Port Vale
FA Cup | Third Round
Jan 8, 2022 at 3pm UK
Vale Park
Brentford logo

Port Vale
1 - 4
Brentford

Harratt (70')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Forss (26'), Mbeumo (66', 76', 87' pen.)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Port Vale and Brentford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Brentford win with a probability of 39.96%. A win for Port Vale had a probability of 34.3% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.63%) and 0-2 (6.69%). The likeliest Port Vale win was 1-0 (8.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.21%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Brentford would win this match.

Result
Port ValeDrawBrentford
34.3%25.74%39.96%
Both teams to score 54.85%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.74%49.26%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.68%71.32%
Port Vale Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.49%27.51%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.98%63.02%
Brentford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.67%24.33%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.28%58.72%
Score Analysis
    Port Vale 34.3%
    Brentford 39.96%
    Draw 25.74%
Port ValeDrawBrentford
1-0 @ 8.64%
2-1 @ 7.88%
2-0 @ 5.57%
3-1 @ 3.39%
3-0 @ 2.4%
3-2 @ 2.4%
4-1 @ 1.09%
Other @ 2.93%
Total : 34.3%
1-1 @ 12.21%
0-0 @ 6.69%
2-2 @ 5.57%
3-3 @ 1.13%
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.74%
0-1 @ 9.46%
1-2 @ 8.63%
0-2 @ 6.69%
1-3 @ 4.07%
0-3 @ 3.15%
2-3 @ 2.62%
1-4 @ 1.44%
0-4 @ 1.11%
2-4 @ 0.93%
Other @ 1.86%
Total : 39.96%

How you voted: Port Vale vs Brentford

Port Vale
20.3%
Draw
7.2%
Brentford
72.5%
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