具有讽刺意味的是，淡水河谷上一场有竞争力的客场比赛也是在圣詹姆斯公园进行的，如果能重复5月初的1-0的比分，这将为达雷尔·克拉克的球队创造一个良好的开端。 Ironically, Vale's last competitive away game was also at St James' Park and a repeat of their 1-0 scoreline in early-May would make a good start into a brilliant one for Darrell Clarke's side.

希腊人上赛季在主场表现出色，23场比赛只输了3场，但他们发现近年来对淡水河谷的比赛很艰难，在最近5次交锋中只拿到一分，其中4场没有进球。 The Grecians were outstanding on home soil last season, suffering just three defeats in 23 matches, but they've found the going tough against Vale in recent years, collecting just a single point from their last five meetings and failed to score in four of them.

埃克塞特和威尔港在英甲联赛中收获颇丰，前者1-1战平林肯，而客队则在威尔公园球场战胜了弗利特伍德。 Exeter and Port Vale enjoyed productive returns to League One, with the former holding Lincoln to a 1-1 draw, while the visitors got the better of Fleetwood at Vale Park.