Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

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

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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Exeter City FC have kicked off against Port Vale FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The travelling Port Vale FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Exeter City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Port Vale FC backline.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Exeter City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Port Vale FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Exeter City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ollie Arblaster makes it 0-1.
  • 34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ethan Chislett is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Port Vale FC.
  • 39' Exeter City FC have won 203 goals from 198 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 44' Exeter City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' The whistle greets Rhys Walters as he departs to be replaced by Uche Ikpeazu.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Exeter City FC and Port Vale FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Conor Grant. He receives a card.
  • 59' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 64' Exeter City FC ring the changes. Tom Carroll has done his job and it is now time for James Scott to step up.
  • 65' Another substitution for Exeter City FC to replace Dion Rankine by Kyle Taylor on 65 minute.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a card for Will Aimson.
  • 76' A change in the Port Vale FC ranks — Ethan Chislett exits the field as Baylee Dipepa enters on 76.
  • 81' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 83' Vincent Harper is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yanic Wildschut at the 83 minute mark.
  • 84' James Scott catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 84.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a card for Jesse Debrah.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Port Vale FC — Alex Iacovitti on, Ollie Arblaster off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Will Aimson was booked on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Exeter City FC.

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
1.14 Exeter City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Port Vale FC xG
I would bet for: Exeter City FC or Port Vale FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Exeter City FC35% Draw31% Port Vale FC34%
Actual: Port Vale FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Port Vale FC
65%
Exeter City FC or Port Vale FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Exeter City FC25% Draw52% Port Vale FC23%
Actual: Port Vale FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.4%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
2.6%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap Exeter City FC covers Push Port Vale FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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