Sunday , 16 August 2026

Blackpool FC vs Port Vale FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Blackpool FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Port Vale FC
Tue 15 Aug 2023 · 18:45 UTC Bloomfield Road 11,416 HT 45' · FT 45'
Sonny Carey 24' Y
Y 88' Dan Jones

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Port Vale FC — League One at Bloomfield Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Ross Joyce
  • Assistant 1 Mark Cunliffe
  • Assistant 2 Richard Wigglesworth

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Blackpool FC 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Port Vale FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-15 Blackpool FC 0–0 Port Vale FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Port Vale FC H 0–0 D
12 Aug Exeter City FC A 0–0 D
05 Aug Burton Albion FC H 2–0 W
08 May Norwich City FC A 1–0 W
28 Apr Millwall FC H 2–3 L
22 Apr Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Blackpool FC A 0–0 D
12 Aug Reading FC H 1–0 W
05 Aug Barnsley FC A 0–7 L
07 May Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–3 L
29 Apr Charlton Athletic FC A 2–3 L
22 Apr Bristol Rovers FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Blackpool FC Port Vale FC
#20 Position #5
1 Points 42
1 Played 46
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 24
1 Scored 36
1 Conceded 61
+0 GD -25
1.00 PPG 0.91
0% Win % 22%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Blackpool FC are 20th (1 pts). Port Vale FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackpool FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Blackpool FC gets underway.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dan Jones, as he is very good at scoring at Bloomfield Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 24' It’s a booking for Blackpool FC player. Sonny Carey gets a card.
  • 29' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daniel Grimshaw is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Port Vale FC.
  • 39' James Husband is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackpool FC so far.
  • 44' Port Vale FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 49' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 49 minutes.
  • 54' The 28-year-old Alex Iacovitti has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 59' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackpool FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 62' Blackpool FC make a change. Sonny Carey trudges off to be replaced by Jake Beesley on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Blackpool FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Port Vale FC's shape.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Port Vale FC! Jason Lowe comes on to replace Ethan Chislett.
  • 77' Shayne Lavery has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 82' Albie Morgan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 88' Dan Jones picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Port Vale FC ring the changes. Mitchell Clark has done his job and it is now time for Lewis Cass to step up.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.48 Port Vale FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC53% Draw31% Port Vale FC16%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Port Vale FC
47%
Blackpool FC or Port Vale FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC34% Draw57% Port Vale FC9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
21.1%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
13.1%
1 – 1
11.3%
0 – 1
7.2%
2 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
5.3%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 2
2.4%
0 – 2
1.8%
4 – 0
1.7%
2 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Port Vale FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 16% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 29% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 10% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
62% ✓
Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.