Port Vale vs Walsall

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🕒 Sat, 07 Dec 2024 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Vale Park 🧑‍⚖️ Benjamin Speedie 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Port Vale 2 · Walsall 4
Referee Stats
13 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 23%
Draws 15%
Away wins 62%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (9-9).
  • Port Vale controlled possession (60%).
  • Walsall had the sharper finishing (1-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Port Vale (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-7-4

Goals For / Against

34 / 18
Avg: 1.48 / 0.78

Points

43
Avg: 1.87

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

7
Walsall (Away stats)

Games / Record

25
W-D-L: 10-8-7

Goals For / Against

31 / 23
Avg: 1.24 / 0.92

Points

38
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.87
PPG
1.52
1.48
GF
1.24
0.78
GA
0.92
43%
O2.5
39%
43%
BTTS
35%
4%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Port Vale rank2nd
Walsall rank4th
Port Vale points80
Walsall points77
Port Vale: #2 · 80 pts · GD +19
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Walsall: #4 · 77 pts · GD +21
3 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Port Vale last 5 home

L D W W L
Points7/15
Weighted index42
Goals9-4
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Walsall last 5 away

W D L D D
Points6/15
Weighted index49
Goals3-4
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Port Vale trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Port Vale score at home70%
Port Vale clean sheet at home43%
Walsall score away65%
Walsall clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

Port Vale score first4%
Port Vale win after scoring first100%
Walsall score first0%
Walsall win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Port Vale 0% · Walsall 0%
Avg first goal minute: Port Vale 85.0' · Walsall —

Vs league average

Port Vale score at home1.48 vs 1.37
Port Vale concede at home0.78 vs 1.12
Walsall score away1.24 vs 1.12
Walsall concede away0.92 vs 1.37
Port Vale score 8% above league average, while Walsall score 10% above league average.
Defensive side: Port Vale are 30% below league average at home, and Walsall are 33% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Port Vale goal timing (home)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: —
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Walsall goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
1
4
Total Shots
9
9
Shots off Goal
3
1
Blocked Shots
5
4
Shots Inside Box
5
7
Shots Outside Box
4
2
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
5
8
Fouls
4
14
Offsides
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
0
Total Passes
355
230
Passes Accurate
255
142
Passes %
72%
62%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals3 (37.5%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)

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