Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

League One · 2023-24
Port Vale FC
2 – 4
Full Time
Exeter City FC
Sat 13 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC Vale Park 6,686 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ethan Chislett 31' 1–0
Baylee Dipepa 40' 2–0
2–1 57' Millenic Alli
2–2 67' Zak Jules
2–3 79' Luke Harris
2–4 89' Millenic Alli
Y 7' Millenic Alli
Thomas Sang 28' Y
Y 35' Caleb Watts
Y 41' Ben Purrington
Y 47' Luke Harris

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Marc Edwards
  • Assistant 1 Lisa Rashid
  • Assistant 2 Alex Gray (England)

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

3
4
Port Vale FC 7 games · Avg 3.3 goals Exeter City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-13 Port Vale FC 2–4 Exeter City FC 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

Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Exeter City FC H 2–4 L
10 Apr Peterborough United FC A 0–3 L
06 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D
01 Apr Northampton Town FC A 0–2 L
29 Mar Bristol Rovers FC H 2–0 W
23 Mar Burton Albion FC A 1–0 W
Exeter City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Port Vale FC A 4–2 W
09 Apr Leyton Orient FC A 2–2 D
06 Apr Stevenage FC H 1–0 W
01 Apr Cheltenham Town FC A 2–1 W
29 Mar Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D
16 Mar Burton Albion FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

Port Vale FC are 22nd (42 pts). Exeter City FC are 21st (49 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Vale Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Port Vale FC and Exeter City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 7' Millenic Alli catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 7.
  • 12' Thomas Sang has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' 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 Millenic Alli suffering a number of foals already.
  • 27' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 28' That looks like a foul for a card for Thomas Sang.
  • 31' A goal from the South Africa international Ethan Chislett! He fires home on 31 to make it 1-0!
  • 35' It’s a booking for Exeter City FC player. Caleb Watts gets a card.
  • 40' Baylee Dipepa has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 40 minutes.
  • 41' Exeter City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 46' Ben Purrington makes way for Zak Jules at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Exeter City FC.
  • 47' A moment of madness from Luke Harris on 47 minutes earns him a card. Exeter City FC will be frustrated.
  • 52' Vincent Harper is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yanic Wildschut at the 52 minute mark.
  • 57' Millenic Alli makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Exeter City FC are in front.
  • 62' Port Vale FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Port Vale FC. Uche Ikpeazu is replaced by Jensen Weir.
  • 67' Zak Jules does the damage! The net is bulging and Exeter City FC surge ahead!
  • 68' Another change for Exeter City FC made on 68 minute. Jake Richards leaves to be changed by Harry Kite.
  • 73' 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.
  • 74' Vincent Harper makes way for Pedro Borges at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Exeter City FC.
  • 79' Exeter City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Luke Harris on 79.
  • 84' Exeter City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 87' Port Vale FC make a change. Funso Ojo trudges off to be replaced by Gavin Massey on 87 minutes.
  • 89' GOAL! Millenic Alli fires home to make it 2-4!
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-4.

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

Exeter City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Caldwell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jevani Brown 5
Harry Kite 2
Millenic Alli 2
Daniel Butterworth 1
Dennis Politic 1
Archie Collins 1
William Forrester 1
Ollie Arblaster 1

Head to Head

2024-04-13 Port Vale FC 2–4 Exeter City FC 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

Port Vale FC Form

2024-04-13 Port Vale FC 2–4 Exeter City FC L 2024-04-10 Peterborough United FC 3–0 Port Vale FC L 2024-04-06 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Port Vale FC D 2024-04-01 Northampton Town FC 2–0 Port Vale FC L 2024-03-29 Port Vale FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC W 2024-03-23 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Port Vale FC W

Exeter City FC Form

2024-04-13 Port Vale FC 2–4 Exeter City FC W 2024-04-09 Leyton Orient FC 2–2 Exeter City FC D 2024-04-06 Exeter City FC 1–0 Stevenage FC W 2024-04-01 Cheltenham Town FC 1–2 Exeter City FC W 2024-03-29 Exeter City FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2024-03-16 Exeter City FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.29 Port Vale FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 Exeter City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC28% Draw26% Exeter City FC46%
Actual: Exeter City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw
54%
Draw or Exeter City FC
72%
Port Vale FC or Exeter City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Port Vale FC21% Draw43% Exeter City FC36%
Actual: Port Vale FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.3%
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
6.4%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 3
5.6%
1 – 0
4.8%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap Port Vale FC covers Push Exeter City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 21% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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