Port Vale vs Reading

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🕒 Sat, 12 Aug 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vale Park 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Wright 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Port Vale 23 · Reading 15
Referee Stats
8 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 50%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Port Vale outshot their opponent (17-9).
  • Reading controlled possession (62%).
  • Port Vale had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Port Vale (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

27 / 34
Avg: 1.17 / 1.48

Points

22
Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

8
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-6-13

Goals For / Against

29 / 46
Avg: 1.26 / 2.00

Points

18
Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.96
PPG
0.78
1.17
GF
1.26
1.48
GA
2.00
48%
O2.5
65%
43%
BTTS
74%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Port Vale rank23rd
Reading rank15th
Port Vale points41
Reading points59
Port Vale: #23 · 41 pts · GD -33
51 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.
Reading: #15 · 59 pts · GD -2
33 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Port Vale last 5 home

D L L W L
Points4/15
Weighted index24
Goals5-8
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Reading last 5 away

L D W L L
Points4/15
Weighted index29
Goals9-12
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Port Vale trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.561%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 48% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Port Vale score at home65%
Port Vale clean sheet at home26%
Reading score away83%
Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Port Vale score first0%
Port Vale win after scoring first0%
Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Port Vale 0% · Reading 0%

Vs league average

Port Vale score at home1.17 vs 1.41
Port Vale concede at home1.48 vs 1.18
Reading score away1.26 vs 1.18
Reading concede away2.00 vs 1.41
Port Vale score 17% below league average, while Reading score 7% above league average.
Defensive side: Port Vale are 26% above league average at home, and Reading are 42% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals1.50
BTTS25%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Port Vale goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Reading goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
1
Total Shots
17
9
Shots off Goal
9
5
Blocked Shots
5
3
Shots Inside Box
9
6
Shots Outside Box
8
3
Ball Possession
38%
62%
Corner Kicks
5
2
Fouls
7
11
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
331
547
Passes Accurate
227
434
Passes %
69%
79%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Port Vale vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season