Week 23 brings us a match on Dec 26th where Port Vale will host Morecambe at Vale Park in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 12th placed Port Vale is fresh off their 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. Port Vale should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 24th placed Morecambe is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Plymouth Argyle. Niall Ennis struck first for Plymouth Argyle in the 69th minute on a feed from Ryan Hardie, then Sam Cosgrove added another in the 84th minute on a feed from Joe Edwards. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Morecambe is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Liam Shaw and Jensen Weir each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Daniel Butterworth has been the most prolific scorer on Port Vale in the last five matches with 2 goals.