Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

League One · 2022-23
Port Vale FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sat 27 Aug 2022 · 14:00 UTC Vale Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 61' Tom Lowery
Gavin Massey 71' Y
Funso-King Ojo 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Port Vale FC vs Portsmouth 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
3
Port Vale FC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-27 Port Vale FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Portsmouth FC H 0–1 L
20 Aug Burton Albion FC A 2–0 W
16 Aug Milton Keynes Dons FC A 1–2 L
13 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–0 D
06 Aug Exeter City FC A 0–4 L
30 Jul Fleetwood Town FC H 2–1 W
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Port Vale FC A 1–0 W
20 Aug Bristol Rovers FC H 3–1 W
16 Aug Cambridge United FC H 4–1 W
13 Aug Cheltenham Town FC A 2–0 W
06 Aug Lincoln City FC H 0–0 D
30 Jul Sheffield Wednesday FC A 3–3 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Port Vale FC have kicked off against Portsmouth FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Portsmouth FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The Portsmouth FC bench stirs into life. Michael Morrison is withdrawn and Clark Robertson gets his opportunity.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' Dane Scarlett doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 25' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dane Scarlett makes it 0-2.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' Colby Bishop has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' It’s high time Danny Cowley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' Port Vale FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portsmouth FC's shape.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portsmouth FC that had 376 games and scored 532 goals.
  • 61' That is a Yellow card for Portsmouth FC. Tom Lowery will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' The Port Vale FC bench stirs into life. Malvind Benning is withdrawn and Chris Hussey gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Michael Jacobs is replacing Ronan Curtis for the Portsmouth FC side.
  • 68' Joe Morrell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Lowery at the 68 minute mark.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gavin Massey.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Portsmouth FC — Recco Hackett-Fairchild on, Dane Scarlett off on 76 minutes.
  • 81' The 30-year-old Connor Ogilvie has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 84' That is a Yellow card for Port Vale FC. Funso-King Ojo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Jones. He replaces Connor Hall on 89 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andy Crosby

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Cowley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Colby Bishop 4
Dane Scarlett 2
Matt Taylor 1
Funso-King Ojo 1
Michael Jacobs 1

Head to Head

2022-08-27 Port Vale FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC

Port Vale FC Form

2022-08-27 Port Vale FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC L 2022-08-20 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Port Vale FC W 2022-08-16 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–1 Port Vale FC L 2022-08-13 Port Vale FC 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2022-08-06 Exeter City FC 4–0 Port Vale FC L 2022-07-30 Port Vale FC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC W

Portsmouth FC Form

2022-08-27 Port Vale FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2022-08-20 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2022-08-16 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Cambridge United FC W 2022-08-13 Cheltenham Town FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC W 2022-08-06 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC D 2022-07-30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–3 Portsmouth FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.83 Port Vale FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Portsmouth FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC27% Draw33% Portsmouth FC40%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
73%
Port Vale FC or Portsmouth FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Port Vale FC18% Draw55% Portsmouth FC27%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 2
8.5%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 0
4.6%
0 – 3
3.1%
2 – 2
3.1%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap Port Vale FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 17% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 23% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 12% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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