Port Vale vs Blackpool: result 1-2 and analysis
EFL Trophy2nd RoundKick-off on October 6, 2015 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Blackpool?
Blackpool won 1-2 on October 6, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 44′J. RiversBlackpool
- 52′A. GrantPort Vale (pen.)
- 56′C. RobertsonBlackpool
Official lineup for Port Vale vs Blackpool
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Port Vale
- 19B. Moore
- 27E. Andoh
- 10Louis Dodds
- 14C. Daniel
- 17M. Brown
- 42A. Grant
- 2Benjamin Purkiss
- 3Carl Dickinson
- 4R. Streete
- 6R. Duffy
- 21J. Alnwick
Blackpool
- 17K. Thomas
- 20Martin Paterson
- 7J. Rivers
- 22J. Cubero
- 5C. Robertson
- 12C. Oliver
- 15T. Aldred
- 18C. Dunne
- 21B. Osayi-Samuel
- 24Luke Higham
- 1Colin Anthony Doyle
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Blackpool have 3, 3 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2015 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Sep 29, 2015 | Oldham(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Sep 26, 2015 | Fleetwood Town(away) | 2-1 | League One |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Bury(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Sep 15, 2015 | Millwall(home) | 0-2 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2015 | Swindon Town(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Sep 29, 2015 | Chesterfield(home) | 2-0 | League One |
| Sep 26, 2015 | Shrewsbury(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Barnsley(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Sep 12, 2015 | Gillingham(away) | 1-2 | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 1.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Blackpool score 0.7 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1.1 | 0.9 | 5 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Blackpool | 0.7 | 1.6 | 4 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Port Vale sit 1st in EFL Trophy (7 points from 3 matches) and Blackpool sit 2nd (6 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port ValeGroup 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | BlackpoolGroup 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
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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