Thursday , 2 July 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 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

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
#21 Position #22
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 21st (49 pts). Port Vale FC are 22nd (42 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Port Vale FC gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ben Garrity suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Exeter City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Port Vale FC's shape.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ollie Arblaster makes it 0-1.
  • 34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 44' The travelling Port Vale FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Rhys Walters makes way for Uche Ikpeazu at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Port Vale FC.
  • 51' Exeter City 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.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Conor Grant on 54 minutes.
  • 59' Port Vale FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Exeter City FC — James Scott on, Tom Carroll off on 64 minutes.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Exeter City FC team. Dion Rankine is replaced by Kyle Taylor on 65 minute.
  • 70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Exeter City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 72' Will Aimson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' Baylee Dipepa gets the nod from Port Vale FC. He replaces Ethan Chislett and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 83' Another change for Exeter City FC made on 83 minute. Yanic Wildschut leaves to be changed by Vincent Harper.
  • 84' That is a card for Exeter City FC. James Scott will be fuming at that decision.
  • 85' Port Vale FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 85.
  • 88' Alex Iacovitti gets the nod from Port Vale FC. He replaces Ollie Arblaster and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Will Aimson.
  • 0-1 the final result. Exeter City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Archie Collins 1
William Forrester 1
Ollie Arblaster 1
Ethan Chislett 1
Baylee Dipepa 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.