Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Port Vale (8th, 57 pts) held a 32-point advantage over Macclesfield Town (23rd, 25 pts). Port Vale's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Port Vale ran at 1.35 scored and 1.19 conceded, Macclesfield Town at 0.86 and 1.27.
Macclesfield Town were winless in 10.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Port Vale, 1 draw and 4 for Macclesfield Town, at 2 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 63% of the meetings.
The match was played at Vale Park in Stoke-on-Trent (capacity 18,947). Port Vale led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.




