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League Two Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 22nd August
League Two Table
- Tranmere Rovers, Position 12, Points 3
- Port Vale, Position 15, Points 3
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2, 3: Promotion
- Position 4, 5, 6, 7: Promotion Play-off
- Position 23, 24: Relegation
Team Lineups
home team,Port Vale
Manager:Jon Brady
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
home team,Port Vale
away team,Tranmere Rovers
Manager:Darrell Clarke
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
away team,Tranmere Rovers
home team,Port Vale
Manager:Jon Brady
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
away team,Tranmere Rovers
Manager:Darrell Clarke
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Declan Brown
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Darren Wilding
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Drew Dutton
- Fourth Official:
- Jason Roberts
Match Stats
Key, Port Vale v TranmereBasic Stats
Overall possession
Shots
Port Vale 7Tranmere Rovers 4Shots on target
Port Vale 3Tranmere Rovers 3Total touches inside the opposition box
Port Vale 12Tranmere Rovers 5Goalkeeper saves
Port Vale 3Tranmere Rovers 2Aerial duels won
Port Vale 18Tranmere Rovers 16Fouls committed
Port Vale 10Tranmere Rovers 10Corners
Port Vale 2Tranmere Rovers 3In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Port Vale 7Tranmere Rovers 4Shots on target
Port Vale 3Tranmere Rovers 3Shots off target
Port Vale 3Tranmere Rovers 0Attempts out of box
Port Vale 1Tranmere Rovers 1One-on-one attempts
Port Vale 0Tranmere Rovers 1Total offsides
Port Vale 0Tranmere Rovers 4Distribution
Total passes
Port Vale 188Tranmere Rovers 212Pass accuracy %
Port Vale 66Tranmere Rovers 67.9Backward passes
Port Vale 24Tranmere Rovers 34Forward passes
Port Vale 94Tranmere Rovers 92Total long balls
Port Vale 52Tranmere Rovers 52Successful final third passes
Port Vale 35Tranmere Rovers 21Total crosses
Port Vale 11Tranmere Rovers 9Defence
Total tackles
Port Vale 8Tranmere Rovers 21Won tackle %
Port Vale 87.5Tranmere Rovers 71.4Fouls committed
Port Vale 10Tranmere Rovers 10Total yellow cards
Port Vale 1Tranmere Rovers 0Total clearances
Port Vale 23Tranmere Rovers 18Season so far
League Two
Form guide
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Previous scores
All competitions
League Two
Match Facts
Port Vale have failed to win any of their last eight league game against Tranmere Rovers (D4 L4), drawing each of their last four in succession.
Tranmere Rovers have lost just one of their last eight away Football League games against Port Vale (W4 D3), with each of their last two visits to Vale Park finishing 0-0.
Port Vale are looking to avoid losing their opening two matches of a league campaign for the first time since 2002-03 – a season that saw them lose 4-1 to Tranmere in their opening home fixture.
Tranmere will be looking to win each of their opening two games of a Football League campaign for the first time since 2012-13.


