Port Vale vs Exeter City: result 1-0 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 12, 2026 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Exeter City?
Port Vale won 1-0 on September 12, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 70′G. ByersPort Vale (pen.)
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Port Vale win at 47%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 1-0.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Port Vale vs Exeter City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Port Vale
3-4-2-1- 14O. Lynch
- 19B. Waine
- 7G. Byers
- 3J. Headley
- 8B. Garrity
- 10K. Dempsey
- 6J. Lawrence-Gabriel
- 5C. Hall
- 22L. Montsma
- 2K. John
- 1J. Smith
Exeter City
3-4-1-2- 32D. Rose
- 10J. Gordon
- 12R. Cole
- 24V. Harper
- 16C. Cummins
- 31J. Doyle-Hayes
- 7G. Edwards
- 3L. Woodhouse
- 5J. Fitzwater
- 40E. James
- 1J. Bycroft
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Exeter City have 3, 6 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | Salford City(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Swindon Town(away) | 1-3 | League Two |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Crewe(home) | 0-0 | League Two |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Tranmere(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Oldham(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | Tottenham Hotspur U21(home) | 2-0 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Walsall(home) | 0-0 | League Two |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Barnet(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Aug 29, 2026 | York(away) | 1-2 | League Two |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Accrington ST(home) | 2-0 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Port Vale wins, 0 draws, 3 Exeter City wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | Port Vale 1-3 Exeter City | League One |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Exeter City 0-2 Port Vale | League One |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Port Vale 2-4 Exeter City | League One |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Exeter City 0-1 Port Vale | League One |
| Feb 18, 2023 | Port Vale 1-0 Exeter City | League One |
| Nov 5, 2022 | Port Vale 2-3 Exeter City | FA Cup |
Last archived meeting: Port Vale vs Exeter City on Jan 24, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 0.9 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Exeter City score 1.1 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 0.9 | 1.2 | 4 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Exeter City | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
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 Exeter City sit 14th (12 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Exeter City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 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