PORTVALEVSWINDONTOWN

Match insight

This one reads as tight on the numbers — Port Vale and Swindon Town are separated by next to nothing in the current standings. Swindon Town currently sit 5 places and 3 points above Port Vale in the table — 17th against 22nd. Port Vale have taken 6 points from their last 5, against 1 for Swindon Town 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.