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Forest Green vs Port Vale: result 1-3 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 25Kick-off on January 1, 2023 at 03:00 PM (UTC)The Bolt New Lawn, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire

Forest Green
1-3
Port Vale

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What was the result of Forest Green vs Port Vale?

Port Vale won 1-3 on January 1, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 2′K. McAllisterForest Green
  • 86′M. OdubekoPort Vale
  • 90′E. HarrisonPort Vale (pen.)
  • 90′D. PoliticPort Vale

Official lineup for Forest Green vs Port Vale

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Forest Green

3-4-2-1
  1. 28J. March
  1. 25M. Peart-Harris
  2. 7B. Stevenson
  1. 17K. McAllister
  2. 8R. Hendry
  3. 4D. McGeouch
  4. 2C. O'Keeffe
  1. 6B. Cargill
  2. 5O. Casey
  3. 22U. Godwin-Malife
  1. 1L. McGee

Port Vale

3-4-1-2
  1. 22E. Harrison
  2. 26D. Butterworth
  1. 17R. Holden
  1. 11M. Benning
  2. 23T. Pett
  3. 8B. Garrity
  4. 19G. Massey
  1. 5C. Hall
  2. 6N. Smith
  3. 15W. Forrester
  1. 25J. Stevens
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Forest Green have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Port Vale have 7, 2 and 6.

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

Forest Green
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 29, 2022Burton Albion(home)1-2League One
Dec 26, 2022Milton Keynes Dons(away)0-1League One
Dec 17, 2022Derby(away)0-4League One
Dec 10, 2022Cheltenham(home)1-0League One
Dec 3, 2022Cambridge United(home)2-1League One
Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 29, 2022Sheffield Wednesday(away)0-2League One
Dec 26, 2022Morecambe(home)1-0League One
Dec 20, 2022Salford City(away)0-1EFL Trophy
Dec 10, 2022Bristol Rovers(away)0-1League One
Dec 2, 2022Plymouth(away)2-0League One

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 15, 2022Port Vale 2-2 Forest GreenLeague One
Feb 1, 2022Port Vale 1-1 Forest GreenLeague Two
Aug 28, 2021Forest Green 0-2 Port ValeLeague Two
Jan 16, 2021Forest Green 1-1 Port ValeLeague Two
Dec 15, 2020Port Vale 1-1 Forest GreenLeague Two
Feb 11, 2020Forest Green 2-3 Port ValeLeague Two

Last archived meeting: Port Vale vs Forest Green on Oct 15, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Forest Green score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Port Vale score 1.2 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Forest Green1.11.328/156/15
Port Vale1.21.365/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
22Port Vale46101224366142

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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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