Wednesday , 30 September 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 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 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

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
6/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/2
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC
Jack Marriott 8 G
Jacob Brown 2 G
George Earthy 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Port Vale FC host Reading FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Vale Park. Port Vale FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Alex Iacovitti is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Port Vale FC so far.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Port Vale FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Port Vale FC and Reading FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' Reading FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 50' Femi Azeez is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Reading FC tonight.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Port Vale FC and Reading FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 57' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Kelvin Ehibhationhan exits the field as Caylan Vickers enters on 57.
  • 62' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Port Vale FC! Mitchell Clark comes on to replace Ethan Chislett.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Charlie Savage is replaced by Lewis Wing on 67 minute.
  • 72' Goal! Ben Garrity scores his 14 goal in 389 matches.
  • 76' Reading FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 76' Conor Grant makes way for Gavin Massey at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Port Vale FC.
  • 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 86' Connor Ripley has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 87' The whistle greets Sam Hutchinson as he departs to be replaced by Harlee Dean.
  • 90' Another change for Port Vale FC made on 90 minute. Ollie Arblaster leaves to be changed by Lewis Cass.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andy Crosby

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.3 Port Vale FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC51% Draw29% Reading FC20%
Actual: Port Vale FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Reading FC
49%
Port Vale FC or Reading FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC32% Draw54% Reading FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
15.6%
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 2
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap Port Vale FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 25% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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