Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

League One · 2023-24
Port Vale FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sat 27 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Vale Park 8,068 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 88' Colby Bishop pen
Ethan Chislett 16' Y
Y 26' Paddy Lane
Y 29' Tom Lowery
Alex Iacovitti 40' Y
Nathan Smith 45' Y
Gavin Massey 57' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Port Vale FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at Vale Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Hicks
  • Assistant 1 Darren Wilding
  • Assistant 2

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

1
3
Port Vale FC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-27 Port Vale FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC 2023-10-07 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Port Vale FC 2023-03-25 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Port Vale FC 2022-08-27 Port Vale FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan Portsmouth FC H 0–1 L
06 Jan Charlton Athletic FC H 3–3 D
01 Jan Carlisle United FC A 1–2 L
29 Dec Blackpool FC H 3–0 W
26 Dec Barnsley FC H 2–3 L
23 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan Port Vale FC A 1–0 W
20 Jan Fleetwood Town FC A 1–0 W
13 Jan Leyton Orient FC H 0–3 L
06 Jan Cheltenham Town FC A 1–2 L
01 Jan Stevenage FC H 2–1 W
29 Dec Exeter City FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Port Vale FC and Portsmouth FC is underway.
  • 5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Port Vale FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 16' It’s gonna be a card for Ethan Chislett.
  • 21' Conor Shaughnessy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 43 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 26' It’s a booking for Portsmouth FC player. Paddy Lane gets a card.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a card for Tom Lowery.
  • 34' It looks surprising Portsmouth FC does not make any changes. Abu Kamara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' Port Vale FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Loft is hanging Uche Ikpeazu on the field on 39 minute.
  • 40' Port Vale FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 40.
  • 45' Port Vale FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 54' Thomas Sang is replacing Daniel Gore for the Port Vale FC side.
  • 57' The referee shows Port Vale FC player a card on 57.
  • 61' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jack Sparkes is hanging Connor Ogilvie on the field on 61 minute.
  • 65' Another change for Port Vale FC made on 65 minute. James Wilson leaves to be changed by Jack Shorrock.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' Port Vale FC is showing some good football. However, Port Vale FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 80' Portsmouth FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 82' Josh Martin is replacing Paddy Lane for the Portsmouth FC side.
  • 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Colby Bishop made 5 appearances and scored 92 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 88' Portsmouth FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Colby Bishop on 88.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Colby Bishop is replaced by Ryley Towler.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-01-27 Port Vale FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC 2023-10-07 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Port Vale FC 2023-03-25 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Port Vale FC 2022-08-27 Port Vale FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC

Port Vale FC Form

2024-01-27 Port Vale FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC L 2024-01-06 Port Vale FC 3–3 Charlton Athletic FC D 2024-01-01 Carlisle United FC 2–1 Port Vale FC L 2023-12-29 Port Vale FC 3–0 Blackpool FC W 2023-12-26 Port Vale FC 2–3 Barnsley FC L 2023-12-23 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–1 Port Vale FC D

Portsmouth FC Form

2024-01-27 Port Vale FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2024-01-20 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2024-01-13 Portsmouth FC 0–3 Leyton Orient FC L 2024-01-06 Cheltenham Town FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC L 2024-01-01 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Stevenage FC W 2023-12-29 Exeter City FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.11 Port Vale FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Port Vale FC or Portsmouth FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC31% Draw30% Portsmouth FC39%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
69%
Port Vale FC or Portsmouth FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC23% Draw50% Portsmouth FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.4%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap Port Vale FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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