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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
1Walsall23164343202352
2AFC Wimbledon23124735191640
3Doncaster RoversDoncaster2411763428640
4Salford City2311662819939
5Crewe AlexandraCrewe2310942921839
6Port Vale2410862724338
7Notts County23107636261037
8Grimsby Town24121113537-237
9Bradford CityBradford239863026435
10Chesterfield249783829934
11Bromley2381053426834
12MK Dons2210483630634
13Cheltenham TownCheltenham248793436-231
14Gillingham2393112224-230
15BarrowBarrow237792324-128
16Colchester UnitedColchester2351262826227
17Fleetwood TownFleetwood226972828027
18Newport CountyNewport2375113040-1026
19Swindon TownSwindon2459103139-824
20Accrington StanleyAccrington2257103040-1022
21Tranmere RoversTranmere2257101632-1622
22Harrogate TownHarrogate2464141937-1822
23Morecambe2455142239-1720
24Carlisle UnitedCarlisle2346131937-1818


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