About Match
The table reads 24th (Port Vale, 2 pts) against 20th (Newport County, 4 pts), 2 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 0.4/1.4 for Port Vale and 1.8/2 for Newport County (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33. A win here leaves Port Vale on 5 points and up to 16th, overtaking Newport County, other results permitting.
6 games without a win frame Port Vale's arrival.
11 meetings are on record — 3 won by Port Vale, 5 by Newport County, 3 drawn, at 2.36 goals per meeting. The recent trend is more open — 3.8 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2.36 all-time.
The match takes place at Vale Park in Stoke-on-Trent (capacity 19,052).




