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Bury vs Port Vale: result 4-1 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 3, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Gigg Lane, Bury, Lancashire

Bury
4-1
Port Vale

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What was the result of Bury vs Port Vale?

Bury won 4-1 on September 3, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 6′James VaughanBury
  • 22′Jacob MellisBury
  • 30′James VaughanBury
  • 58′N. SmithPort Vale
  • 73′H. HopeBury

Official lineup for Bury vs Port Vale

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bury

  1. 11Tom Pope
  2. 12James Vaughan
  1. 7Z. Ismail
  2. 10D. Mayor
  3. 18Jacob Mellis
  4. 19T. Soares
  1. 3G. Leigh
  2. 6A. Kay
  3. 22N. Maher
  4. 25L. Barnett
  1. 1Ben Williams

Port Vale

  1. 15Anton Forrester
  2. 26A. Jones
  1. 11S. Foley
  2. 14J. Thomas
  3. 27S. Amoros
  4. 28A. De Freitas
  1. 2Benjamin Purkiss
  2. 4R. Streete
  3. 5Kjell Knops
  4. 24N. Smith
  1. 1J. Alnwick
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bury have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Port Vale have 7, 2 and 6.

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

Bury
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 30, 2016Morecambe(home)4-1EFL Trophy
Aug 27, 2016Walsall(away)3-3League One
Aug 20, 2016Oldham(home)0-1League One
Aug 16, 2016Coventry(away)0-0League One
Aug 13, 2016Gillingham(away)1-2League One
Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 30, 2016Derby County U23(home)1-0EFL Trophy
Aug 27, 2016Scunthorpe(home)3-1League One
Aug 20, 2016Swindon Town(away)0-1League One
Aug 16, 2016Rochdale(home)1-0League One
Aug 13, 2016Southend(home)2-0League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Bury win, 0 draws, 2 Port Vale wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 28, 2015Port Vale 1-0 BuryLeague One
Sep 19, 2015Bury 1-0 Port ValeLeague One
Sep 3, 2013Port Vale 2-1 BuryEFL Trophy

Last archived meeting: Port Vale vs Bury on Dec 28, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Bury score 1.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Port Vale score 1.3 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bury1.31.548/158/15
Port Vale1.31.165/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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22Port Vale46101224366142

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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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