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Ipswich vs Port Vale: result 2-1 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 43Kick-off on April 18, 2023 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Portman Road, Ipswich, Suffolk

Ipswich
2-1
Port Vale

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What was the result of Ipswich vs Port Vale?

Ipswich won 2-1 on April 18, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 45′M. BenningPort Vale
  • 53′N. BroadheadIpswich
  • 84′N. BroadheadIpswich (pen.)

Official lineup for Ipswich vs Port Vale

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Ipswich

4-2-3-1
  1. 9F. Ladapo
  1. 33N. Broadhead
  2. 10C. Chaplin
  3. 7W. Burns
  1. 25M. Luongo
  2. 5Sam Morsy
  1. 3L. Davis
  2. 15C. Burgess
  3. 6L. Woolfenden
  4. 34H. Clarke
  1. 1C. Walton

Port Vale

4-4-2
  1. 9J. Wilson
  2. 26D. Butterworth
  1. 19G. Massey
  2. 10T. Conlon
  3. 29J. Plant
  4. 7D. Worrall
  1. 11M. Benning
  2. 5A. Donnelly
  3. 6N. Smith
  4. 15W. Forrester
  1. 1A. Stone
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Ipswich have 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat; Port Vale have 2, 4 and 9.

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

Ipswich
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 15, 2023Charlton(home)6-0League One
Apr 10, 2023Cheltenham(away)1-1League One
Apr 7, 2023Wycombe(home)4-0League One
Apr 1, 2023Derby(away)2-0League One
Mar 18, 2023Shrewsbury(home)2-0League One
Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 15, 2023Lincoln(away)2-3League One
Apr 10, 2023Oxford United(home)0-0League One
Apr 7, 2023Accrington ST(away)0-3League One
Apr 1, 2023Cambridge United(home)0-2League One
Mar 25, 2023Portsmouth(away)2-2League One

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Ipswich win, 0 draws, 0 Port Vale wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 25, 2022Port Vale 2-3 IpswichLeague One

Last archived meeting: Port Vale vs Ipswich on Oct 25, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Ipswich score 2.2 and concede 0.4 goals per match over their last 15; Port Vale score 0.9 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Ipswich2.20.4114/157/15
Port Vale0.91.838/158/15

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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