Port Vale play one league lower than their opponents, so they deserve the status of outsiders. Even in League One, Port Vale haven’t scored a lot, 0,19 goals per 1 shot on goals, third result from the bottom. However, they’re quite stubborn, with over 13 shots per 90 minutes on average. Port Vale have won their two last games, scoring 4 goals. It gives hope to the team as this happened for the first time since August.
Middlesbrough prefer to play in an offensive style. It leads to silly mistakes in defensive actions. They’re unlikely to be more careful, playing against a weaker team. The opponents create 1,41 xG on average in away games of Middlesbrough. The away side is only better than Norwich and Rotherham in goals, conceded in away games (23, 26 and 28 respectively).
The key centre defender of Middlesbrough Paddy McNair will miss the game. The side has played 7 games without him, winning only 2 of them. They have conceded at least 1 goal in each game, 1,43 on average. Middlesbrough have taken 1,47 points with McNair in the squad and 1,14 points without him.
I believe that Port Vale will use the problems that Middlesbrough have in the defensive lines. However, it won’t help the home side to keep a clean sheet.
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Andy Crosby
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Connor Ripley
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gk. | 4 | -3 |
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Jayson Leutwiler
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Lewis Cass
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Tom Sang
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Nathan Smith
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Alex Iacovitti
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Jesse Debrah
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Dan Jones
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Kofi Balmer
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Mitchell Clark
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Alfie Devine
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mf. | 3 | 1 |
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Ben Garrity
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Ethan Chislett
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mf. | 3 | 2 |
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Funso Ojo
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mf. | 3 | 1 |
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Jason Lowe
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Ollie Arblaster
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Conor Grant
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Jack Shorrock
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Tommy McDermott
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Tom Conlon
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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James Plant
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Gavin Massey
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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James Wilson
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Josh Thomas
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fw. | 3 | 2 |
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Rhys Walters
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Ryan Loft
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Uche Ikpeazu
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Michael Carrick
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Tom Glover
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gk. | 4 | -5 |
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Jamie Jones
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Seny Dieng
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Paddy McNair
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Dael Fry
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Darragh Lenihan
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Lukas Engel
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Rav van den Berg
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Alex Bangura
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Anfernee Dijksteel
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Tommy Smith
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Matt Clarke
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Dan Barlaser
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Hayden Hackney
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Isaiah Jones
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mf. | 3 | 1 |
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Matt Crooks
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mf. | 3 | 1 |
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Finley Cartwright
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Hayden Coulson
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Jonathan Howson
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Lewis O'Brien
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Law McCabe
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Sam Greenwood
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Morgan Elliot Rogers
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fw. | 4 | 3 |
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Sam Silvera
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fw. | 4 | 2 |
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Emmanuel Latte Lath
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fw. | 3 | 2 |
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Riley McGree
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fw. | 3 | 2 |
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Josh Coburn
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Alex Gilbert
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Marcus Forss
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Calum Kavanagh
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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