Match Report
5 points and 14 places separated them: Port Vale 22nd with 5, Crewe Alexandra 8th with 10. On the form table Port Vale stood 17th over the last five rounds, despite being 22nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Port Vale 0.5 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Crewe Alexandra 1 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.33.
GioScore's database holds 21 meetings between the two: 9 for Port Vale, 6 for Crewe Alexandra and 6 drawn, at 1.9 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. The recent editions have closed up — 1 goals per game over the last five against 1.9 all-time.
The venue was Vale Park, with room for 19,052 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Port Vale 60% · Crewe Alexandra 40% · Total shots: 11-14 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 3-1