Fleetwood Town vs Port Vale: result 2-5 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 7Kick-off on September 18, 2012 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood, Lancashire
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What was the result of Fleetwood Town vs Port Vale?
Port Vale won 2-5 on September 18, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 29′Tom PopePort Vale
- 34′Ashley VincentPort Vale
- 39′Junior BrownFleetwood Town
- 60′Tom PopePort Vale
- 67′Louis DoddsPort Vale
- 78′Louis DoddsPort Vale
- 84′Steven GillespieFleetwood Town (pen.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Fleetwood Town have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Port Vale have 9, 2 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2012 | Northampton(home) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Sep 8, 2012 | Morecambe(away) | 4-0 | League Two |
| Sep 4, 2012 | Rochdale(away) | 2-2 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 1, 2012 | Aldershot Town(home) | 4-1 | League Two |
| Aug 25, 2012 | Burton Albion(away) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2012 | Plymouth(away) | 3-1 | League Two |
| Sep 8, 2012 | Rotherham(home) | 6-2 | League Two |
| Sep 4, 2012 | Tranmere(home) | 2-0 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 1, 2012 | Torquay(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Aug 25, 2012 | Morecambe(away) | 3-1 | League Two |
How many goals should we expect?
Fleetwood Town score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Port Vale score 1.7 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Town | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Port Vale | 1.7 | 1.1 | 6 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Fleetwood Town sit 9th in League Two (4 points from 2 matches) and Port Vale sit 20th (1 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy