Walsall vs Port Vale: result 0-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 40Kick-off on April 25, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall, West Midlands
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What was the result of Walsall vs Port Vale?
Port Vale won 0-1 on April 25, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 85′C. EaglesPort Vale
Official lineup for Walsall vs Port Vale
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Walsall
3-4-3- 20A. Bakayoko
- 25Maziar Kouhyar
- 6G. Dobson
- 11K. Morris
- 7Adam Craig Chambers
- 24K. Roberts
- 16M. Preston
- 5J. McCarthy
- 2J. Edwards
- 4James O'Connor
- 13C. MacGillivray
Port Vale
4-1-3-2- 18D. Turner
- 31B. Reeves
- 11S. Foley
- 12D. Pugh
- 14J. Thomas
- 44C. Eagles
- 24N. Smith
- 19S. Tanser
- 4R. Streete
- 6R. Taylor
- 38Leonardo Fasan
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Walsall have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Port Vale have 3, 3 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2017 | Coventry(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Apr 17, 2017 | Swindon Town(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Shrewsbury(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Oxford United(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 1, 2017 | Bradford(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2017 | Bolton(home) | 0-2 | League One |
| Apr 17, 2017 | Oxford United(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 0-3 | League One |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Chesterfield(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Apr 4, 2017 | Rochdale(away) | 0-3 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Walsall wins, 1 draw, 2 Port Vale wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2016 | Port Vale 0-1 Walsall | League One |
| May 8, 2016 | Port Vale 0-5 Walsall | League One |
| Dec 20, 2015 | Walsall 2-0 Port Vale | League One |
| Feb 14, 2015 | Walsall 0-1 Port Vale | League One |
| Aug 9, 2014 | Port Vale 1-1 Walsall | League One |
| Apr 5, 2014 | Port Vale 1-0 Walsall | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Walsall score 0.9 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Port Vale score 0.8 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 0.9 | 1.0 | 5 | 6/15 | 3/15 |
| Port Vale | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 61 | 42 |
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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