Port Vale vs Wigan: result 3-2 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 7Kick-off on September 12, 2015 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Wigan?
Port Vale won 3-2 on September 12, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 34′A. GrantPort Vale
- 64′Louis DoddsPort Vale
- 66′C. McCannWigan
- 83′L. BarnettWigan
- 90′U. IkpeazuPort Vale
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats; Wigan have 4, 3 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2015 | Carlisle(home) | 1-0 | EFL Trophy |
| Aug 29, 2015 | Bradford(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Aug 25, 2015 | West Brom(away) | 0-0 | League Cup |
| Aug 22, 2015 | Doncaster(home) | 3-0 | League One |
| Aug 18, 2015 | Swindon Town(away) | 2-2 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2015 | Chesterfield(away) | 3-2 | League One |
| Aug 29, 2015 | Crewe(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Aug 22, 2015 | Gillingham(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Aug 19, 2015 | Scunthorpe(home) | 3-0 | League One |
| Aug 16, 2015 | Doncaster(home) | 0-0 | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 1.0 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Wigan score 0.9 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1.0 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Wigan | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Wigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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