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Bolton vs Port Vale: result 3-6 and analysis

League TwoRegular Season - 16Kick-off on December 5, 2020 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton

Bolton
3-6
Port Vale

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What was the result of Bolton vs Port Vale?

Port Vale won 3-6 on December 5, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 6′E. OyelekePort Vale
  • 9′Leon Clinton Elliott LeggePort Vale
  • 11′G. JonesBolton
  • 42′T. ConlonPort Vale (pen.)
  • 46′C. MontañoPort Vale
  • 50′D. WorrallPort Vale
  • 62′N. SmithPort Vale
  • 66′E. DoyleBolton
  • 78′L. IsgroveBolton

Official lineup for Bolton vs Port Vale

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bolton

3-4-1-2
  1. 9E. Doyle
  2. 7N. Delfouneso
  1. 25G. Thomason
  1. 2G. Jones
  2. 10A. Sarcevic
  3. 11A. Crawford
  4. 30P. Kioso
  1. 6R. Delaney
  2. 5Ricardo
  3. 27Alexander Aaron John Baptiste
  1. 13Matthew Gilks

Port Vale

4-3-3
  1. 21D. Rodney
  2. 10T. Conlon
  3. 11C. Montaño
  1. 8E. Oyeleke
  2. 4Luke James Joyce
  3. 7D. Worrall
  1. 6N. Smith
  2. 24David James Fitzpatrick
  3. 15Zachary Louvaine Mills
  4. 5Leon Clinton Elliott Legge
  1. 1S. Brown
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bolton have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Port Vale have 6, 0 and 9.

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

Bolton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 28, 2020Southend(home)3-0League Two
Nov 24, 2020Scunthorpe(away)1-0League Two
Nov 21, 2020Stevenage(away)2-1League Two
Nov 17, 2020Newcastle United U21(home)3-2EFL Trophy
Nov 13, 2020Salford City(home)2-0League Two
Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 28, 2020Leyton Orient(home)2-3League Two
Nov 24, 2020Stevenage(away)1-2League Two
Nov 21, 2020Newport County(away)0-1League Two
Nov 17, 2020Scunthorpe(home)0-1League Two
Nov 14, 2020Tranmere(home)3-4League Two

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Bolton wins, 0 draws, 0 Port Vale wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 22, 2017Port Vale 0-2 BoltonLeague One
Oct 29, 2016Bolton 3-1 Port ValeLeague One

Last archived meeting: Port Vale vs Bolton on Apr 22, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Bolton score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Port Vale score 1.4 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bolton1.51.359/159/15
Port Vale1.41.528/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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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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