Week 14 brings us a match on Oct 8th, where Derby County hosts Port Vale in a meeting of these two League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. 8th placed Derby County is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Cambridge United. James Collins struck first for Derby County in the 45th minute on a feed from Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, then James Collins added another in the 83rd minute In the end, Cambridge United was frustrated by Derby County’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Derby County ended the match with the shutout victory. Derby County should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while port Vale sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Sheffield Wednesday. Will Vaulks scored the first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in the 63rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Port Vale couldn’t muster any offence and Sheffield Wednesday ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Port Vale’s most prolific scorer has been Ellis Harrison. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. James Collins has been the most prolific scorer on Derby County in the last 5 matches with three goals.