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Port Vale vs Rochdale: result 1-0 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 16, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Port Vale
1-0
Rochdale

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What was the result of Port Vale vs Rochdale?

Port Vale won 1-0 on August 16, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 52′N. SmithPort Vale

Official lineup for Port Vale vs Rochdale

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Port Vale

  1. 10J. Hooper
  2. 15Anton Forrester
  1. 8Paulo Daniel Fernandes Tavares
  2. 11S. Foley
  3. 14J. Thomas
  4. 42A. Grant
  1. 2Benjamin Purkiss
  2. 4R. Streete
  3. 5Kjell Knops
  4. 24N. Smith
  1. 1J. Alnwick

Rochdale

  1. 9Calvin Andrew
  2. 11N. Mendez-Laing
  3. 40I. Henderson
  1. 12Donal McDermott
  2. 24J. Allen
  3. 27A. Cannon
  1. 3S. Tanser
  2. 4J. McNulty
  3. 5N. Canavan
  4. 6H. McGahey
  1. 1J. Lillis
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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; Rochdale have 8, 4 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 13, 2016Southend(home)2-0League One
Aug 9, 2016Carlisle(away)1-2League Cup
Aug 6, 2016Bradford(away)0-0League One
May 8, 2016Walsall(home)0-5League One
Apr 30, 2016Scunthorpe(away)0-1League One
Rochdale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 13, 2016Sheffield Utd(away)1-1League One
Aug 9, 2016Chesterfield(home)3-1League Cup
Aug 6, 2016Peterborough(home)2-3League One
May 8, 2016Colchester(away)2-1League One
Apr 30, 2016Swindon Town(home)2-2League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Port Vale wins, 1 draw, 3 Rochdale wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 23, 2016Port Vale 4-1 RochdaleLeague One
Nov 28, 2015Rochdale 2-1 Port ValeLeague One
Apr 6, 2015Rochdale 1-0 Port ValeLeague One
Nov 15, 2014Port Vale 1-0 RochdaleLeague One
Oct 8, 2013Port Vale 0-1 RochdaleEFL Trophy
Apr 13, 2013Rochdale 2-2 Port ValeLeague Two

Last archived meeting: Port Vale vs Rochdale on Apr 23, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Port Vale score 1.4 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Rochdale score 2.0 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Port Vale1.41.556/157/15
Rochdale2.01.3311/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

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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

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