FLEETWOODTOWNVPORTVALE

Match insight

There's barely a gap between Fleetwood Town and Port Vale right now — both sides sit level for all practical purposes. Fleetwood Town currently sit 6 places and 3 points above Port Vale in the table — 16th against 22nd. Fleetwood Town have taken 2 points from their last 5, against 6 for Port Vale over the same stretch. Port Vale's underlying rating suggests a stronger side than the actual table currently shows — about 9 places off where our metrics alone would put them.