Port Vale vs Newcastle United U21: result 1-0 and analysis
EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 6Kick-off on October 3, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Newcastle United U21?
Port Vale won 1-0 on October 3, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 21′T. BarnettPort Vale
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; Newcastle United U21 have 1, 0 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2017 | Stevenage(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Sep 26, 2017 | Accrington ST(home) | 1-2 | League Two |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Yeovil Town(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Forest Green(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Sep 12, 2017 | Luton(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2017 | Crewe(away) | 2-1 | EFL Trophy |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 0.7 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Newcastle United U21 score 2.0 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3 | 6/15 | 4/15 |
| Newcastle United U21 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
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 Newcastle United U21 sit 3rd (2 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Vale | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Newcastle United U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
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