STOKE-ON-TRENT. Lincoln City had a surprising win over Port Vale with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Taylor (2′) and a penalty scored by R. Hackett (90′). Port Vale lost this match 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 7,148 spectators. The referee was James Bell who was helped by Alex Gray and . The 4th official was Lee Freeman. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.55 degrees Celsius or 43.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 10 Total 5
- 4 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 0
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 132 Attack 70
- 42 Dangerous attack 36
- 68 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 10
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Port Vale had a strong ball possession 59% while Lincoln City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Lincoln City succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Port Vale shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Lincoln City shot 5 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Port Vale received 4 yellow cards (Thomas Sang, Jesse Debrah, Gavin Massey and Funso Ojo). Talking about the opposition, Lincoln City received 2 yellow cards ( and Paudie O’Connor ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Port Vale stays with 31 points to remain in the 22nd place. On the other side, Lincoln City will has 48 points like Northampton Town to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Port Vale will host Fleetwood Town on the 27th of February with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Port Vale (3 draws).
Lincoln City will host Shrewsbury Town on the 27th of February with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale
68'
58'
Port Vale started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: Connor Ripley , Thomas Sang , Nathan Smith , Jesse Debrah , Daniel Jones , Funso Ojo , Jason Lowe , Ethan Chislett , Ben Garrity , Jensen Weir and James Wilson .
The home team had on the bench: Ryan Loft , Jayson Leutwiler, Conor Grant, Alex Iacovitti, Gavin Massey , James Plant and Baylee Dipepa .
Substitutions
Port Vale made 2 changes: Ethan Chislett for Gavin Massey (58′) and Funso Ojo for Ryan Loft (79′).
Player of the match: Ben Garrity
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Port Vale was Ben Garrity.
His rating is with 31 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 14 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Lincoln City – Formation
Lincoln City
90'
Lincoln City started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
Michael Skubala played with: Lukas Jensen , Alex Mitchell , Paudie O’Connor , Sean Roughan , Lasse Sörensen , Conor McGrandles , Ethan Erhahon , Teddy Bishop , Reeco Hackett , Daniel Mandroiu and Joe Taylor .
These were the players on the bench: Jordan Wright, Dylan Duffy , Timothy Eyoma , Jovon Makama, Jack Moylan and Gbolahan Okewoye.
Substitutions
Lincoln City made 3 changes: Daniel Mandroiu for Dylan Duffy (77′), Joe Taylor for Jack Moylan (70′) and Lasse Sörensen for Timothy Eyoma (86′).
Player of the match: Lukas Jensen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lincoln City was the goalkeeper: Lukas Jensen. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-0
- Reading – Shrewsbury Town – 2-3
- Port Vale – Lincoln City – 0-2
- Oxford United – Leyton Orient – 1-2
- Exeter City – Fleetwood Town – 1-1
- Charlton Athletic – Portsmouth – 0-0
- Cambridge United – Peterborough United – 0-1
- Burton Albion – Northampton Town – 0-2
- Bristol Rovers – Carlisle United – 2-1
- Blackpool – Bolton Wanderers – 4-1
- Barnsley – Derby County – 2-1
