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Port Vale vs Derby: result 1-2 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 26Kick-off on January 24, 2023 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Port Vale
1-2
Derby

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What was the result of Port Vale vs Derby?

Derby won 1-2 on January 24, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 56′F. OjoPort Vale
  • 87′D. McGoldrickDerby
  • 89′N. Mendez-LaingDerby

Official lineup for Port Vale vs Derby

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Port Vale

3-4-2-1
  1. 19G. Massey
  1. 26D. Butterworth
  2. 33D. Politic
  1. 11M. Benning
  2. 14F. Ojo
  3. 8B. Garrity
  4. 7D. Worrall
  1. 3D. Jones
  2. 6N. Smith
  3. 2L. Cass
  1. 25J. Stevens

Derby

4-2-3-1
  1. 10D. McGoldrick
  1. 7T. Barkhuizen
  2. 38J. Knight
  3. 11N. Mendez-Laing
  1. 8M. Bird
  2. 4C. Hourihane
  1. 15H. Roberts
  2. 3C. Forsyth
  3. 33C. Davies
  4. 12K. Smith
  1. 1J. Wildsmith
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats; Derby have 9, 6 and 0.

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

Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 16, 2023Peterborough(home)0-2League One
Jan 1, 2023Forest Green(away)3-1League One
Dec 29, 2022Sheffield Wednesday(away)0-2League One
Dec 26, 2022Morecambe(home)1-0League One
Dec 20, 2022Salford City(away)0-1EFL Trophy
Derby
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 21, 2023Bolton(home)2-1League One
Jan 14, 2023Cheltenham(away)3-2League One
Jan 8, 2023Barnsley(home)3-0FA Cup
Jan 2, 2023Accrington ST(home)4-0League One
Dec 30, 2022Cambridge United(home)1-0League One

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Port Vale win, 0 draws, 0 Derby wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 8, 2022Derby 1-2 Port ValeLeague One

Last archived meeting: Derby vs Port Vale on Oct 8, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Port Vale score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Derby score 2.0 and concede 0.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Port Vale1.11.355/156/15
Derby2.00.596/159/15

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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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

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