PORTVALEVROCHDALE

Match insight

The current table puts distance between Port Vale and Rochdale — a serious step up in class for whichever side is behind. Rochdale currently sit 12 places and 6 points above Port Vale in the table — 10th against 22nd. Port Vale have taken 6 points from their last 5, against 11 for Rochdale over the same stretch. Port Vale should be doing better than this by our own measure — the table hasn't caught up with the quality yet.