About Match
In the standings it is Port Vale U18 16th on 4 points, Blackpool U18 18th on 3 — separated by 1. Blackpool U18's recent output lags their position: 31st on form over five rounds while 18th in the table. Per game in the league, Port Vale U18 score 0.67 and conceding 2.33, Blackpool U18 2 and 2.75, against a competition average of 2.06 goals per team per game. A win here leaves Port Vale U18 on 7 points and up to 11th, other results permitting.
6 games without a win frame Blackpool U18's arrival, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Port Vale U18 have banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; Blackpool U18, 2.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 2 Port Vale U18 wins, 5 for Blackpool U18, 1 draw, at 4.13 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 88% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 63%.