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Blackpool vs Port Vale: result 3-2 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 38Kick-off on March 17, 2026 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, Lancashire

Blackpool
3-2
Port Vale

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What was the result of Blackpool vs Port Vale?

Blackpool won 3-2 on March 17, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 2′D. BrownPort Vale
  • 46′N. EnnisBlackpool
  • 59′R. WaltersPort Vale
  • 72′A. FletcherBlackpool
  • 81′R. WaltersBlackpool

Official lineup for Blackpool vs Port Vale

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Blackpool

4-2-2-2
  1. 11A. Fletcher
  2. 9N. Ennis
  1. 17J. Randall
  2. 19J. Bowler
  1. 6J. Brown
  2. 10G. Honeyman
  1. 15H. Coulson
  2. 4O. Casey
  3. 20M. Ihiekwe
  4. 24R. Walters
  1. 1B. Peacock-Farrell

Port Vale

3-5-2
  1. 10D. Brown
  2. 21M. Sherif
  1. 15L. Gordon
  2. 12R. Walters
  3. 14F. Ojo
  4. 26J. Shipley
  5. 6J. Lawrence-Gabriel
  1. 27Elijah Xavier Campbell
  2. 5C. Hall
  3. 35T. Magloire
  1. 46J. Gauci
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Blackpool have 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats; Port Vale have 5, 4 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Blackpool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 14, 2026Doncaster(away)1-2League One
Mar 11, 2026AFC Wimbledon(away)1-4League One
Mar 7, 2026Wigan(home)1-1League One
Feb 28, 2026Lincoln(away)0-4League One
Feb 21, 2026Bolton(away)2-2League One
Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 14, 2026Huddersfield(home)0-0League One
Mar 11, 2026Bradford(home)0-2League One
Mar 8, 2026Sunderland(home)1-0FA Cup
Mar 3, 2026Bristol City(home)1-0FA Cup
Feb 28, 2026Luton(home)1-1League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Blackpool win, 1 draw, 4 Port Vale wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 1, 2026Port Vale 5-1 BlackpoolLeague One
Aug 12, 2025Blackpool 0-1 Port ValeLeague Cup
Dec 29, 2023Port Vale 3-0 BlackpoolLeague One
Aug 15, 2023Blackpool 0-0 Port ValeLeague One
Aug 15, 2020Port Vale 1-2 BlackpoolFriendlies Clubs
Jan 9, 2016Blackpool 0-1 Port ValeLeague One

Last archived meeting: Port Vale vs Blackpool on Jan 1, 2026

How many goals should we expect?

Blackpool score 1.0 and concede 2.2 goals per match over their last 15; Port Vale score 0.7 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Blackpool1.02.2210/1511/15
Port Vale0.71.365/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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18Blackpool822413148

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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