Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Port Vale 18th with 49 points, Forest Green Rovers 24th with 27, 22 apart. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Forest Green Rovers ran at 0.67 scored and 1.93 conceded, Port Vale at 1.04 and 1.54.
Forest Green Rovers arrived off three straight defeats.
12 meetings are on record — 2 won by Forest Green Rovers, 4 by Port Vale, 6 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 17% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
The New Lawn staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,140. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Forest Green Rovers led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Forest Green Rovers: Kyle McAllister (2') · Port Vale: M. Odubeko (86'), Ellis Harrison (90'), Dennis Politic (90')
Key stats
Possession: Forest Green Rovers 40% · Port Vale 60% · Total shots: 10-19 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 2-8