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Port Vale vs Bury: result 2-2 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 28Kick-off on January 20, 2017 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Port Vale
2-2
Bury

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What was the result of Port Vale vs Bury?

Port Vale and Bury drew 2-2 on January 20, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 20′T. WalkerPort Vale
  • 40′James VaughanBury
  • 45′R. TaylorPort Vale (pen.)
  • 55′James VaughanBury

Official lineup for Port Vale vs Bury

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Port Vale

  1. 10J. Hooper
  2. 26T. Walker
  1. 14J. Thomas
  2. 25C. Guy
  3. 40R. Taylor
  4. 42A. Grant
  1. 2Benjamin Purkiss
  2. 4R. Streete
  3. 5Kjell Knops
  4. 24N. Smith
  1. 23R. Boot

Bury

  1. 11Tom Pope
  2. 12James Vaughan
  3. 24H. Hope
  1. 18Jacob Mellis
  2. 19T. Soares
  3. 20S. Burgess
  4. 33R. Brown
  1. 3G. Leigh
  2. 5C. Burgess
  3. 6A. Kay
  1. 13R. Lainton
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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, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Bury have 1, 4 and 10.

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

Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 7, 2017Huddersfield(away)0-4FA Cup
Jan 2, 2017Oldham(away)0-0League One
Dec 30, 2016Chesterfield(home)1-0League One
Dec 26, 2016Walsall(home)0-1League One
Dec 17, 2016AFC Wimbledon(away)0-4League One
Bury
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 14, 2017Peterborough(home)5-1League One
Jan 7, 2017Scunthorpe(away)2-3League One
Jan 2, 2017Sheffield Utd(home)1-3League One
Dec 31, 2016Bradford(away)1-1League One
Dec 26, 2016Fleetwood Town(away)0-0League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 2 Port Vale wins, 0 draws, 2 Bury wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 3, 2016Bury 4-1 Port ValeLeague One
Dec 28, 2015Port Vale 1-0 BuryLeague One
Sep 19, 2015Bury 1-0 Port ValeLeague One
Sep 3, 2013Port Vale 2-1 BuryEFL Trophy

Last archived meeting: Bury vs Port Vale on Sep 3, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Port Vale score 1.0 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Bury score 1.5 and concede 2.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Port Vale1.01.565/158/15
Bury1.52.6112/1511/15

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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