Saturday , 14 November 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)
5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

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

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
6/3
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/3
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Burton Albion FC
Jack Armer 3 G 1 A
Finn Delap 3 G
Matthew Dennis 1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Port Vale FC host Burton Albion FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The 33-year-old Adedeji Oshilaja has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Jasper Moon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 398 appearances.
  • 11' What composure from Bez Lubala! The DR Congo international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 16' The travelling Burton Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 17' The referee has no hesitation. Sam Hughes is booked for Burton Albion FC — card on 17.
  • 22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dino Maamria will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 32' Port Vale FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Burton Albion FC's shape.
  • 37' Burton Albion 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.
  • 40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ben Garrity makes it 1-1.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Port Vale FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' What a strike from Steve Seddon! The score is 1-2.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Burton Albion FC that had 387 games and scored 438 goals.
  • 61' The deadlock is broken! Kwadwo Baah gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
  • 63' Kofi Balmer makes way for Lewis Cass at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Port Vale FC.
  • 64' Mitchell Clark was booked on 64.
  • 69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dino Maamria might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 70' It’s a booking for Port Vale FC player. Connor Ripley gets a card.
  • 73' The whistle greets Mustapha Carayol as he departs to be replaced by Jake Caprice.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Mark Helm on 75 minutes.
  • 76' James Plant is replacing Alex Iacovitti for the Port Vale FC side.
  • 81' It looks surprising Port Vale FC does not make any changes. Ryan Sweeney has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 86' Goal! Ollie Arblaster scores his 6 goal in 381 matches.
  • 90' Burton Albion FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Burton Albion FC — Ryan Sweeney on, Mark Helm off on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 2-3.

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
Ellis Harrison 2
Ben Garrity 2
Dale Taylor 2
Bez Lubala 1
Ollie Arblaster 1
Ryan Loft 1
Gavin Massey 1
Lewis Cass 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
3 / 4
1.53 Port Vale FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Port Vale FC or Burton Albion FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Port Vale FC42% Draw27% Burton Albion FC31%
Actual: Burton Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
58%
Port Vale FC or Burton Albion FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC30% Draw46% Burton Albion FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8%
0 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap Port Vale FC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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