Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

League One · 2023-24
Port Vale FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 12 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Vale Park 8,789 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ben Garrity 72' 1–0
Y 45' Andy Carroll
Y 76' Lewis Wing

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Wright
  • Assistant 1 Alex Gray (England)
  • Assistant 2 Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Port Vale FC 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-12 Port Vale FC 1–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Reading FC H 1–0 W
05 Aug Barnsley FC A 0–7 L
07 May Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–3 L
29 Apr Charlton Athletic FC A 2–3 L
22 Apr Bristol Rovers FC H 2–0 W
18 Apr Ipswich Town FC A 1–2 L
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Port Vale FC A 0–1 L
05 Aug Peterborough United FC H 0–1 L
08 May Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–2 L
29 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D
22 Apr Coventry City FC A 1–2 L
19 Apr Luton Town FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Port Vale FC Reading FC
#5 Position #24
42 Points 0
46 Played 1
10 / 12 / 24 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
36 Scored 3
61 Conceded 4
-25 GD -1
0.91 PPG 0.00
22% Win % 0%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Port Vale FC are 5th (42 pts). Reading FC are 24th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Vale Park. Port Vale FC are looking to make home advantage count against Reading FC.
  • 5' Reading FC have won 433 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Kelvin Ehibhationhan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' Ben Garrity has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Andy Carroll catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 50' Port Vale FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Kelvin Ehibhationhan is replaced by Caylan Vickers.
  • 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 64' Mitchell Clark is replacing Ethan Chislett for the Port Vale FC side.
  • 67' Lewis Wing is replacing Charlie Savage for the Reading FC side.
  • 72' GOAL! Ben Garrity scores on 72. Assisted by Joshua Thomas
  • 76' Lewis Wing picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Port Vale FC team. Conor Grant is replaced by Gavin Massey on 76 minute.
  • 81' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • 87' Harlee Dean is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Hutchinson at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' Another substitution for Port Vale FC to replace Ollie Arblaster by Lewis Cass on 90 minute.
  • 1-0 the final result. Reading FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andy Crosby

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.02 Port Vale FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC49% Draw23% Reading FC28%
Actual: Port Vale FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Reading FC
51%
Port Vale FC or Reading FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC35% Draw40% Reading FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap Port Vale FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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