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Coventry vs Port Vale: result 1-0 and analysis

League TwoRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 9, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands

Coventry
1-0
Port Vale

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What was the result of Coventry vs Port Vale?

Coventry won 1-0 on September 9, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 24′J. JonesCoventry

Official lineup for Coventry vs Port Vale

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Coventry

4-2-3-1
  1. 11J. Jones
  1. 10M. McNulty
  2. 6L. Kelly
  3. 19Anthony Andreu
  1. 7Peter Vincenti
  2. 8Michael Paul Doyle
  1. 4J. Willis
  2. 5R. McDonald
  3. 2J. Grimmer
  4. 3C. Stokes
  1. 1L. Burge

Port Vale

4-4-2
  1. 14T. Barnett
  2. 9Tom Pope
  1. 31B. Whitfield
  2. 7M. Harness
  3. 35H. Middleton
  4. 6A. Kay
  1. 10D. Worrall
  2. 24N. Smith
  3. 5J. Davis
  4. 33G. Gunning
  1. 1R. Lainton
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Coventry have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Port Vale have 3, 2 and 10.

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

Coventry
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 2, 2017Chesterfield(away)0-0League Two
Aug 29, 2017Shrewsbury(home)2-3EFL Trophy
Aug 26, 2017Yeovil Town(away)0-2League Two
Aug 19, 2017Newport County(home)0-1League Two
Aug 12, 2017Grimsby(away)2-0League Two
Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 2, 2017Notts County(home)0-1League Two
Aug 29, 2017Oldham(away)0-0EFL Trophy
Aug 26, 2017Crewe(home)0-1League Two
Aug 19, 2017Chesterfield(away)0-2League Two
Aug 12, 2017Wycombe(home)2-3League Two

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 21, 2017Coventry 2-1 Port ValeLeague One
Oct 1, 2016Port Vale 0-2 CoventryLeague One
Feb 7, 2016Port Vale 1-1 CoventryLeague One
Dec 26, 2015Coventry 1-0 Port ValeLeague One
Mar 7, 2015Coventry 2-3 Port ValeLeague One
Dec 13, 2014Port Vale 0-2 CoventryLeague One

Last archived meeting: Coventry vs Port Vale on Mar 21, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Coventry score 1.0 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Port Vale score 0.6 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Coventry1.01.265/155/15
Port Vale0.61.543/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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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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