Walsall vs Port Vale: result 2-0 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 44Kick-off on April 23, 2022 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall, West Midlands
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What was the result of Walsall vs Port Vale?
Walsall won 2-0 on April 23, 2022.
Goalscorers
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- 90′E. OsadebeWalsall
Official lineup for Walsall vs Port Vale
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Walsall
5-3-2- 28T. Shade
- 11G. Miller
- 17J. Earing
- 10E. Osadebe
- 7B. Kiernan
- 4J. Labadie
- 30R. Devine
- 6E. Monthe
- 2H. White
- 5D. Daniels
- 12C. Rushworth
Port Vale
3-4-1-2- 9J. Wilson
- 13J. Proctor
- 8B. Garrity
- 23T. Pett
- 20H. Charsley
- 7D. Worrall
- 6N. Smith
- 5C. Hall
- 11M. Benning
- 16A. Martin
- 26A. Stone
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Walsall have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Port Vale have 9, 4 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2022 | Crawley Town(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Carlisle(home) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Rochdale(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Leyton Orient(home) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Salford City(away) | 1-2 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2022 | Bristol Rovers(home) | 1-3 | League Two |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Hartlepool(away) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Oldham(home) | 3-2 | League Two |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Salford City(away) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Barrow(away) | 2-1 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Walsall wins, 1 draw, 1 Port Vale win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2021 | Port Vale 0-1 Walsall | League Two |
| Jan 23, 2021 | Port Vale 1-3 Walsall | League Two |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Walsall 4-3 Port Vale | League Two |
| Feb 22, 2020 | Walsall 2-2 Port Vale | League Two |
| Dec 7, 2019 | Port Vale 0-1 Walsall | League Two |
| Nov 13, 2018 | Walsall 1-2 Port Vale | EFL Trophy |
How many goals should we expect?
Walsall score 0.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Port Vale score 1.6 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4 | 6/15 | 4/15 |
| Port Vale | 1.6 | 0.9 | 5 | 9/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Walsall sit 6th in League Two (15 points from 9 matches) and Port Vale sit 22nd (8 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Walsall | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 15 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
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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