Port Vale vs Walsall: result 0-1 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 20Kick-off on December 7, 2019 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Walsall?
Walsall won 0-1 on December 7, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 46′E. AdebayoWalsall
Official lineup for Port Vale vs Walsall
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Port Vale
4-3-3- 9Tom Pope
- 16J. Taylor
- 10T. Conlon
- 11C. Montaño
- 19D. Amoo
- 12William Henry Atkinson
- 2J. Gibbons
- 15N. Smith
- 18Callum Leeroy Evans
- 5Leon Clinton Elliott Legge
- 1S. Brown
Walsall
4-4-2- 11E. Adebayo
- 10J. Gordon
- 25W. McDonald
- 8L. Kinsella
- 7Stuart Sinclair
- 16Danny Sean Guthrie
- 6D. Scarr
- 24S. Facey
- 5J. Clarke
- 4Mathew John Sadler
- 1L. Roberts
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Walsall have 6, 2 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2019 | Mansfield Town(home) | 2-2 | EFL Trophy |
| Nov 30, 2019 | Cheltenham(away) | 3-1 | FA Cup |
| Nov 23, 2019 | Scunthorpe(away) | 1-2 | League Two |
| Nov 16, 2019 | Carlisle(home) | 2-1 | League Two |
| Nov 12, 2019 | Newcastle United U21(home) | 2-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2019 | Chelsea U21(home) | 3-2 | EFL Trophy |
| Nov 30, 2019 | Oxford United(home) | 0-1 | FA Cup |
| Nov 23, 2019 | Stevenage(home) | 0-0 | League Two |
| Nov 20, 2019 | Darlington 1883(away) | 1-0 | FA Cup |
| Nov 16, 2019 | Cambridge United(home) | 2-1 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Port Vale wins, 0 draws, 3 Walsall wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2018 | Walsall 1-2 Port Vale | EFL Trophy |
| Apr 25, 2017 | Walsall 0-1 Port Vale | League One |
| Dec 26, 2016 | Port Vale 0-1 Walsall | League One |
| May 8, 2016 | Port Vale 0-5 Walsall | League One |
| Dec 20, 2015 | Walsall 2-0 Port Vale | League One |
| Feb 14, 2015 | Walsall 0-1 Port Vale | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 1.8 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Walsall score 1.5 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3 | 12/15 | 11/15 |
| Walsall | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Port Vale sit 22nd in League Two (8 points from 8 matches) and Walsall sit 6th (15 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Walsall | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 15 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
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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