Match Report
20 points separated the sides: Preston North End U18 1st on 59, Port Vale U18 12th on 39. Recent form told a different story for Port Vale U18: only 32nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 12th.
Momentum sat with Port Vale U18, winners of their last three, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Preston North End U18 5, draws 0, Port Vale U18 2, at 5.57 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 71% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 86% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 71%.


