Match Report

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Port Vale FC

John Holden

Swansea City AFC

Roy Rolsten

AP Cup Group (3)

Head To Head Results

S	M	COMPETITION	HOME			AWAY	WON		-		-
1	7	AP Cup Group (3)		0	- (n)	2		1	-	0	-	0
1	9	Division B		1	-	1		1	-	1	-	0
1	10	FA Cup Round 2		1	-	3		2	-	1	-	0
1	29	Division B		0	-	0		2	-	2	-	0
2	3	AP Cup Group (2)		4	- (n)	0		2	-	2	-	1
3	8	3rd Division		3	-	0		2	-	2	-	2
3	26	3rd Division		0	-	2		2	-	2	-	3
10	9	3rd Division		2	-	0		3	-	2	-	3
10	29	3rd Division		1	-	0		3	-	2	-	4
11	12	2nd Division		2	-	0		3	-	2	-	5
11	30	2nd Division		0	-	2		3	-	2	-	6
17	12	2nd Division		4	-	1		3	-	2	-	7
17	24	Youth Cup Round 1		2	- (n)	0		3	-	2	-	8
17	30	2nd Division		1	-	2		3	-	2	-	9
19	28	Youth Cup Round 2		3	- (n)	1		3	-	2	-	10
20	12	3rd Division		3	-	0		3	-	2	-	11
20	30	3rd Division		0	-	4		3	-	2	-	12
21	12	3rd Division		3	-	0		3	-	2	-	13
21	30	3rd Division		0	-	1		3	-	2	-	14
24	11	FA Shield Round 1		0	-	1		4	-	2	-	14
24	28	Youth Cup Round 2		1	- (n)	0		4	-	2	-	15
25	20	2nd Division		6	-	0		5	-	2	-	15
25	39	2nd Division		1	-	0		5	-	2	-	16
27	7	AP Cup Group (3)		2	- (n)	0		6	-	2	-	16
27	8	1st Division		1	-	2		7	-	2	-	16
27	26	1st Division		0	-	3		7	-	2	-	17
28	11	FA Shield Round 1		7	-	0		8	-	2	-	17
29	12	2nd Division		4	-	1		8	-	2	-	18
29	30	2nd Division		0	-	0		8	-	3	-	18
31	24	Youth Cup Round 1		2	- (n)	0		9	-	3	-	18
34	17	2nd Division		2	-	0		9	-	3	-	19
34	38	2nd Division		2	-	2		9	-	4	-	19
35	28	Youth Cup Round 2		1⑤	- (n)	1④	/	9	-	5	-	19
39	5	2nd Division		4	-	1		10	-	5	-	19
39	25	2nd Division		1	-	1		10	-	6	-	19
41	7	AP Cup Group (3)		3	- (n)	3		10	-	7	-	19
43	28	Youth Cup Round 2		3	- (n)	0		11	-	7	-	19
44	24	Youth Cup Round 1		1⑤	- (n)	1③	/	11	-	8	-	19
45	11	FA Shield Round 1		1③	-	1④	/	11	-	9	-	19
46	11	FA Shield Round 1		2	-	0		12	-	9	-	19
46	24	Youth Cup Round 1		6	- (n)	1		13	-	9	-	19
48	7	AP Cup Group (3)		2	- (n)	2		13	-	10	-	19
50	17	1st Division		4	-	1		14	-	10	-	19
50	38	1st Division		3	-	1		14	-	10	-	20
51	1	FA Cup Round 1		5	-	0		15	-	10	-	20
52	7	AP Cup Group (3)		0	- (n)	1		15	-	10	-	21
S	M	COMPETITION	HOME			AWAY	WON		-		-

Olmec Head Preview

AP Cup
• Port Vale FC has 3 AP Cup Trophies.
• The previous AP Cup Final appearances by Port Vale FC include:
    • a season 37 win over Lewes FC 0-0 (PK Shootout: 3-2).
    • a season 40 win over Watford 1-0.
    • a season 43 loss to Bristol City FC 2-0.
    • a season 46 win over Queens Park Rangers 2-1.
    • a season 51 loss to Preston North End FC 1-0 (extra time).
• Port Vale FC exited the AP Cup in Runner-Up last season when they lost to Preston North End FC 1-0 (extra time).
• Swansea City AFC has 2 AP Cup Trophies.
• The previous AP Cup Final appearances by Swansea City AFC include:
    • a season 11 win over Sheffield United 1-0.
    • a season 15 win over Plymouth Argyle FC 3-0.
Port Vale FC
• Port Vale FC are free of injuries entering today's match.
Swansea City AFC
• Swansea City AFC are free of injuries entering today's match.
Head To Head Meetings
• Port Vale FC and Swansea City AFC have met 45 times with 5 of those occurring in the AP Cup.
• Swansea City AFC have won 20, lost 15 and drawn 10 of 45 matches against Port Vale FC.

Match Notes

Swansea's possession metrics look tidy on paper. Port Vale will test whether that translates under pressure. Should be instructive.

~ Olmec Head Marcus ~ May 11 (Coventry City)

One or both of us will go through.

~ John ~ May 15 (Port Vale FC)

Rolsten will have studied the neutral ground setup carefully — it removes variables he cannot control. Whether Holden's side can impose any tactical identity here is the more pressing unknown.

~ Olmec Head Marcus ~ May 15 (Coventry City)