67'

Substitutes

Jayson Leutwiler 13.Canada

Thomas Sang 4.England

Jesse Debrah 27.England

Jensen Weir 20.England

6.8

67'

A. Mighten 11.England

6.8

82'

B. Dipepa 25.England

6.4

67'

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

Darren Moore played with: Connor Ripley (6.6), Kacper Lopata (7.7), Nathan Smith (7.8), Daniel Jones (6.3), Gavin Massey (6.3), Jason Lowe (6.3), Funso Ojo (6.6), Conor Grant (6.7), Ethan Chislett (7.9), Ryan Loft (7.3) and James Wilson (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Thomas Sang, A. Mighten (6.8), Jayson Leutwiler, Jensen Weir (6.8), Rhys Walters (7.0), Baylee Dipepa (6.4) and Jesse Debrah.