Port Vale vs Coventry: result 1-0 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 24Kick-off on December 26, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Coventry?
Port Vale won 1-0 on December 26, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 79′N. SmithPort Vale
Official lineup for Port Vale vs Coventry
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Port Vale
- 9Tom Pope
- 14T. Barnett
- 7M. Harness
- 8D. Pugh
- 31B. Whitfield
- 32M. Tonge
- 5J. Davis
- 6A. Kay
- 24N. Smith
- 33G. Gunning
- 23R. Boot
Coventry
- 9M. Biamou
- 8Michael Paul Doyle
- 10M. McNulty
- 26J. Shipley
- 30T. Bayliss
- 2J. Grimmer
- 3C. Stokes
- 4J. Willis
- 5R. McDonald
- 12T. Davies
- 1L. Burge
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Coventry have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2017 | Colchester(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Dec 16, 2017 | Carlisle(away) | 2-1 | League Two |
| Dec 12, 2017 | Yeovil Town(away) | 2-3 | FA Cup |
| Dec 9, 2017 | Cambridge United(home) | 2-0 | League Two |
| Dec 5, 2017 | Shrewsbury(home) | 1-2 | EFL Trophy |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2017 | Wycombe(home) | 3-2 | League Two |
| Dec 16, 2017 | Cheltenham(home) | 2-1 | League Two |
| Dec 9, 2017 | Morecambe(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Dec 3, 2017 | Boreham Wood(home) | 3-0 | FA Cup |
| Nov 25, 2017 | Crawley Town(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Port Vale win, 1 draw, 4 Coventry wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2017 | Coventry 1-0 Port Vale | League Two |
| Mar 21, 2017 | Coventry 2-1 Port Vale | League One |
| Oct 1, 2016 | Port Vale 0-2 Coventry | League One |
| Feb 7, 2016 | Port Vale 1-1 Coventry | League One |
| Dec 26, 2015 | Coventry 1-0 Port Vale | League One |
| Mar 7, 2015 | Coventry 2-3 Port Vale | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 1.5 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Coventry score 1.3 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1.5 | 1.4 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Coventry | 1.3 | 0.8 | 5 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
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 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
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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