Wednesday , 30 September 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 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackpool FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
3/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackpool FC
Josh Bowler 2 G 1 A
Tom Bloxham 2 G 1 A
Jerry Yates 2 G
Finley Munroe 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Blackpool FC and Port Vale FC get this one started.
  • 5' Blackpool FC is showing some good football. However, Blackpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackpool FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Andy Lyons is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackpool FC tonight.
  • 24' That looks like a foul for a card for Sonny Carey.
  • 29' Port Vale FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 34' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 39' Port Vale FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 44' Port Vale FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 49' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 54' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackpool FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 59' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackpool FC and Port Vale FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 62' Jake Beesley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sonny Carey on 62 minute.
  • 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Port Vale FC that had 153 games and scored 112 goals.
  • 72' The Port Vale FC manager makes a substitution. Ethan Chislett departs to be replaced by Jason Lowe.
  • 77' Blackpool FC have won 475 goals from 389 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 82' Jason Lowe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 87' Port Vale FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 88' Poor challenge from Dan Jones. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' Another substitution for Port Vale FC to replace Mitchell Clark by Lewis Cass on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Port Vale FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC49% Draw30% Port Vale FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Port Vale FC
51%
Blackpool FC or Port Vale FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC32% Draw53% Port Vale FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.2%
2 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 2
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Port Vale FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 26% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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