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Carlisle vs Port Vale: result 2-1 and analysis

League TwoRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 21, 2018 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Brunton Park, Carlisle, Cumbria

Carlisle
2-1
Port Vale

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What was the result of Carlisle vs Port Vale?

Carlisle won 2-1 on August 21, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 30′D. GraingerCarlisle (pen.)
  • 84′T. ParkesCarlisle
  • 88′L. HannantPort Vale

Official lineup for Carlisle vs Port Vale

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Carlisle

  1. 9H. Hope
  2. 14R. Bennett
  3. 17J. Yates
  4. 21K. Etuhu
  5. 23A. Nadesan
  1. 10J. Devitt
  1. 3D. Grainger
  2. 4G. Liddle
  3. 5Anthony Gerrard
  4. 6T. Parkes
  1. 1Joe Fryer

Port Vale

  1. 9Tom Pope
  2. 10Ricky Howard Miller
  3. 19Louis Dodds
  1. 4Luke James Joyce
  2. 11L. Hannant
  1. 5Leon Clinton Elliott Legge
  2. 6A. Kay
  3. 13C. Rawlinson
  4. 15N. Smith
  5. 23M. Clark
  1. 1S. Brown
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Carlisle have 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats; Port Vale have 4, 5 and 6.

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

Carlisle
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 18, 2018Cheltenham(away)1-0League Two
Aug 14, 2018Blackburn(home)1-5League Cup
Aug 11, 2018Northampton(home)2-2League Two
Aug 4, 2018Exeter City(away)1-3League Two
May 5, 2018Newport County(home)1-1League Two
Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 18, 2018Crawley Town(home)1-0League Two
Aug 14, 2018Lincoln(home)0-4League Cup
Aug 11, 2018Colchester(away)0-2League Two
Aug 4, 2018Cambridge United(home)3-0League Two
May 5, 2018Cambridge United(away)0-5League Two

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Carlisle wins, 0 draws, 4 Port Vale wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 28, 2018Port Vale 1-2 CarlisleLeague Two
Dec 16, 2017Carlisle 1-2 Port ValeLeague Two
Aug 9, 2016Carlisle 2-1 Port ValeLeague Cup
Sep 1, 2015Port Vale 1-0 CarlisleEFL Trophy
Mar 8, 2014Port Vale 2-1 CarlisleLeague One
Sep 7, 2013Carlisle 0-1 Port ValeLeague One

Last archived meeting: Port Vale vs Carlisle on Apr 28, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Carlisle score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Port Vale score 1.0 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Carlisle1.11.3410/155/15
Port Vale1.01.547/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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21Port Vale93245911

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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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