Portsmouth FC vs Port Vale FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Portsmouth FC vs Port Vale FC — League One at Fratton Park.
- Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Port Vale FC 46 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Bobby Madley (England)
- Assistant 1 Blake Antrobus (England)
- Assistant 2 Hristo Karaivanov
14 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Oct Port Vale FC H 2–0 W 03 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–1 W 30 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W 23 Sep Lincoln City FC H 2–1 W 19 Sep Barnsley FC A 3–2 W 16 Sep Derby County FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Oct Portsmouth FC A 0–2 L 03 Oct Bristol Rovers FC A 0–3 L 30 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–1 L 23 Sep Cambridge United FC A 1–1 D 19 Sep Burton Albion FC H 2–3 L 16 Sep Northampton Town FC H 1–0 W Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Port Vale FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Port Vale FC0-154/216-302/–31-45–/146-601/261-75–/–76+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Fratton Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' It’s high time John Mousinho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ollie Arblaster suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' Portsmouth FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Port Vale FC that had 152 games and scored 112 goals.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' Ben Garrity has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 33' The supporters are chanting for Alfie Devine. He replaces Conor Grant on 33 minute.
- 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portsmouth FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 45' The referee shows Port Vale FC player a card on 45.
- 50' 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.
- 52' The referee calls foul for Paddy Lane. He receives a card.
- 53' Goal! Colby Bishop scores his 80 goal in 5 matches.
- 57' The referee calls foul for Kofi Balmer. He receives a card.
- 58' What a strike from Colby Bishop! The score is 2-0.
- 63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 68' Port Vale FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 68.
- 70' Another change for Portsmouth FC made on 70 minute. Paddy Lane leaves to be changed by Gavin Whyte.
- 75' Gavin Massey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thomas Sang on 75 minute.
- 79' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Terry Devlin is hanging Abu Kamara on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' 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.
- 89' 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.
- 90' It is a substitution in Portsmouth FC team. Christian Saydee is replaced by Kusini Yengi on 90 minute.
- Full Time. Portsmouth FC beats Port Vale FC
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Lineups
Portsmouth FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 18
- 20
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- 21
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- 9
- 14
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15
Christian Saydee ↓ Kusini Yengi 90'
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32
Paddy Lane ↓ Gavin Whyte 70'
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25
Abu Kamara ↓ Terry Devlin 79'
Bench
- 31
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11
Gavin Whyte ↑ 70'
- 28
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19
Kusini Yengi ↑ 90'
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- 2
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24
Terry Devlin ↑ 79'
Coach John MousinhoPort Vale FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
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15
Conor Grant ↓ Alfie Devine 33'
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- 6
- 10
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4
Thomas Sang ↓ Gavin Massey 75'
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- 8
- 18
- 21
- 14
Bench
- 13
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19
Gavin Massey ↑ 75'
- 29
- 2
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11
Alfie Devine ↑ 33'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Colby Bishop 4 Dane Scarlett 2 Funso-King Ojo 1 Michael Jacobs 1 Matt Taylor 1 Head to Head
Portsmouth FC Form
Port Vale FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.64 Portsmouth FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.8 Port Vale FC xGI would bet for: Portsmouth FC to win 59% + Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Portsmouth FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.44Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Portsmouth FC or Draw 84%Draw or Port Vale FC 41%Portsmouth FC or Port Vale FC 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 13.4%1 – 1 12.3%2 – 0 Actual0 – 0 10.8%2 – 1 9.1%3 – 0 6.1%0 – 1 6%3 – 1 5%1 – 2 4.4%2 – 2 3.7%0 – 2 2.7%4 – 0 2.5%Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC
Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Port Vale FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 17% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 25% 44% -0.5 56% — 44% +0.5 83% — 17% +1 83% 11% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet 45% ✗Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.