STOKE-ON-TRENT, United Kingdom (Interstat) — Port Vale will host Rochdale in a League Two football match on Friday at Vale Park in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom. Port Vale enters the match with 5 wins, 6 losses and 4 draws across all competitions, while Rochdale has 4 wins, 8 losses and 3 draws across all competitions.

Port Vale’s most recent result was a 5-0 home win over Manchester City U21. Aaron McGowan was among the most productive players in that match, recording one goal and two assists in 66 minutes. Maleace Asamoah scored once in 90 minutes and Lewis Montsma also scored once in 90 minutes. McGowan is the player to watch for Port Vale. In his previous recent appearance before that, he played nine minutes against Mansfield.

Rochdale’s most recent result was a 5-0 home loss to Accrington. Rochdale’s other recent results this season include a 2-2 draw with Grimsby, a 3-2 loss at Crewe and a 1-1 draw at Tranmere. Rochdale also lost 5-0 at Huddersfield and won 1-0 at home against Swindon. Earlier, Rochdale won 2-1 at Fleetwood, lost 4-3 at home to Liverpool U21, won 2-0 at home against Oldham, drew 0-0 at Walsall and lost 4-1 at home to Gillingham.

Port Vale’s recent results include a 2-0 loss at York City, a 1-1 draw at Gillingham, a 1-0 home win over Chesterfield, a 1-0 home win over Grimsby, a 2-0 home win over Mansfield and a 0-0 draw at Colchester. Port Vale also lost 2-1 at Chesterfield, lost 2-0 at Walsall, won 1-0 at home against Exeter and lost 1-0 at Salford.

The match is scheduled for Friday at Vale Park. Port Vale will be the home team and Rochdale will be the visiting team. Port Vale’s most recent home match was the 5-0 win over Manchester City U21, and Rochdale’s most recent away match was the 3-2 loss at Crewe. After this match, Rochdale is scheduled to host York, and Port Vale is set to host Accrington. Looking ahead, Rochdale’s next 10 scheduled matches include home games against York, Barnet, Bristol Rovers, Salford and Chesterfield and away games at Northampton, Cheltenham, Exeter, Rotherham and Bristol Rovers. Port Vale’s next 10 scheduled matches include home games against Accrington, Newport, Rotherham, Bristol Rovers and Fleetwood and away games at Barnet, Crawley, Shrewsbury, Cheltenham and Rotherham.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Port Vale 2, Rochdale 1. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Port Vale with a 64.7 percent probability to win. The projection favors Port Vale.