Match Report
Bolton Wanderers, 5th with 75 points, sat 33 points above Port Vale (22nd, 42). On recent form Bolton Wanderers sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Port Vale 0.78 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Bolton Wanderers 1.52 and 1.13, with the league averaging 1.32.
13 matches unbeaten backed Bolton Wanderers's arrival.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Port Vale, 1 draw and 9 for Bolton Wanderers, at 2.67 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 42% of the wins in this matchup.
Vale Park in Stoke-on-Trent, capacity 19,052, hosted the game. Port Vale led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Port Vale: George Hall (34')
Key stats
Possession: Port Vale 40% · Bolton Wanderers 60% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 2-5