Port Vale vs Coventry: result 3-2 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 8Kick-off on September 21, 2013 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Coventry?
Port Vale won 3-2 on September 21, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 35′C. WilsonCoventry
- 40′Tom PopePort Vale
- 43′Franck MoussaCoventry
- 60′D. LoftPort Vale
- 83′Christopher BirchallPort Vale
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Coventry have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2013 | Leyton Orient(away) | 2-3 | League One |
| Sep 7, 2013 | Carlisle(away) | 1-0 | League One |
| Sep 3, 2013 | Bury(home) | 2-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Aug 31, 2013 | Wolves(home) | 1-3 | League One |
| Aug 24, 2013 | Oldham(away) | 1-3 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2013 | Gillingham(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Sep 8, 2013 | Colchester(home) | 2-0 | League One |
| Aug 31, 2013 | Shrewsbury(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Aug 25, 2013 | Preston(home) | 4-4 | League One |
| Aug 17, 2013 | Carlisle(away) | 4-0 | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 1.7 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Coventry score 1.7 and concede 1.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1 | 13/15 | 10/15 |
| Coventry | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 61 | 42 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy