Match Report
The table read 15th (Salford City, 6 pts) against 24th (Port Vale, 2 pts), 4 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Salford City 0.8 scored and 1.2 conceded per game, Port Vale 0.4 and 1.4, with the league averaging 1.33.
Port Vale had not won in 5 games.
Across 11 recorded meetings, Salford City have 4 wins to Port Vale's 5, with 2 draws, at 1.73 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 18% of the meetings went over two goals.
B. Atkinson officiated: 66 games logged, averaging 2.1 yellow cards each. The Peninsula Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,400. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Salford City: Joe Powell (52')
Key stats
Possession: Salford City 58% · Port Vale 42% · Total shots: 8-13 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 6-6