Port Vale vs Bolton: result 0-1 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 36Kick-off on March 13, 2021 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Bolton?
Bolton won 0-1 on March 13, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 63′G. JonesBolton
Official lineup for Port Vale vs Bolton
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Port Vale
4-4-2- 27A. Hurst
- 21D. Rodney
- 34W. Swan
- 10T. Conlon
- 4Luke James Joyce
- 7D. Worrall
- 3A. Crookes
- 6N. Smith
- 15Zachary Louvaine Mills
- 5Leon Clinton Elliott Legge
- 1S. Brown
Bolton
4-2-3-1- 30O. Afolayan
- 9E. Doyle
- 7N. Delfouneso
- 2G. Jones
- 10A. Sarcevic
- 29K. Lee
- 5Ricardo
- 4M. Williams
- 28D. John
- 27Alexander Aaron John Baptiste
- 13Matthew Gilks
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats; Bolton have 8, 5 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2021 | Oldham(home) | 0-0 | League Two |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Cheltenham(away) | 2-3 | League Two |
| Mar 2, 2021 | Salford City(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Cambridge United(home) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Feb 23, 2021 | Stevenage(home) | 0-0 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2021 | Cambridge United(home) | 2-1 | League Two |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Bradford(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Mar 2, 2021 | Oldham(away) | 2-0 | League Two |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Barrow(home) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Feb 23, 2021 | Scunthorpe(home) | 2-0 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Port Vale win, 0 draws, 2 Bolton wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2020 | Bolton 3-6 Port Vale | League Two |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Port Vale 0-2 Bolton | League One |
| Oct 29, 2016 | Bolton 3-1 Port Vale | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 0.9 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Bolton score 1.5 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Bolton | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Port Vale | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
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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