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Swindon Town vs Port Vale: result 5-0 and analysis

League TwoRegular Season - 45Kick-off on April 28, 2012 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The County Ground, Swindon, Wiltshire

Swindon Town
5-0
Port Vale

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What was the result of Swindon Town vs Port Vale?

Swindon Town won 5-0 on April 28, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 38′M. RitchieSwindon Town
  • 51′Paul BensonSwindon Town
  • 65′Paul BensonSwindon Town
  • 67′A. FlintSwindon Town
  • 85′Alan ConnellSwindon Town

Official lineup for Swindon Town vs Port Vale

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Swindon Town

  1. 9Paul Benson
  1. 8Simon William Ferry
  2. 10M. Ritchie
  3. 12Alan McCormack
  4. 13O. Risser
  5. 14J. Bostock
  6. 22L. Holmes
  1. 2J. McEveley
  2. 4A. Flint
  3. 7Paul Caddis
  1. 35W. Foderingham

Port Vale

  1. 1Chris Martin
  2. 9Marc Richards
  3. 11Tom Pope
  1. 7D. Loft
  2. 8Louis Dodds
  3. 17Sean Rigg
  4. 20Chris Shuker
  1. 2Adam Yates
  2. 4Anthony James Griffith
  3. 5John McCombe
  4. 26J. Davis
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Swindon Town have 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats; Port Vale have 7, 3 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Swindon Town
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 21, 2012Gillingham(away)1-3League Two
Apr 17, 2012Aldershot Town(away)1-2League Two
Apr 14, 2012Plymouth(home)1-0League Two
Apr 9, 2012Northampton(home)1-0League Two
Apr 6, 2012Morecambe(away)1-0League Two
Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 21, 2012Bristol Rovers(home)1-0League Two
Apr 17, 2012Shrewsbury(away)0-1League Two
Apr 14, 2012Morecambe(away)0-0League Two
Apr 9, 2012Macclesfield(home)1-0League Two
Apr 6, 2012Aldershot Town(away)2-1League Two

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Swindon Town win, 0 draws, 0 Port Vale wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 5, 2011Port Vale 0-2 Swindon TownLeague Two

Last archived meeting: Port Vale vs Swindon Town on Nov 5, 2011

How many goals should we expect?

Swindon Town score 1.2 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Port Vale score 1.3 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Swindon Town1.20.7102/153/15
Port Vale1.31.058/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Swindon Town sit 14th in League Two (16 points from 13 matches) and Port Vale sit 23rd (12 points from 11 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
14Swindon Town13445131616
23Port Vale1133561212

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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

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