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Port Vale vs Bristol Rovers: result 1-1 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 33Kick-off on February 18, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Port Vale
1-1
Bristol Rovers

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What was the result of Port Vale vs Bristol Rovers?

Port Vale and Bristol Rovers drew 1-1 on February 18, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 54′R. HarrisPort Vale (o.g.)
  • 78′B. BodinBristol Rovers

Official lineup for Port Vale vs Bristol Rovers

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Port Vale

  1. 10J. Hooper
  2. 15Anton Forrester
  3. 44C. Eagles
  1. 11S. Foley
  2. 12D. Pugh
  3. 14J. Thomas
  1. 2Benjamin Purkiss
  2. 5Kjell Knops
  3. 20Kiko
  4. 24N. Smith
  1. 38Leonardo Fasan

Bristol Rovers

  1. 9E. Harrison
  2. 30R. Gaffney
  1. 8O. Clarke
  2. 14C. Lines
  3. 23B. Bodin
  4. 24Stuart Sinclair
  1. 4T. Lockyer
  2. 16R. Harris
  3. 33R. Sweeney
  4. 34J. Partington
  1. 31J. Lumley
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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; Bristol Rovers have 5, 3 and 7.

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

Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 14, 2017Millwall(away)0-2League One
Feb 11, 2017Gillingham(away)1-1League One
Feb 4, 2017Peterborough(home)0-3League One
Jan 28, 2017Scunthorpe(away)2-3League One
Jan 20, 2017Bury(home)2-2League One
Bristol Rovers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 14, 2017Sheffield Utd(home)0-0League One
Feb 11, 2017Bradford(home)1-1League One
Feb 4, 2017Rochdale(away)0-0League One
Jan 28, 2017Swindon Town(home)1-0League One
Jan 21, 2017Walsall(away)1-3League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Port Vale wins, 0 draws, 2 Bristol Rovers wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 24, 2016Bristol Rovers 2-1 Port ValeLeague One
Mar 12, 2013Bristol Rovers 2-0 Port ValeLeague Two
Nov 20, 2012Port Vale 4-0 Bristol RoversLeague Two
Apr 21, 2012Port Vale 1-0 Bristol RoversLeague Two
Oct 25, 2011Bristol Rovers 0-3 Port ValeLeague Two

Last archived meeting: Bristol Rovers vs Port Vale on Sep 24, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Port Vale score 0.9 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Bristol Rovers score 1.6 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Port Vale0.91.845/158/15
Bristol Rovers1.61.759/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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22Port Vale46101224366142

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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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