Port Vale vs Crewe: result 0-0 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 29, 2026 at 11:30 AM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Crewe?
Port Vale and Crewe drew 0-0 on August 29, 2026.
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Port Vale win at 43%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 0-0.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Port Vale vs Crewe
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Port Vale
4-2-3-1- 14O. Lynch
- 19B. Waine
- 8B. Garrity
- 11O. Hernández
- 10K. Dempsey
- 38R. Walters
- 15L. Gordon
- 5C. Hall
- 25C. Humphreys
- 6J. Lawrence-Gabriel
- 1J. Smith
Crewe
4-2-3-1- 9J. March
- 14J. Gibson
- 7J. Lankester
- 11J. Tabiner
- 17M. Holíček
- 6L. Offord
- 3R. Hutchinson
- 12J. Stephenson
- 5M. Demetriou
- 2L. Billington
- 1T. Booth
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Crewe have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | Tranmere(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Oldham(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Wolves(away) | 0-3 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Blackpool(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Real Murcia(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Barnsley(away) | 2-3 | League Cup |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Northampton(home) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Crawley Town(away) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Accrington ST(home) | 2-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Chester(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Port Vale wins, 2 draws, 0 Crewe wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2025 | Crewe 0-1 Port Vale | League Two |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Port Vale 1-1 Crewe | League Two |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Port Vale 1-0 Crewe | EFL Trophy |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Port Vale 0-0 Crewe | League Cup |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Crewe 0-1 Port Vale | League Two |
| Apr 6, 2019 | Port Vale 1-0 Crewe | League Two |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 0.9 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Crewe score 1.2 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 0.9 | 1.4 | 5 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
| Crewe | 1.2 | 1.3 | 6 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Port Vale sit 22nd in League Two (8 points from 8 matches) and Crewe sit 3rd (18 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Crewe | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 18 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
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How does Footlab AI 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. 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