Port Vale vs Hartlepool: result 6-2 and analysis
League Cup1st RoundKick-off on August 12, 2014 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Hartlepool?
Port Vale won 6-2 on August 12, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 8′B. WilliamsonPort Vale
- 10′Jonathan FranksHartlepool
- 14′B. WilliamsonPort Vale
- 18′B. WilliamsonPort Vale
- 59′Neil Jeffrey AustinHartlepool (pen.)
- 62′M. BrownPort Vale
- 74′Tom PopePort Vale
- 84′Tom PopePort Vale
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Hartlepool have 3, 2 and 10.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2014 | Walsall(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| May 3, 2014 | Peterborough(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 1-2 | League One |
| Apr 21, 2014 | Rotherham(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Milton Keynes Dons(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2014 | Stevenage(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
| May 3, 2014 | Exeter City(home) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Apr 26, 2014 | Plymouth(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Apr 21, 2014 | Morecambe(home) | 2-1 | League Two |
| Apr 19, 2014 | Burton Albion(away) | 0-3 | League Two |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 1.1 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Hartlepool score 0.9 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Hartlepool | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy