Port Vale vs Wolves U21: result 2-1 and analysis
EFL Trophy2nd RoundKick-off on December 8, 2020 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Wolves U21?
Port Vale won 2-1 on December 8, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 20′T. PerryWolves U21
- 27′H. McKirdyPort Vale
- 80′Zachary Louvaine MillsPort Vale
Official lineup for Port Vale vs Wolves U21
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Port Vale
4-4-2- 27A. Hurst
- 13M. Cullen
- 9Tom Pope
- 20S. Burgess
- 22H. McKirdy
- 10T. Conlon
- 6N. Smith
- 24David James Fitzpatrick
- 15Zachary Louvaine Mills
- 16S. Brisley
- 30Dino Ben Visser
Wolves U21
3-5-2- 53C. Carty
- 60T. Corbeanu
- 39L. Cundle
- 26T. Perry
- 38M. Shabani
- 64Hugo Bueno
- 75Christian Marques
- 2K. Hoever
- 42L. Richards
- 59O. Buur
- 62A. Søndergaard
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 7 wins, 0 draws and 8 defeats; Wolves U21 have 2, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2020 | Bolton(away) | 6-3 | League Two |
| Nov 28, 2020 | Leyton Orient(home) | 2-3 | League Two |
| Nov 24, 2020 | Stevenage(away) | 1-2 | League Two |
| Nov 21, 2020 | Newport County(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Scunthorpe(home) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2020 | Doncaster(away) | 2-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Oct 6, 2020 | Bradford(away) | 1-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Oldham(away) | 0-4 | EFL Trophy |
| Dec 3, 2019 | Salford City(away) | 0-3 | EFL Trophy |
| Nov 5, 2019 | Blackpool(away) | 0-1 | EFL Trophy |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 1.8 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Wolves U21 score 1.2 and concede 1.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Wolves U21 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1 | 6/10 | 7/10 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Port Vale sit 1st in EFL Trophy (7 points from 3 matches) and Wolves U21 sit 3rd (3 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port ValeGroup 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Wolves U21Group 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
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