Port Vale vs Rotherham: result 6-2 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 8, 2012 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Rotherham?
Port Vale won 6-2 on September 8, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 5′Louis DoddsPort Vale
- 16′Tom PopePort Vale
- 21′Tom PopePort Vale
- 28′Ashley VincentPort Vale
- 31′M. O'ConnorRotherham
- 54′D. NardielloRotherham (pen.)
- 68′Tom PopePort Vale
- 78′Tom PopePort Vale
Official lineup for Port Vale vs Rotherham
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Port Vale
- 9Jennison Machisti Myrie-Williams
- 10Ashley Vincent
- 11Tom Pope
- 7D. Loft
- 8Louis Dodds
- 15Chris Shuker
- 18Sam Morsy
- 5John McCombe
- 14C. McDonald
- 24R. Duffy
- 1C. Neal
Rotherham
- 11Gareth Charles Evans
- 16K. Odejayi
- 17D. Nardiello
- 10M. O'Connor
- 15B. Pringle
- 19David James Noble
- 3Laurence Wilson
- 5Ian Sharps
- 6Johnny Mullins
- 18N. Hunt
- 1Scott Shearer
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Rotherham have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2012 | Tranmere(home) | 2-0 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 1, 2012 | Torquay(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Aug 25, 2012 | Morecambe(away) | 3-1 | League Two |
| Aug 21, 2012 | Accrington ST(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Aug 18, 2012 | Barnet(home) | 3-0 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2012 | York(home) | 0-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 1, 2012 | Bradford(home) | 4-0 | League Two |
| Aug 25, 2012 | Chesterfield(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Aug 21, 2012 | Northampton(away) | 1-2 | League Two |
| Aug 18, 2012 | Burton Albion(home) | 3-0 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Port Vale wins, 0 draws, 0 Rotherham wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2012 | Rotherham 0-1 Port Vale | League Two |
| Oct 1, 2011 | Port Vale 2-0 Rotherham | League Two |
Last archived meeting: Rotherham vs Port Vale on Jan 21, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 1.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Rotherham score 1.7 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1.2 | 1.1 | 6 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Rotherham | 1.7 | 1.3 | 4 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Port Vale sit 22nd in League Two (8 points from 8 matches) and Rotherham sit 20th (10 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Rotherham | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
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