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Port Vale vs Derby County U23: result 1-0 and analysis

EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on August 30, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Port Vale
1-0
Derby County U23

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What was the result of Port Vale vs Derby County U23?

Port Vale won 1-0 on August 30, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 80′N. SmithPort Vale

Official lineup for Port Vale vs Derby County U23

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Port Vale

  1. 13Martin Paterson
  2. 15Anton Forrester
  1. 16Christopher Tangeni Nangolo Mbamba
  2. 20Kiko
  3. 21Q. Leite Pereira
  4. 27S. Amoros
  1. 2Benjamin Purkiss
  2. 4R. Streete
  3. 24N. Smith
  4. 46S. Hart
  1. 1J. Alnwick

Derby County U23

  1. 26James William Hanson
  2. 36A. Babos
  3. 41C. Guy
  4. 46Alefe Santos
  5. 48C. Vernam
  6. 39A .Cover
  1. 31F. Rawson
  2. 43C. MacDonald
  3. 47Kyron Stabana
  4. 50Ethan Wassall
  1. 45H. Ravas
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Derby County U23 have 0, 0 and 0.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 27, 2016Scunthorpe(home)3-1League One
Aug 20, 2016Swindon Town(away)0-1League One
Aug 16, 2016Rochdale(home)1-0League One
Aug 13, 2016Southend(home)2-0League One
Aug 9, 2016Carlisle(away)1-2League Cup

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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1Port Vale3201947

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