Port Vale vs Walsall: result 1-3 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 25Kick-off on January 23, 2021 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 1-3 on January 23, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 6′E. AdebayoWalsall
- 33′T. ConlonPort Vale
- 55′E. AdebayoWalsall
- 68′David James FitzpatrickWalsall (o.g.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Walsall have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2021 | Forest Green(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Sunderland(away) | 0-2 | EFL Trophy |
| Jan 9, 2021 | Grimsby(home) | 3-0 | League Two |
| Jan 2, 2021 | Mansfield Town(away) | 0-4 | League Two |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Bradford(away) | 0-0 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2021 | Morecambe(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Jan 16, 2021 | Oldham(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Jan 2, 2021 | Carlisle(home) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Scunthorpe(home) | 1-2 | League Two |
| Dec 26, 2020 | Salford City(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Port Vale win(s), 1 draw(s), 3 Walsall win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2020 | Walsall 4-3 Port Vale | League Two |
| Feb 22, 2020 | Walsall 2-2 Port Vale | League Two |
| Dec 7, 2019 | Port Vale 0-1 Walsall | League Two |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 1.3 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Walsall score 1.2 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Walsall | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0 | 10/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Port Vale sit 20th in League Two (1 points from 2 matches) and Walsall sit 3rd (4 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Walsall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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