DERBY. Derby County was eventually too good for Port Vale with the goal of L. Sibley was the key of the match after he scored in the 5th and 58th minute. Louie Sibley (5′), Dwight Gayle (44′) and Louie Sibley (58′). Derby County took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Pride Park Stadium stadium in Derby on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 27,392 spectators. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill assisted by Ollie Williams and Stephen Finch. The 4th official was Emmanuel Edet. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 29.31 degrees Celsius or 84.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 20 Total 3
- 6 On Target 0
- 11 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 79 Attack 92
- 48 Dangerous attack 35
- 33 Ball safe 10
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Derby County had a superior ball possession 59% while Port Vale was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Derby County was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Derby County won the match.
Derby County shot 20 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Port Vale shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Derby County didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Port Vale received 2 yellow cards (Funso Ojo and Gavin Massey).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Derby County has 69 points like Bolton Wanderers to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Port Vale will stays with 32 points to remain in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Derby County will play away against Bristol Rovers on the 9th of March with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Derby County (1 draw).
Port Vale will host Shrewsbury Town on the 9th of March with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Port Vale (6 draws).
Derby County – Formation
Derby County
5', 58'
80'
Derby County started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Paul Warne decided to play with the following team: Joe Wildsmith , Curtis Nelson , Sonny Bradley , Eiran Joe Cashin , Joe Ward , Max Bird , Ebou Adams , Louie Sibley , Nathaniel Méndez-Laing , Dwight Gayle and Tom Barkhuizen .
The home team had on the bench: Kane Wilson, Conor Hourihane , Martyn Waghorn , Korey Smith , Scott Loach, Liam Thompson and Corey Blackett-Taylor .
Substitutions
Derby County made 4 changes: Dwight Gayle for Martyn Waghorn (68′), Ebou Adams for Conor Hourihane (80′), Nathaniel Méndez-Laing for Corey Blackett-Taylor (75′) and Tom Barkhuizen for Korey Smith (80′).
Player of the match: Louie Sibley
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Derby County was Louie Sibley.
His rating is with 2 goals, 21 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 11 crosses.
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale
40'
Port Vale started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Darren Moore played with: Connor Ripley , Kacper Lopata , Alex Iacovitti , Jesse Debrah , Gavin Massey , Funso Ojo , James Plant , Jack Shorrock , Jackson Shorrocks , Jensen Weir and Ben Garrity , Ethan Chislett .
These were the players on the bench: Nathan Smith , Mitchell Clark , A. Mighten, Jayson Leutwiler, Jason Lowe, Rhys Walters and Baylee Dipepa .
Port Vale could not rely on the presence of A. Mighten (injured).
Substitutions
Port Vale made 3 changes: Jack Shorrock for Mitchell Clark (62′), Alex Iacovitti for Nathan Smith (80′) and James Plant for A. Mighten (90′).
Player of the match: Ben Garrity
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Port Vale was Ben Garrity.
His rating is with 32 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Barnsley – 2-4
- Shrewsbury Town – Blackpool – 0-2
- Portsmouth – Oxford United – 2-1
- Peterborough United – Exeter City – 2-1
- Northampton Town – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Stevenage – 0-0
- Leyton Orient – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
- Fleetwood Town – Wigan Athletic – 4-2
- Derby County – Port Vale – 3-0
- Cheltenham Town – Burton Albion – 0-0
- Carlisle United – Reading – 1-3
- Bolton Wanderers – Cambridge United – 2-0
