Port Vale vs Walsall: result 1-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 9, 2014 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Walsall?
Port Vale and Walsall drew 1-1 on August 9, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 25′Tom PopePort Vale
- 59′T. BradshawWalsall
Official lineup for Port Vale vs Walsall
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Port Vale
- 11Tom Pope
- 8Louis Dodds
- 9B. Williamson
- 10C. Lines
- 15M. O'Connor
- 3Carl Dickinson
- 5R. McGivern
- 6R. Duffy
- 20M. Marshall
- 21F. Veseli
- 12S. Johnson
Walsall
- 9T. Bradshaw
- 10R. Sawyers
- 11J. Baxendale
- 24Ashley Grimes
- 3A. Taylor
- 4James O'Connor
- 6Paul Michael Downing
- 7Adam Craig Chambers
- 14M. Benning
- 15J. Chambers
- 1R. O'Donnell
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Walsall have 2, 5 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2014 | Peterborough(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 1-2 | League One |
| Apr 21, 2014 | Rotherham(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Milton Keynes Dons(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 12, 2014 | Notts County(away) | 2-4 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2014 | Colchester(home) | 0-1 | League One |
| Apr 26, 2014 | Stevenage(away) | 2-3 | League One |
| Apr 21, 2014 | Gillingham(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Carlisle(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 12, 2014 | Bristol City(home) | 0-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 2 Port Vale wins, 1 draw, 1 Walsall win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2014 | Port Vale 1-0 Walsall | League One |
| Nov 30, 2013 | Walsall 0-2 Port Vale | League One |
| Aug 6, 2013 | Port Vale 1-2 Walsall | League Cup |
| Oct 9, 2012 | Walsall 2-2 Port Vale | EFL Trophy |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 1.1 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Walsall score 0.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Walsall | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2 | 9/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 61 | 42 |
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