Port Vale vs Mansfield Town: result 0-1 and analysis
EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 6Kick-off on October 4, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Mansfield Town?
Mansfield Town won 0-1 on October 4, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 66′Matthew James GreenMansfield Town
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Mansfield Town 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2016 | Coventry(home) | 0-2 | League One |
| Sep 27, 2016 | Millwall(home) | 3-1 | League One |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Bristol Rovers(away) | 1-2 | League One |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Gillingham(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Peterborough(away) | 2-2 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2016 | Crewe(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Sep 27, 2016 | Accrington ST(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Grimsby(home) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Hartlepool(away) | 0-0 | League Two |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Barnet(home) | 0-1 | League Two |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 1.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Mansfield Town score 0.7 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1.1 | 1.5 | 4 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Mansfield Town | 0.7 | 1.1 | 4 | 6/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Port Vale sit 1st in EFL Trophy (7 points from 3 matches) and Mansfield Town sit 4th (1 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Vale | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 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