Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Port Vale FC vs Oxford United FC, League One 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2022-23
Port Vale FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Oxford United FC
Mon 10 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC Vale Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Gavin Massey 44' Y
Nathan Smith 45' Y
Malvind Benning 45' Y
Y 58' Marcus McGuane
Tom Pett 60' Y
Y 74' Kyle Joseph
David Worrall 74' Y
Dennis Politic 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Port Vale FC vs Oxford United FC — League One at Vale Park.

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

1
1
2
Port Vale FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Oxford United FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-10 Port Vale FC 0–0 Oxford United FC 2022-11-12 Oxford United FC 4–0 Port Vale FC

Recent Form

Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Oxford United FC H 0–0 D
07 Apr Accrington Stanley FC A 0–3 L
01 Apr Cambridge United FC H 0–2 L
25 Mar Portsmouth FC A 2–2 D
18 Mar Burton Albion FC H 2–3 L
11 Mar Fleetwood Town FC A 1–1 D
Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Port Vale FC A 0–0 D
07 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D
01 Apr Peterborough United FC A 0–0 D
18 Mar Morecambe FC A 1–1 D
11 Mar Derby County FC H 2–3 L
04 Mar Lincoln City FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oxford United FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/1
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Oxford United FC
Mark Harris 3 G 1 A
Gatlin O'Donkor 3 G 1 A
Ciaron Brown 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Port Vale FC is hosting Oxford United FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Nathan Smith is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Port Vale FC so far.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stephan Negru, as he is very good at scoring at Vale Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oxford United FC that had 369 games and scored 490 goals.
  • 30' Sam Long has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Oxford United FC is showing some good football. However, Oxford United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at Vale Park. Port Vale FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 44' Gavin Massey picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' Nathan Smith picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tom Conlon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Oxford United FC.
  • 55' Oxford United FC have won 490 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 58' Marcus McGuane catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
  • 60' Tom Pett was booked on 60.
  • 62' The whistle greets Marcus Browne as he departs to be replaced by Yanic Wildschut.
  • 67' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 69' The Port Vale FC bench stirs into life. Gavin Massey is withdrawn and James Plant gets his opportunity.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Josh Murphy as he leaves the pitch. Brandon Fleming steps in for Oxford United FC.
  • 74' Oxford United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 79' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 84' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Darrell Clarke might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' That is a Red card for Port Vale FC. Dennis Politic will be fuming at that decision.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darrell Clarke

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matt Taylor 2
Billy Bodin 2
Greg Leigh 1
Alex Iacovitti 1
Alfie Devine 1
Josh Murphy 1
Ciaron Brown 1

Head to Head

2023-04-10 Port Vale FC 0–0 Oxford United FC 2022-11-12 Oxford United FC 4–0 Port Vale FC

Port Vale FC Form

2023-04-10 Port Vale FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2023-04-07 Accrington Stanley FC 3–0 Port Vale FC L 2023-04-01 Port Vale FC 0–2 Cambridge United FC L 2023-03-25 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Port Vale FC D 2023-03-18 Port Vale FC 2–3 Burton Albion FC L 2023-03-11 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Port Vale FC D

Oxford United FC Form

2023-04-10 Port Vale FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2023-04-07 Oxford United FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2023-04-01 Peterborough United FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2023-03-18 Morecambe FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2023-03-11 Oxford United FC 2–3 Derby County FC L 2023-03-04 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Oxford United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.79 Port Vale FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Oxford United FC xG
I would bet for: Oxford United FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Port Vale FC28% Draw32% Oxford United FC40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Oxford United FC
72%
Port Vale FC or Oxford United FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC16% Draw55% Oxford United FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
15.2%
1 – 1
13.9%
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 2
9.3%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 3
3.6%
2 – 2
3.1%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 1
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap Port Vale FC covers Push Oxford United FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 16% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 24% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 13% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗

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