Port Vale vs Luton: result 4-0 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 25Kick-off on December 30, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Luton?
Port Vale won 4-0 on December 30, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 23′Johnny MullinsPort Vale (o.g.)
- 60′Tom PopePort Vale
- 70′B. WhitfieldPort Vale
- 82′Tom PopePort Vale
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Luton have 11, 3 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2017 | Coventry(home) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Dec 23, 2017 | Colchester(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Dec 16, 2017 | Carlisle(away) | 2-1 | League Two |
| Dec 12, 2017 | Yeovil Town(away) | 2-3 | FA Cup |
| Dec 9, 2017 | Cambridge United(home) | 2-0 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2017 | Swindon Town(away) | 5-0 | League Two |
| Dec 23, 2017 | Grimsby(home) | 2-0 | League Two |
| Dec 16, 2017 | Forest Green(away) | 2-0 | League Two |
| Dec 9, 2017 | Notts County(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Dec 5, 2017 | West Ham United U21(home) | 4-0 | EFL Trophy |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Port Vale win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Luton win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2017 | Luton 2-0 Port Vale | League Two |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 1.3 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Luton score 2.7 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1.3 | 1.4 | 5 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Luton | 2.7 | 0.6 | 9 | 5/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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