Swindon Town vs Port Vale: result 3-1 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 4Kick-off on September 1, 2026 at 06:45 PM (UTC)The County Ground, Swindon, Wiltshire
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What was the result of Swindon Town vs Port Vale?
Swindon Town won 3-1 on September 1, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 2′O. LynchPort Vale
- 13′A. DrinanSwindon Town
- 71′B. MiddlemasSwindon Town
- 90′L. MillardSwindon Town
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Swindon Town win at 37%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 3-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Swindon Town vs Port Vale
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Swindon Town
4-3-3- 7T. Nichols
- 23A. Drinan
- 28O. Palmer
- 8O. Clarke
- 27A. Munda
- 25J. Thomson
- 21K. Majekodunmi
- 17R. Tafazolli
- 5S. Negru
- 2M. Clark
- 1C. Ripley
Port Vale
4-2-3-1- 14O. Lynch
- 19B. Waine
- 37M. Craig
- 11O. Hernández
- 10K. Dempsey
- 38R. Walters
- 15L. Gordon
- 5C. Hall
- 25C. Humphreys
- 6J. Lawrence-Gabriel
- 1J. Smith
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Swindon Town have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Port Vale have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Oldham(away) | 0-3 | League Two |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Cheltenham(home) | 2-1 | League Two |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Northampton(away) | 0-0 | League Two |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Cardiff(away) | 2-3 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Forest Green(away) | 4-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Crewe(home) | 0-0 | League Two |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Tranmere(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Oldham(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Wolves(away) | 0-3 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Blackpool(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Swindon Town wins, 1 draw, 3 Port Vale wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2025 | Swindon Town 3-3 Port Vale | League Two |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Port Vale 2-1 Swindon Town | League Two |
| May 19, 2022 | Port Vale 1-0 Swindon Town | League Two |
| May 15, 2022 | Swindon Town 2-1 Port Vale | League Two |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Port Vale 1-3 Swindon Town | League Two |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Swindon Town 1-2 Port Vale | League Two |
Last archived meeting: Swindon Town vs Port Vale on Feb 8, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Swindon Town score 1.4 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 15; Port Vale score 0.9 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon Town | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2 | 9/15 | 13/15 |
| Port Vale | 0.9 | 0.9 | 6 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Swindon Town sit 13th in League Two (19 points from 14 matches) and Port Vale sit 19th (15 points from 12 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Swindon Town | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 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