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Walsall vs Port Vale

Walsall
4 - 3
Port Vale
🕒 Sat, 19 Dec 2020 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 595 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Backhouse 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Walsall 19 · Port Vale 13
Referee Stats
Anthony Backhouse
14 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 57%
Draws 14%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Port Vale outshot their opponent (10-20).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

20 / 27
Avg: 0.87 / 1.17

Points

27
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

9
Port Vale (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-4-11

Goals For / Against

30 / 32
Avg: 1.30 / 1.39

Points

28
Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.17
PPG
1.22
0.87
GF
1.30
1.17
GA
1.39
30%
O2.5
39%
48%
BTTS
43%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Walsall rank19th
Port Vale rank13th
Walsall points53
Port Vale points60
Walsall: #19 · 53 pts · GD -8
27 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Port Vale: #13 · 60 pts · GD +0
20 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Walsall last 5 home

L L W W D
Points7/15
Weighted index36
Goals3-5
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.

Port Vale last 5 away

L W D W W
Points10/15
Weighted index53
Goals7-2
Record3-1-1
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 2.530%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 17%

Port Vale trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home61%
Walsall clean sheet at home22%
Port Vale score away65%
Port Vale clean sheet away30%

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 home0.87 vs 1.26
Walsall concede at home1.17 vs 1.10
Port Vale score away1.30 vs 1.10
Port Vale concede away1.39 vs 1.26
Walsall score 31% below league average, while Port Vale score 19% above league average.
Defensive side: Walsall are 7% above league average at home, and Port Vale are 10% above 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
6
5
Total Shots
10
20
Shots off Goal
2
9
Blocked Shots
2
6
Shots Inside Box
9
11
Shots Outside Box
1
9
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
6
3
Fouls
10
14
Offsides
—
—
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
370
361
Passes Accurate
227
220
Passes %
61%
61%

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

2026-2027 Season
19 Sep 2026 Walsall vs Port Vale 2 - 0
2024-2025 Season
05 Apr 2025 Walsall vs Port Vale 2 - 3 07 Dec 2024 Port Vale vs Walsall 0 - 1
2021-2022 Season
23 Apr 2022 Walsall vs Port Vale 2 - 0 23 Nov 2021 Port Vale vs Walsall 0 - 1
2020-2021 Season
23 Jan 2021 Port Vale vs Walsall 1 - 3 19 Dec 2020 Walsall vs Port Vale 4 - 3
2019-2020 Season
07 Dec 2019 Port Vale vs Walsall 0 - 1