Port Vale vs Grimsby: result 1-0 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 10Kick-off on October 10, 2026 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Grimsby?
Port Vale won 1-0 on October 10, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 45′K. DempseyPort Vale
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Grimsby win at 37%: prediction missed. 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 Grimsby
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Port Vale
3-5-2- 36M. Watters
- 11O. Hernández
- 3J. Headley
- 8B. Garrity
- 33G. Hall
- 10K. Dempsey
- 6J. Lawrence-Gabriel
- 5C. Hall
- 4J. Moon
- 25C. Humphreys
- 20M. Maroši
Grimsby
4-1-4-1- 39A. Cook
- 30C. Vernam
- 28F. Cartwright
- 4K. Green
- 14J. Amaluzor
- 15G. Turi
- 3J. Sweeney
- 17C. McJannet
- 2M. Kacurri
- 5H. Rodgers
- 31C. Pym
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; Grimsby have 5, 6 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | Mansfield Town(home) | 2-0 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Chesterfield(away) | 1-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Walsall(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Exeter City(home) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Salford City(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | Burton Albion(home) | 0-0 | EFL Trophy |
| Oct 3, 2026 | Shrewsbury(home) | 1-2 | League Two |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Newport County(away) | 1-2 | League Two |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Notts County(away) | 1-2 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Crawley Town(home) | 2-0 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Port Vale win, 2 draws, 3 Grimsby wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2025 | Port Vale 2-2 Grimsby | League Two |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Grimsby 3-0 Port Vale | League Two |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Port Vale 1-1 Grimsby | Friendlies Clubs |
| May 1, 2021 | Grimsby 1-0 Port Vale | League Two |
| Jan 9, 2021 | Port Vale 3-0 Grimsby | League Two |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Grimsby 5-2 Port Vale | League Two |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 0.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Grimsby score 1.3 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 0.9 | 1.1 | 5 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
| Grimsby | 1.3 | 1.1 | 7 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
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 Grimsby sit 11th (13 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Grimsby | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
| 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