Reading vs Port Vale: result 2-0 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 28Kick-off on February 20, 2024 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
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What was the result of Reading vs Port Vale?
Reading won 2-0 on February 20, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 76′L. WingReading
- 83′H. KnibbsReading
Official lineup for Reading vs Port Vale
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Reading
4-2-3-1- 10S. Smith
- 15K. Ehibhatiomhan
- 7H. Knibbs
- 11O. Azeez
- 36M. Craig
- 29L. Wing
- 2C. Mola
- 24Tyler Bindon
- 27A. Mbengue
- 17A. Yiadom
- 1D. Button
Port Vale
4-2-3-1- 9R. Loft
- 11A. Mighten
- 20J. Weir
- 10E. Chislett
- 14F. Ojo
- 16J. Lowe
- 3D. Jones
- 27J. Debrah
- 6N. Smith
- 4T. Sang
- 1C. Ripley
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 5 wins, 8 draws and 2 defeats; Port Vale have 3, 4 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2024 | Portsmouth(away) | 1-4 | League One |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Fleetwood Town(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Feb 10, 2024 | Charlton(home) | 2-0 | League One |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Stevenage(away) | 1-0 | League One |
| Feb 3, 2024 | Oxford United(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2024 | Cheltenham(away) | 2-3 | League One |
| Feb 10, 2024 | Stevenage(home) | 2-2 | League One |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Leyton Orient(home) | 0-1 | League One |
| Feb 3, 2024 | Fleetwood Town(away) | 0-3 | League One |
| Jan 27, 2024 | Portsmouth(home) | 0-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Reading wins, 0 draws, 1 Port Vale win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2023 | Port Vale 1-0 Reading | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Reading score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Port Vale score 1.4 and concede 1.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 9/15 | 4/15 |
| Port Vale | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Reading | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 15 |
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How does Footlab AI 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. 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