Match Report
Morecambe, 24th on 36 points, faced a 44-point deficit to Port Vale (2nd, 80). The last five rounds placed Port Vale no better than 12th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Port Vale ran at 1.41 scored and 1 conceded, Morecambe at 0.87 and 1.57.
The head-to-head ledger counts 20 games: 7 Port Vale wins, 9 for Morecambe, 4 draws, at 2.3 goals per meeting. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1 goals per game across the last five against 2.3 historically.
S. Oldham took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.1 yellow cards per game. The venue was Vale Park in Stoke-on-Trent, with room for 18,947 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Port Vale: Ronan Curtis (89')