Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Ipswich Town (2nd, 98 pts) held a 49-point advantage over Port Vale (18th, 49 pts). Per game in the league, Ipswich Town were scoring 2.2 and conceding 0.76, Port Vale 1.04 and 1.54, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Ipswich Town were unbeaten in 12, having scored in 10 consecutive games. A win had eluded Port Vale for 7 matches. Ipswich Town had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Port Vale, 2.
Portman Road Stadium in Ipswich staged the fixture, a ground that holds 29,673. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Port Vale led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.