Walsall vs Port Vale

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🕒 Sat, 05 Apr 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Poundland Bescot Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Lewis Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 41 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 41
Regular Season Table
Walsall 4 · Port Vale 2
Referee Stats
4 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 25%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-14).
  • Port Vale controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 13-6-5

Goals For / Against

48 / 33
Avg: 2.00 / 1.38

Points

45
Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2
Port Vale (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

31 / 28
Avg: 1.35 / 1.22

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.88
PPG
1.61
2.00
GF
1.35
1.38
GA
1.22
61%
O2.5
43%
70%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Walsall rank4th
Port Vale rank2nd
Walsall points77
Port Vale points80
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.
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.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Walsall last 5 home

L D L D L
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals6-10
Record0-2-3
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 last 5 away

W L W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals9-7
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 52% · 1H BTTS 30%

Port Vale trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home91%
Walsall clean sheet at home22%
Port Vale score away83%
Port Vale clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Walsall score at home2.00 vs 1.37
Walsall concede at home1.38 vs 1.12
Port Vale score away1.35 vs 1.12
Port Vale concede away1.22 vs 1.37
Walsall score 46% above league average, while Port Vale score 20% above league average.
Defensive side: Walsall are 22% above league average at home, and Port Vale are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Walsall goal timing (home)

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

Port Vale goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
4
Total Shots
10
14
Shots off Goal
2
6
Blocked Shots
3
4
Shots Inside Box
8
7
Shots Outside Box
2
7
Ball Possession
45%
55%
Corner Kicks
4
3
Fouls
16
12
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
5
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
285
367
Passes Accurate
167
252
Passes %
59%
69%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins7
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (37.5%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

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