Match Report
Port Vale, 22nd on 42 points, faced a 21-point deficit to Wycombe Wanderers (11th, 63). Port Vale ranked 16th in the league on five-round form, well above their 22nd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Wycombe Wanderers 1.5 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Port Vale 0.78 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.32.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 3 Wycombe Wanderers wins, 2 for Port Vale, 6 draws, at 2.64 goals per meeting. Only 18% of these meetings ended in a home win. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 73% of the meetings.
Adams Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,284. Wycombe Wanderers led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Wycombe Wanderers: Cauley Woodrow (24'), Fred Onyedinma (85'), Connor Taylor (69'), Junior Quitirna (90')
Key stats
Possession: Wycombe Wanderers 52% · Port Vale 48% · Total shots: 21-10 · On target: 9-2 · Corners: 9-1