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Port Vale
League Two | Gameweek 24
Jan 1, 2025 at 3pm UK
Vale Park
Cheltenham Town

Port Vale
0 - 0
Cheltenham


C (12'), Croasdale (90+4')
FT

Bennett (57')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's League Two clash between Port Vale and Cheltenham Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Grimsby Town 3-0 Port Vale
Sunday, December 29 at 3pm in League Two

We said: Port Vale 3-2 Cheltenham Town

A new year is approaching, and we expect to see Port Vale turn over a new leaf and find their goalscoring form on Wednesday against a side that conceded multiple goals three times last month. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Port Vale win with a probability of 49.45%. A draw had a probability of 25.6% and a win for Cheltenham Town had a probability of 24.93%.

The most likely scoreline for a Port Vale win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.34%) and 2-0 (9.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.16%), while for a Cheltenham Town win it was 0-1 (7.92%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.

Result
Port ValeDrawCheltenham Town
49.45% (-0.307 -0.31) 25.61% (0.0039999999999978 0) 24.93% (0.304 0.3)
Both teams to score 49.93% (0.281 0.28)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.82% (0.221 0.22)53.18% (-0.221 -0.22)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.25% (0.189 0.19)74.74% (-0.188 -0.19)
Port Vale Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.47% (-0.040000000000006 -0.04)21.52% (0.041 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.41% (-0.064999999999998 -0.06)54.59% (0.066000000000003 0.07)
Cheltenham Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.62% (0.38800000000001 0.39)36.38% (-0.388 -0.39)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.83% (0.392 0.39)73.16% (-0.39099999999999 -0.39)
Score Analysis
    Port Vale 49.44%
    Cheltenham Town 24.93%
    Draw 25.61%
Port ValeDrawCheltenham Town
1-0 @ 12.02% (-0.12 -0.12)
2-1 @ 9.34% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-0 @ 9.24% (-0.104 -0.1)
3-1 @ 4.78% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
3-0 @ 4.73% (-0.06 -0.06)
3-2 @ 2.42% (0.021 0.02)
4-1 @ 1.84% (-0.006 -0.01)
4-0 @ 1.82% (-0.025 -0.02)
4-2 @ 0.93% (0.007 0.01)
Other @ 2.34%
Total : 49.44%
1-1 @ 12.16% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 7.83% (-0.068 -0.07)
2-2 @ 4.72% (0.046 0.05)
Other @ 0.9%
Total : 25.61%
0-1 @ 7.92% (0.014 0.01)
1-2 @ 6.15% (0.069 0.07)
0-2 @ 4% (0.049 0.05)
1-3 @ 2.07% (0.045 0.04)
2-3 @ 1.59% (0.033 0.03)
0-3 @ 1.35% (0.03 0.03)
Other @ 1.85%
Total : 24.93%

How you voted: Port Vale vs Cheltenham

Port Vale
57.1%
Draw
7.1%
Cheltenham Town
35.7%
14
Head to Head
Dec 3, 2024 7.45pm
Gameweek 18
Cheltenham
1-1
Port Vale
Miller (53')
Bakare (69'), Day (90+5')
Curtis (90+4')
Heneghan (11'), Croasdale (85')
Feb 17, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 34
Cheltenham
3-2
Port Vale
Taylor (45+2'), Shepherd (69'), Ferry (73')
Pett (79')
Smith (25'), Davies (65' og.)
Ripley (45+7'), Ojo (52'), Loft (63')
Oct 28, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 16
Port Vale
1-2
Cheltenham
Devine (32')
Debrah (66'), Thomas (90+1')
Long (42', 66')
Ferry (31'), Clarke (32'), Davies (34'), Williams (45+4'), Goodwin (59')
Jan 28, 2023 3pm
Sep 3, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 7
Port Vale
2-2
Cheltenham
Odubeko (37'), Perry (40' og.)
N'Lundulu (24'), Brown (90+2')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall24174348212755
2Crewe AlexandraCrewe251110433221143
3Salford City24126629191042
4Port Vale2511862925441
5AFC Wimbledon23124735191640
6Notts County24117638261240
7Doncaster RoversDoncaster2511773530540
8Bradford CityBradford2410863327638
9Grimsby Town25121123640-437
10Chesterfield249783829934
11MK Dons2310493631534
12Bromley2481063530534
13Cheltenham TownCheltenham248793436-231
14Gillingham2393112224-230
15BarrowBarrow2477102326-328
16Fleetwood TownFleetwood226972828027
17Colchester UnitedColchester2451272828027
18Newport CountyNewport2375113040-1026
19Accrington StanleyAccrington2367103240-825
20Swindon TownSwindon26510113141-1025
21Harrogate TownHarrogate2574142137-1625
22Tranmere RoversTranmere2467111837-1925
23Morecambe2455142239-1720
24Carlisle UnitedCarlisle2446141938-1918


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