Match Report
The table read 9th (Swindon Town, 10 pts) against 22nd (Port Vale, 5 pts), 5 points apart. Swindon Town ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 9th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Swindon Town 1.33 scored and 1.67 conceded per game, Port Vale 0.5 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.33.
GioScore's database holds 22 meetings between the two: 13 for Swindon Town, 6 for Port Vale and 3 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting.
The referee was M. Corlett, with 91 matches in our database and 2.5 yellows per game on average. The match was played at The Nigel Eady County Ground Stadium (capacity 15,728). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Swindon Town: Aaron Drinan (13'), Ben Middlemas (71'), Louis Millard (90') · Port Vale: Oliver Lynch (2')
Key stats
Possession: Swindon Town 46% · Port Vale 54% · Total shots: 14-7 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 10-4