Week 22 brings us a match on Dec 17th where Port Vale and Accrington Stanley will play a match in Stoke-on-Trent in a League One match. In their last match, 11th placed Port Vale, recorded a 0-1 loss against Bristol Rovers. Lewis Collins struck first for Bristol Rovers in the 87th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Port Vale couldn’t muster any offence and Bristol Rovers ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Port Vale should be reasonably happy with their performance, while accrington Stanley sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Oxford United. James Henry struck first for Oxford United in the 58th minute, then in the 84th minute, Longelo-Mbule sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ethan Hamilton squeezing out at least the one point for Accrington Stanley. Accrington Stanley looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Accrington Stanley and Port Vale last played eachother at the Vale Park on Nov 6th. Port Vale was victorious by a score of 5 to 1. James Wilson struck first for Port Vale in the 30th minute on a feed from David Worrall, then James Wilson added another in the 73rd minute.
Both Shaun Whalley and Ethan Hamilton have been the hottest scorers for Accrington Stanley in the last five each having scored 3 goals. Port Vale’s most prolific scorer has been Daniel Butterworth. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.