Charlton make the trip to Vale Park to take on Port Vale this Saturday in a clash of the mid table in League One. Both sides are stuck in the tight mid table and need a win to look towards the top half rather than down to the relegation zone.
Port Vale currently sit 15th in League One after 24 games. The Valiants have eight wins, five draws and 11 losses, leaving them on 29 points, equal with Charlton but already five points from the top half of the table.
In their last five games in all competitions, Port Vale have one win, one draw and three losses.
In the League Cup Quarter-final, Port Vale took on Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson, Morgan Rogers and Matt Crooks all scored in the 3 - 0 win for Middlesbrough where Port Vale couldn’t manage a single shot on target. Kieran Sadlier opened the scoring for Wycombe ten minutes into the second half, but a goal from James Wilson in the 90th minute gave Port Vale a 1 - 1 draw and one point.
A goal from Adam Phillips and a brace from John McAtee gave Barnsley the 3 - 0 lead at halftime. Ethan Chislett and Jack Shorrock both scored late on for Port Vale, but it wasn’t enough as Barnsley took home the 3 - 2 win. The one win for Port Vale was against Blackpool. Garrity, Wilson and Nathan Smith all scored in the 3 - 0 win for Port Vale.
The last time out for Port Vale was against Carlisle. Garrity gave Port Vale the lead but a late penalty from Jordan Gibson and an even later goal from Jon James Alexander Mellish gave Carlisle the 2 - 1 win.
Charlton sit just above Port Vale in 14th in League One. In 24 games, Charlton have seven wins, eight draws and nine losses which leaves them on 29 points as well, five points from the top half and 14 points from the Play-offs.
In their last five games in all competitions, Charlton have two draws and three losses.
Adam Phillips opened the scoring for Barnsley in the 24th minute with Charlton unable to reply in the first half. However, at the 70 minute mark, Corey Blackett-Taylor drew Charlton level as the game finished 1 - 1. Next time out was another 1 - 1 draw, this time against Burton. Charlton took the lead early on this time, Lloyd Jones scoring in the 19th minute, and it looked like that goal would pick up all three points, but a 91st minute goal from Ryan Sweeney meant it finished 1 - 1.
Omar Beckles scored the only goal of the game in the 80th minute to give Leyton Orient the 1 - 0 win over Charlton. Bristol Rovers opened the scoring in the second half through Chris Martin but Slobodan Tedic equalised with just five minutes to go. However, Martin completed his brace in the 94th minute to give Rovers the 2 - 1 win.
The most recent outing was against Oxford United. Chem Campbell put Charlton ahead after just five minutes but goals from Mark Harris and Oisin Smyth gave Oxford the 2 - 1 win.
Port Vale and Charlton have met 35 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1920. Charlton have the better record in the fixture with 15 wins in comparison to Port Vale’s ten wins, with the other ten games ending in a share of the points.