Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Preston North End U18 (1st, 59 pts) and Port Vale U18 (12th, 39 pts). The last five rounds placed Port Vale U18 no better than 32nd for form, against 12th in the standings.
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. History backs the host here — 71% of the meetings won by the home side. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 86% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 71%.


