Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

League One · 2023-24
Port Vale FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Burton Albion FC
Tue 19 Sep 2023 · 18:45 UTC Vale Park 5,993 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 11' Bez Lubala
Ben Garrity 40' 1–1
1–2 51' Steve Seddon
1–3 61' Kwadwo Baah
Ollie Arblaster 86' 2–3
Y 17' Sam Hughes
Mitchell Clark 64' Y
Connor Ripley 70' Y
Y 75' Mark Helm
Y 90' Joe Powell

Overview

Match Preview

Port Vale FC vs Burton Albion FC — League One at Vale Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Ben Toner
  • Assistant 1 Declan O'Shea (England)
  • Assistant 2 Jake Topp (England)

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

3
3
2
Port Vale FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Burton Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-19 Port Vale FC 2–3 Burton Albion FC 2023-03-18 Port Vale FC 2–3 Burton Albion FC 2022-08-20 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Port Vale FC

Recent Form

Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Burton Albion FC H 2–3 L
16 Sep Northampton Town FC H 1–0 W
02 Sep Oxford United FC A 2–1 W
26 Aug Carlisle United FC H 1–0 W
19 Aug Charlton Athletic FC A 3–2 W
15 Aug Blackpool FC A 0–0 D
Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Port Vale FC A 3–2 W
16 Sep Barnsley FC A 0–2 L
02 Sep Exeter City FC H 0–1 L
26 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
19 Aug Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–0 D
15 Aug Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Port Vale FC Burton Albion FC
#5 Position #21
42 Points 1
46 Played 1
10 / 12 / 24 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
36 Scored 1
61 Conceded 1
-25 GD +0
0.91 PPG 1.00
22% Win % 0%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Port Vale FC are 5th (42 pts). Burton Albion FC are 21st (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Vale Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Port Vale FC and Burton Albion FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Port Vale FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 11' Bez Lubala doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 16' Jake Caprice, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 17' The referee shows Burton Albion FC player a card on 17.
  • 22' A quiet spell here at Vale Park. Burton Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 27' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 32' Over 32 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 37' England international Nathan Smith has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Ben Garrity does the damage! The net is bulging and Port Vale FC surge ahead!
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Conor Grant, as he is very good at scoring at Vale Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' Rekeem Harper has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 377 appearances.
  • 51' Steve Seddon puts Burton Albion FC on the lead.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' Kwadwo Baah does the damage! The net is bulging and Burton Albion FC surge ahead!
  • 63' Lewis Cass is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kofi Balmer at the 63 minute mark.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a card for Mitchell Clark.
  • 69' Alfie Devine is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Burton Albion FC tonight.
  • 70' Connor Ripley picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 73' The whistle greets Mustapha Carayol as he departs to be replaced by Jake Caprice.
  • 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mark Helm on 75.
  • 76' James Plant is replacing Alex Iacovitti for the Port Vale FC side.
  • 81' Burton Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 86' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ollie Arblaster makes no mistake. 2-3!
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Joe Powell.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Mark Helm as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Sweeney steps in for Burton Albion FC.
  • Port Vale FC will have plenty to reflect on. Burton Albion FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andy Crosby

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dino Maamria

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Garrity 2
Dale Taylor 2
Ellis Harrison 2
Lewis Cass 1
Jonny Smith 1
Jamie Proctor 1
Steve Seddon 1
Kwadwo Baah 1

Head to Head

2023-09-19 Port Vale FC 2–3 Burton Albion FC 2023-03-18 Port Vale FC 2–3 Burton Albion FC 2022-08-20 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Port Vale FC

Port Vale FC Form

2023-09-19 Port Vale FC 2–3 Burton Albion FC L 2023-09-16 Port Vale FC 1–0 Northampton Town FC W 2023-09-02 Oxford United FC 1–2 Port Vale FC W 2023-08-26 Port Vale FC 1–0 Carlisle United FC W 2023-08-19 Charlton Athletic FC 2–3 Port Vale FC W 2023-08-15 Blackpool FC 0–0 Port Vale FC D

Burton Albion FC Form

2023-09-19 Port Vale FC 2–3 Burton Albion FC W 2023-09-16 Barnsley FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC L 2023-09-02 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Exeter City FC L 2023-08-26 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2023-08-19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2023-08-15 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–1 Burton Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.23 Port Vale FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Port Vale FC or Burton Albion FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Port Vale FC37% Draw29% Burton Albion FC34%
Actual: Burton Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
63%
Port Vale FC or Burton Albion FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC25% Draw49% Burton Albion FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
9%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap Port Vale FC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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