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League One | Gameweek 17
Oct 29, 2022 at 3pm UK
Vale Park
Lincoln City

Port Vale
1 - 0
Lincoln

Butterworth (68')
Garrity (11'), Robinson (45+7'), Jones (90+1')
FT(HT: 0-0)

House (2'), Roughan (61')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Port Vale and Lincoln City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Port Vale 2-3 Ipswich
Tuesday, October 25 at 7.45pm in League One
Last Game: Barnsley 0-1 Lincoln
Tuesday, October 25 at 7.45pm in League One

We said: Port Vale 0-2 Lincoln City

Port Vale have been scoring a lot of goals recently, but on Saturday they come up against a strong defensive unit which will create a genuine test. Both teams have been in better form as of late, but it is Lincoln City who come into this one in the midst of an undefeated streak, which could continue here. Read more.

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 Port Vale win with a probability of 52.95%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Lincoln City had a probability of 21.83%.

The most likely scoreline for a Port Vale win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.28%) and 2-1 (9.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.91%), while for a Lincoln City win it was 0-1 (7.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Port Vale in this match.

Result
Port ValeDrawLincoln City
52.95% (0.10599999999999 0.11) 25.22% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02) 21.83% (-0.087 -0.09)
Both teams to score 47.69% (-0.049999999999997 -0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.6% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)54.39% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.23% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)75.77% (0.007000000000005 0.01)
Port Vale Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.45% (0.037999999999997 0.04)20.54% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.94% (0.061 0.06)53.06% (-0.063000000000002 -0.06)
Lincoln City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.02% (-0.093000000000004 -0.09)39.97% (0.091000000000001 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.37% (-0.085000000000001 -0.09)76.62% (0.082999999999998 0.08)
Score Analysis
    Port Vale 52.94%
    Lincoln City 21.83%
    Draw 25.21%
Port ValeDrawLincoln City
1-0 @ 12.99% (0.02 0.02)
2-0 @ 10.28% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
2-1 @ 9.43% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 5.43% (0.022 0.02)
3-1 @ 4.98% (0.008 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.28% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-0 @ 2.15% (0.012 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.97% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-2 @ 0.9%
Other @ 2.54%
Total : 52.94%
1-1 @ 11.91% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 8.21% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-2 @ 4.32% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Other @ 0.76%
Total : 25.21%
0-1 @ 7.53% (-0.016 -0.02)
1-2 @ 5.46% (-0.018 -0.02)
0-2 @ 3.45% (-0.016 -0.02)
1-3 @ 1.67% (-0.01 -0.01)
2-3 @ 1.32% (-0.006 -0.01)
0-3 @ 1.06% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 1.34%
Total : 21.83%

How you voted: Port Vale vs Lincoln

Port Vale
23.8%
Draw
14.3%
Lincoln City
61.9%
21
Head to Head
Jan 1, 2019 3pm
Lincoln
1-1
Port Vale
McCartan (58')
Eardley (43')
Oyeleke (90')
Kay (17'), Joyce (36'), Clark (43'), Hannant (47')
Oct 13, 2018 3pm
Port Vale
2-6
Lincoln
Conlon (51'), Whitfield (90' pen.)
Legge (45'), Miller (56')
Anderson (3'), McCartan (38'), Legge (45' og.), Bostwick (48'), Wharton (78'), Wilson (84')
Wilson (60')
Aug 14, 2018 7.45pm
Port Vale
0-4
Lincoln

Dodds (17'), Montano (35')
Shackell (5'), Green (48' pen.), O'Connor (80'), Akinde (82')
Rhead (58')
Apr 14, 2018 3pm
Port Vale
1-0
Lincoln
Kay (63')
Davis (14'), Kay (84')

Waterfall (20'), Eardley (85')
Nov 25, 2017 3pm
Lincoln
3-1
Port Vale
Green (11'), Bostwick (53'), Waterfall (70')
Green (73'), Palmer (90')
Pugh (45')
Gibbons (70'), Forrester (83'), Gunning (90'), Pugh (90')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Wycombe WanderersWycombe19134243222143
2Birmingham CityBirmingham18133234161842
3Wrexham20125330131741
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield19113530181236
5Stockport CountyStockport2096532211133
6Reading199463028231
7Barnsley208662926330
8Bolton WanderersBolton189362829-130
9Lincoln CityLincoln207762625128
10Blackpool197572931-226
11Mansfield TownMansfield187472222025
12Stevenage187471517-225
13Peterborough UnitedPeterborough197393735224
14Charlton AthleticCharlton196671819-124
15Exeter CityExeter197391721-424
16Wigan AthleticWigan196581716123
17Rotherham UnitedRotherham186571920-123
18Leyton Orient196491920-122
19Northampton TownNorthampton205692129-821
20Bristol Rovers1963101728-1121
21Crawley TownCrawley1954102032-1219
22Cambridge UnitedCambridge1945102031-1117
23Burton Albion1926111630-1412
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury1932141939-2011


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