About Match
In the standings it is Port Vale U18 16th on 4 points, Preston North End U18 11th on 5 — separated by 1. Recent form tells a different story for Preston North End U18: only 23rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th. Against a league average of 2.06 goals per team per game, Port Vale U18 run at 0.67 scored and 2.33 conceded, Preston North End U18 at 2 and 1.5. Victory would move Port Vale U18 to 7 points and up to 11th, overtaking Preston North End U18, with other results unchanged.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 2 for Port Vale U18, 6 for Preston North End U18 and 0 drawn, at 5.5 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 75% of the meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 88% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%. Goals have dried up lately: 4.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 5.5 across the full history.