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Referee: M Salisbury
Port Vale
S U S U U
0–3
Full-time
Middlesbrough
S T T T S

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⚠️ One of the teams has played few league matches recently (e.g. newly promoted). The analysis is therefore more uncertain than usual, and we give no recommendations for this match.
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Team trends

Port Vale Middlesbrough
Last 6 — all competitions · 6/6 matches
Win Ø 42%
50%
33%
Points per game
2,0
1,0
Over 2.5 Ø 58%
33%
83%
Both score Ø 59%
50%
67%
Average goals
2,3
3,7
Scored
1,5
1,8
Conceded
0,8
1,8
Goal diff per game
+0,7
+0,0
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xG conceded Pro
xG diff Pro
This season — League Cup · 4/4 matches
Win Ø 88%
75%
100%
Points per game
2,5
3,0
Over 2.5 Ø 63%
50%
75%
Both score Ø 63%
50%
75%
Average goals
2,3
4,0
Scored
1,5
2,8
Conceded
0,8
1,3
Goal diff per game
+0,8
+1,5
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Match stats

Half-time score: 0–2

38% Possession 62%
4 Shots 10
0 Shots on target 5
2 Blocked shots 1
2 Goalkeeper saves 0
3 Corners 3
1 Offside 4
11 Free kicks against 6
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
The table before the match Port Vale 2. · Middlesbrough 1.
# Team K V U T +/− P
1 Middlesbrough 4 4 0 0 +6 12
2 Port Vale 4 3 1 0 +3 10
3 Blackburn 4 3 0 1 +10 9
4 Everton 3 3 0 0 +5 9
5 Chelsea 3 3 0 0 +4 9
6 Fulham 3 2 1 0 +3 7
7 Ipswich 4 2 1 1 +1 7
8 Exeter City 4 2 1 1 +1 7
9 Stoke 3 2 0 1 +4 6
10 Newcastle 2 2 0 0 +4 6
11 Liverpool 2 2 0 0 +3 6
12 West Ham 2 2 0 0 +3 6
13 Bournemouth 3 2 0 1 +2 6
14 Leicester 3 2 0 1 +2 6
15 Burnley 3 2 0 1 +2 6
16 Norwich 3 2 0 1 +1 6
17 Mansfield Town 4 1 2 1 +1 5
18 Reading 2 1 1 0 +4 4
19 Portsmouth 2 1 1 0 +2 4
20 Newport County 2 1 1 0 +2 4
21 Leeds 2 1 1 0 +1 4
22 Lincoln 3 1 1 1 +1 4
23 Sutton Utd 3 1 1 1 +0 4
24 Cardiff 3 1 1 1 -1 4
25 Wolves 2 1 0 1 +4 3
26 Bristol City 2 1 0 1 +3 3
27 Swansea 2 1 0 1 +2 3
28 Gillingham 2 1 0 1 +1 3
29 Wycombe 2 1 0 1 +1 3
30 Plymouth 2 1 0 1 +0 3
31 Peterborough 3 0 3 0 +0 3
32 Man United 2 1 0 1 +0 3
33 AFC Wimbledon 2 1 0 1 +0 3
34 Luton 2 1 0 1 +0 3
35 Doncaster 2 1 0 1 +0 3
36 Birmingham 2 1 0 1 +0 3
37 Crystal Palace 2 1 0 1 -1 3
38 Arsenal 2 1 0 1 -1 3
39 Bolton 2 1 0 1 -1 3
40 Blackpool 2 1 0 1 -3 3
41 Harrogate Town 2 1 0 1 -7 3
42 Sheffield Weds 2 0 2 0 +0 2
43 Stevenage 2 0 2 0 +0 2
44 Crewe 2 0 2 0 +0 2
45 Wrexham 2 0 2 0 +0 2
46 Bradford 3 0 2 1 -2 2
47 Salford City 3 0 2 1 -4 2
48 Barnsley 1 0 1 0 +0 1
49 Preston 1 0 1 0 +0 1
50 Colchester 1 0 1 0 +0 1
51 Cambridge United 1 0 1 0 +0 1
52 Tottenham 1 0 1 0 +0 1
53 Sunderland 1 0 1 0 +0 1
54 Stockport County 1 0 1 0 +0 1
55 Morecambe 1 0 1 0 +0 1
56 Swindon Town 1 0 1 0 +0 1
57 Accrington ST 1 0 1 0 +0 1
58 Watford 1 0 1 0 +0 1
59 Sheffield United 1 0 1 0 +0 1
60 Wigan 1 0 1 0 +0 1
61 Brentford 2 0 1 1 -1 1
62 Tranmere 2 0 1 1 -2 1
63 Rotherham 2 0 1 1 -5 1
64 Walsall 1 0 0 1 -1 0
65 Huddersfield 1 0 0 1 -1 0
66 Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 1 -1 0
67 Aston Villa 1 0 0 1 -1 0
68 Shrewsbury 1 0 0 1 -1 0
69 Hull 1 0 0 1 -1 0
70 West Brom 1 0 0 1 -1 0
71 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 -1 0
72 Coventry 1 0 0 1 -1 0
73 Man City 1 0 0 1 -1 0
74 Brighton 1 0 0 1 -1 0
75 Nott'm Forest 1 0 0 1 -1 0
76 QPR 1 0 0 1 -1 0
77 Barrow 1 0 0 1 -1 0
78 Carlisle 1 0 0 1 -1 0
79 Forest Green 1 0 0 1 -2 0
80 Charlton 1 0 0 1 -2 0
81 Southampton 1 0 0 1 -2 0
82 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 -2 0
83 Derby 1 0 0 1 -2 0
84 Leyton Orient 1 0 0 1 -2 0
85 Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 0 1 -2 0
86 Burton Albion 1 0 0 1 -2 0
87 Notts County 1 0 0 1 -2 0
88 Cheltenham 1 0 0 1 -2 0
89 Grimsby 1 0 0 1 -2 0
90 Northampton 1 0 0 1 -3 0
91 Oxford 1 0 0 1 -4 0
92 Millwall 1 0 0 1 -4 0

Calculated from our results data. “xG +/−” is expected goal difference — a positive number with a low league position suggests an undervalued team. Ties on points are sorted by goal difference; some leagues use other rules.

Match report

Port Vale Middlesbrough
4′
🟨 Matthew Clarke
10′
🟨 Morgan Rogers
11′
J. Howson 0–1
D. Barlaser
23′
M. Rogers 0–2
S. Silvera
Half-time 0–2
R. Loft 🔁
↦ F. Ojo
46′
46′
🔁 I. Jones
↦ E. Latte Lath
Kofi Balmer 🟨
50′
A. Iacovitti 🔁
↦ K. Balmer
51′
53′
M. Crooks 0–3
M. Rogers
R. Walters 🔁
↦ O. Arblaster
59′
Ryan Loft 🟨
60′
73′
🔁 C. Kavanagh
↦ I. Jones
U. Ikpeazu 🔁
↦ G. Massey
77′
T. Sang 🔁
↦ J. Lowe
77′
77′
🔁 A. Bangura
↦ M. Crooks
Alex Iacovitti 🟨
80′
83′
🔁 L. McCabe
↦ M. Rogers
Full-time 0–3

Line-ups

Port Vale

3-4-2-1
1 C. Ripley G
27 J. Debrah D
16 J. Lowe D
5 K. Balmer D
19 G. Massey M
14 F. Ojo M
18 O. Arblaster M
15 C. Grant M
11 A. Devine F
10 E. Chislett F
8 B. Garrity F
Bench (9)
9 R. Loft
17 A. Iacovitti
24 R. Walters
12 U. Ikpeazu
4 T. Sang
13 J. Leutwiler
6 N. Smith
30 B. Lomax
25 B. Dipepa

Coach: A. Crosby

Middlesbrough

4-2-3-1
23 T. Glover G
15 A. Dijksteel D
6 D. Fry D
5 M. Clarke D
27 L. Engel D
16 J. Howson M
4 D. Barlaser M
18 S. Silvera M
25 M. Crooks M
10 M. Rogers M
9 E. Latte Lath F
Bench (9)
11 I. Jones
48 C. Kavanagh
24 A. Bangura
49 L. McCabe
14 A. Gilbert
38 D. Nkrumah
22 H. Coulson
57 B. Bilongo
32 J. Jones

Coach: M. Carrick

Odds comparison

Green columns are the outcomes that came in.

Over/under goals
O1,5 ✓
O2,5 ✓
U3,5 ✓
Both teams to score
BLS ja
BLS nei ✓

Referee

M Salisbury · 127 kamper i vår database

🟨 Yellow cards
3,3 / match
Average
⚽ Free kicks
22,3 / match
Average

🟥 Red cards: 0,15 per match

The analysis is a statistical estimate based on the teams' results and underlying performances (xG) — not a guarantee. See the model's results.