WALSALL. Walsall had a surprising win over Port Vale with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Perry (67′) and a goal from E. Osadebe (90′). Port Vale lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the The Banks’s Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Nield assisted by Marvyn Amphlett and Oliver Bickle. The 4th official was Thomas Harty. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Port Vale had a strong ball possession 59% while Walsall was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyhow, Walsall managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Walsall shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Port Vale shot 10 times, 0 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Walsall received 2 yellow cards (H. White and R. Menayese). Talking about the opposition, Port Vale received 1 yellow card (N. Smith).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Walsall will have 53 points like Hartlepool United to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Port Vale will stay with 75 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will play away with Colchester United on the 30th of April with a 8-8 head to head.
Port Vale will host Newport County on the 2nd of May with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Newport County (3 draws).
Walsall – Formation
Walsall started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Michael John Flynn decided to play with the following team: .
Walsall could not rely on the presence of S. Perry (injured).
Substitutions
Walsall made 2 changes: J. Labadie for S. Perry (43′) and R. Devine for R. Menayese (46′).
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Darrell Clarke played with: .
Substitutions
Port Vale made 3 changes: D. Worrall for R. Edmondson (71′), T. Pett for D. Amoo (71′) and M. Benning for C. Hussey (72′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Port Vale – 2-0
- Stevenage – Tranmere Rovers – 2-0
- Hartlepool United – Swindon Town – 0-3
- Harrogate Town – Carlisle United – 3-0
- Exeter City – Rochdale – 2-0
- Bristol Rovers – Forest Green Rovers – 0-0
- Bradford City – Scunthorpe United – 2-1
- Barrow – Sutton United – 1-0
- Leyton Orient – Northampton Town – 2-4
- Oldham Athletic – Salford City – 1-2
- Mansfield Town – Crawley Town – 2-0