STOKE-ON-TRENT. Port Vale overcome Shrewsbury Town to win 2-1. E. Harrison was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Port Vale to strike first with an early goal of E. Harrison at the 9′. Then it was a goal in the 20′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, E. Harrison gave the win to Port Vale in the 90′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Port Vale was definitely better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Vale Park stadium in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Speedie with the collaboration of Nicholas Barnard and Lee Freeman. The 4th official was Richard Wigglesworth.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 13 Total 7
- 4 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 112 Attack 95
- 56 Dangerous attack 21
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Port Vale was in firm control of the ball 63% while Shrewsbury Town was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Port Vale won the match.
Port Vale shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Shrewsbury Town shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Port Vale received 2 yellow cards (D. Butterworth and D. Jones). Talking about the opposition, Shrewsbury Town received 3 yellow cards (T. Flanagan, R. Street and J. Shipley).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Port Vale will have 12 points like Peterborough United, Fleetwood Town and Shrewsbury Town to sit in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Shrewsbury Town will stay with 12 points like Peterborough United, Fleetwood Town and Port Vale to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Port Vale will host Plymouth Argyle on the 6th of May with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of Port Vale (1 draw).
Shrewsbury Town will play away agasint Lincoln City on the 6th of May with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale
87'
81'
9', 90'
Port Vale started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Darrell Clarke decided to play with the following team: J. Stevens , L. Cass , N. Smith , D. Jones , G. Massey , B. Garrity , F. Ojo , M. Benning , E. Harrison , D. Butterworth and J. Wilson .
The home team had on the bench: A. Stone, D. Politic , T. Conlon, M. Odubeko , W. Forrester, D. Worrall and L. McCarron.
Substitutions
Port Vale made 4 changes: J. Wilson for A. Odubeko (72′), D. Butterworth for D. Politic (72′), G. Massey for D. Worrall (81′) and E. Harrison for T. Conlon (90′).
Best player: B. Garrity
The most impressive player for Port Vale was B. Garrity even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Shrewsbury Town – Formation
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Steve Cotterill played with: M. Maroši , M. Pennington , C. Dunkley , T. Flanagan , R. Pyke , L. Leahy , T. Moore , G. Nurse , T. Bayliss , C. Winchester and Christian Saydee .
These were the players on the bench: R. Bowman , C. Caton, E. Bennett, T. Bloxham, J. Shipley , R. Street and H. Burgoyne.
Substitutions
Shrewsbury Town made 3 changes: C. Winchester for R. Bowman (60′), T. Bayliss for J. Shipley (68′) and C. Saydee for R. Street (76′).
Best player: C. Dunkley
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was C. Dunkley.
His rating is with 24 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Derby County – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – Ipswich Town – 2-2
- Portsmouth – Plymouth Argyle – 2-2
- Port Vale – Shrewsbury Town – 2-1
- Oxford United – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-2
- Forest Green Rovers – Morecambe – 1-2
- Exeter City – Burton Albion – 0-2
- Fleetwood Town – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Cambridge United – Barnsley – 0-3
- Bristol Rovers – Lincoln City – 3-6
- Bolton Wanderers – Peterborough United – 1-0
- Accrington Stanley – Cheltenham Town – 1-0
