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Port Vale vs Burton Albion: result 1-0 and analysis

EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 6Kick-off on October 9, 2018 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Port Vale
1-0
Burton Albion

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What was the result of Port Vale vs Burton Albion?

Port Vale won 1-0 on October 9, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 65′Ricky Howard MillerPort Vale

Official lineup for Port Vale vs Burton Albion

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Port Vale

  1. 4Luke James Joyce
  2. 7D. Worrall
  3. 16D. Pugh
  4. 17I. Kanu
  5. 19Louis Dodds
  6. 25Lewis Hardcastle
  1. 13C. Rawlinson
  2. 15N. Smith
  3. 21T. Vassell
  4. 23M. Clark
  1. 12S. Hornby

Burton Albion

  1. 10L. Akins
  2. 17Marvin Sordell
  3. 44D. Cole
  1. 7S. Fraser
  2. 9J. Sbarra
  3. 12B. Fox
  4. 14Damien McCrory
  5. 18William Miller
  1. 5K. McFadzean
  2. 6Ben Howard Turner
  1. 20Harry Campbell
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats; Burton Albion have 6, 2 and 7.

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

Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2018Grimsby(away)0-2League Two
Oct 2, 2018Milton Keynes Dons(home)0-2League Two
Sep 29, 2018Exeter City(home)1-1League Two
Sep 22, 2018Crewe(away)1-0League Two
Sep 15, 2018Northampton(home)2-0League Two
Burton Albion
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2018Wycombe(away)1-2League One
Oct 2, 2018Southend(home)1-2League One
Sep 29, 2018Scunthorpe(home)0-0League One
Sep 25, 2018Burnley(home)2-1League Cup
Sep 15, 2018Sunderland(home)2-1League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Port Vale wins, 2 draws, 2 Burton Albion wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 19, 2016Port Vale 0-4 Burton AlbionLeague One
Oct 24, 2015Burton Albion 2-0 Port ValeLeague One
Apr 5, 2013Port Vale 7-1 Burton AlbionLeague Two
Oct 23, 2012Burton Albion 1-1 Port ValeLeague Two
Mar 6, 2012Port Vale 3-0 Burton AlbionLeague Two
Aug 16, 2011Burton Albion 1-1 Port ValeLeague Two

Last archived meeting: Port Vale vs Burton Albion on Mar 19, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Port Vale score 0.8 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Burton Albion score 1.2 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Port Vale0.81.645/156/15
Burton Albion1.21.3410/1510/15

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 Burton Albion sit 3rd (3 points from 3 matches).

2025-26 standings
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1Port ValeGroup 73201947
3Burton AlbionGroup 83102343

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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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