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Port Vale vs Barrow: result 3-1 and analysis

League TwoRegular Season - 12Kick-off on October 16, 2021 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Port Vale
3-1
Barrow

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What was the result of Port Vale vs Barrow?

Port Vale won 3-1 on October 16, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 33′O. BanksBarrow
  • 51′D. PoliticPort Vale
  • 56′J. JonesPort Vale (o.g.)
  • 85′M. BenningPort Vale

Official lineup for Port Vale vs Barrow

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Port Vale

3-5-2
  1. 9J. Wilson
  2. 13J. Proctor
  1. 8B. Garrity
  2. 23T. Pett
  3. 10T. Conlon
  4. 7D. Worrall
  5. 27L. Cass
  1. 2J. Gibbons
  2. 6N. Smith
  3. 3D. Jones
  1. 1Lucas

Barrow

3-4-2-1
  1. 12J. Gordon
  1. 35J. Stevens
  2. 13T. White
  1. 3P. Brough
  2. 28O. Banks
  3. 15R. Gotts
  4. 24R. Hutton
  1. 18J. Grayson
  2. 14J. Jones
  3. 6M. Ellis
  1. 1P. Farman
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Barrow have 5, 5 and 5.

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

Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 9, 2021Sutton Utd(away)3-4League Two
Oct 5, 2021Rochdale(home)1-0EFL Trophy
Oct 2, 2021Leyton Orient(home)3-2League Two
Sep 25, 2021Scunthorpe(away)1-0League Two
Sep 18, 2021Harrogate Town(home)2-0League Two
Barrow
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 9, 2021Leyton Orient(home)1-1League Two
Oct 5, 2021Fleetwood Town(home)1-3EFL Trophy
Oct 2, 2021Mansfield Town(away)1-0League Two
Sep 24, 2021Newport County(home)2-1League Two
Sep 18, 2021Bradford(away)1-1League Two

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Port Vale win, 0 draws, 1 Barrow win.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 20, 2021Barrow 0-2 Port ValeLeague Two
Dec 26, 2020Port Vale 0-2 BarrowLeague Two

Last archived meeting: Barrow vs Port Vale on Apr 20, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Port Vale score 1.4 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Barrow score 1.3 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Port Vale1.41.177/156/15
Barrow1.31.549/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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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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