Port Vale vs Sunderland: result 1-2 and analysis
League Cup1st RoundKick-off on August 10, 2021 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Sunderland?
Sunderland won 1-2 on August 10, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 40′J. HawkesSunderland
- 50′A. O'BrienSunderland (pen.)
- 67′J. ProctorPort Vale
Official lineup for Port Vale vs Sunderland
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Port Vale
5-3-2- 9J. Wilson
- 13J. Proctor
- 8B. Garrity
- 23T. Pett
- 4B. Walker
- 7D. Worrall
- 6N. Smith
- 3D. Jones
- 11M. Benning
- 5Leon Clinton Elliott Legge
- 26A. Stone
Sunderland
4-2-3-1- 23J. Diamond
- 10A. O'Brien
- 18E. Taylor
- 24D. Neil
- 27J. Hawkes
- 13L. O'Nien
- 21A. Pritchard
- 25O. Younger
- 26B. Wright
- 3T. Flanagan
- 20A. Patterson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats; Sunderland have 6, 6 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2021 | Northampton(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Jul 31, 2021 | Chesterfield(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 27, 2021 | Sheffield Wednesday(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Nottingham Forest(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 13, 2021 | Fleetwood Town(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2021 | Wigan(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Hull City(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 27, 2021 | Tranmere(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Harrogate Town(away) | 4-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 21, 2021 | York(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Port Vale wins, 0 draws, 2 Sunderland wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2021 | Sunderland 2-0 Port Vale | EFL Trophy |
| Nov 11, 2018 | Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland | FA Cup |
Last archived meeting: Sunderland vs Port Vale on Jan 12, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 1.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Sunderland score 1.6 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1.1 | 1.0 | 6 | 3/15 | 4/15 |
| Sunderland | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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