Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

League One · 2023-24
Exeter City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Port Vale FC
Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC St. James Park 6,121 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 29' Ollie Arblaster
Y 54' Conor Grant
Will Aimson 72' Y
James Scott 84' Y
Y 85' Jesse Debrah
Will Aimson 90' YR

Overview

Match Preview

Exeter City FC vs Port Vale FC — League One at St. James Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Neil Hair
  • Assistant 1 Steven Plane
  • Assistant 2 Dean Treleaven

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

4
3
Exeter City FC 7 games · Avg 3.3 goals Port Vale FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-09 Exeter City FC 0–1 Port Vale FC 2023-02-18 Port Vale FC 1–0 Exeter City FC 2022-11-05 Port Vale FC 2–3 Exeter City FC 2022-08-06 Exeter City FC 4–0 Port Vale FC

Recent Form

Exeter City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Port Vale FC H 0–1 L
28 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–0 D
25 Nov Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–7 L
11 Nov Fleetwood Town FC A 0–3 L
04 Nov Wigan Athletic FC H 0–2 L
28 Oct Lincoln City FC H 1–1 D
Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Exeter City FC A 1–0 W
02 Dec Stevenage FC A 1–1 D
28 Nov Derby County FC H 0–1 L
25 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–2 L
14 Nov Burton Albion FC A 2–0 W
11 Nov Lincoln City FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Exeter City FC Port Vale FC
#4 Position #5
49 Points 42
46 Played 46
12 / 13 / 21 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 24
52 Scored 36
61 Conceded 61
-9 GD -25
1.07 PPG 0.91
26% Win % 22%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Exeter City FC are 4th (49 pts). Port Vale FC are 5th (42 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Exeter City FC host Port Vale FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The 26-year-old Harry Kite has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Exeter City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Exeter City FC in their trying to find a way past Port Vale FC's compact .
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Port Vale FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 29' Brilliant from the ! Ollie Arblaster makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 29.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Connor Ripley, as he is very good at scoring at St. James Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 39' Ilmari Niskanen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 24 Yellow cards this season.
  • 44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Port Vale FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Uche Ikpeazu is hanging Rhys Walters on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Conor Grant on 54.
  • 59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Exeter City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Exeter City FC. Tom Carroll is replaced by James Scott.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Exeter City FC. Dion Rankine is replaced by Kyle Taylor.
  • 70' The home supporters are growing impatient. Exeter City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 72' That is a card for Exeter City FC. Will Aimson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Port Vale FC — Baylee Dipepa on, Ethan Chislett off on 76 minutes.
  • 81' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 83' Vincent Harper has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yanic Wildschut on 83 minute.
  • 84' Poor challenge from James Scott. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 85' Port Vale FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 85.
  • 88' Ollie Arblaster makes way for Alex Iacovitti at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Port Vale FC.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Will Aimson on 90.
  • With this win, Port Vale FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Caldwell

Port Vale FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andy Crosby

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jevani Brown 5
Harry Kite 2
Millenic Alli 2
Ollie Arblaster 1
Ethan Chislett 1
Baylee Dipepa 1
Zak Jules 1
Sam Nombe 1

Head to Head

2023-12-09 Exeter City FC 0–1 Port Vale FC 2023-02-18 Port Vale FC 1–0 Exeter City FC 2022-11-05 Port Vale FC 2–3 Exeter City FC 2022-08-06 Exeter City FC 4–0 Port Vale FC

Exeter City FC Form

2023-12-09 Exeter City FC 0–1 Port Vale FC L 2023-11-28 Exeter City FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2023-11-25 Bolton Wanderers FC 7–0 Exeter City FC L 2023-11-11 Fleetwood Town FC 3–0 Exeter City FC L 2023-11-04 Exeter City FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-10-28 Exeter City FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D

Port Vale FC Form

2023-12-09 Exeter City FC 0–1 Port Vale FC W 2023-12-02 Stevenage FC 1–1 Port Vale FC D 2023-11-28 Port Vale FC 0–1 Derby County FC L 2023-11-25 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–1 Port Vale FC L 2023-11-14 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Port Vale FC W 2023-11-11 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Port Vale FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.15 Exeter City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Port Vale FC xG
I would bet for: Exeter City FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Exeter City FC38% Draw32% Port Vale FC30%
Actual: Port Vale FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Port Vale FC
62%
Exeter City FC or Port Vale FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Exeter City FC27% Draw54% Port Vale FC19%
Actual: Port Vale FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.2%
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
13.4%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
3.1%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap Exeter City FC covers Push Port Vale FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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