Match Report
Port Vale went into the game 2nd in the table on 80 points; Notts County sat 6th on 72 — an 8-point gap. Notts County had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Port Vale ran at 1.41 scored and 1 conceded, Notts County at 1.48 and 1.07.
Notts County entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Port Vale 4, draws 2, Notts County 6, at 2.42 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 42% of those meetings. The recent editions have closed up — 1.4 goals per game over the last five against 2.42 all-time.
Vale Park in Stoke-on-Trent, capacity 18,947, hosted the game. 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 (85')