Port Vale v Bradford prediction

League Two · Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00 GMT · Vale Park

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The match

Port Vale host Bradford in League Two on Tuesday 17 March (kick-off 00:00 UK).

The key numbers

Port Vale are unbeaten in their last eight matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Nine of Port Vale’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in eight of Port Vale’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). At home, Port Vale have four wins, three draws and no defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 2.14 points per game, scoring 2.00 and conceding 0.86. Port Vale have scored 50 goals, the ninth-most of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far). Port Vale have conceded 44 goals, the 11th-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Eight of Bradford’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in nine of Bradford’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Bradford have no wins, two draws and six defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 0.25 points per game, scoring 0.50 and conceding 1.88. Bradford have scored 44 goals, the 11th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far). Bradford have conceded 40 goals, the sixth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Port Vale (eighth) and Bradford (ninth) are three points apart, 2019/20 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Bradford the stronger side, 119 rating points above Port Vale (Bradford 1554, Port Vale 1434, after at least 269 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 22 October 2019, finished Bradford 1–2 Port Vale.

Team news

Predicted Port Vale XI (4-3-3): M. Maroši, J. Moon, C. Humphreys, C. Hall, K. John, J. Lawrence-Gabriel, K. Dempsey, J. Headley, O. Lynch, O. Hernández, M. Watters — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, D. Worrall (3.1 per match over 29 appearances, four goals and nine assists) and Mitchell Clark (2.7 per match over four appearances) have been Port Vale’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Port Vale (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), D. Worrall averages 1.0 shots per 90 over 2609 minutes, with a shot in seven of the last 10 appearances. Mitchell Clark averages 2.5 tackles per 90 over 357 minutes.

Predicted Bradford XI (4-4-2): J. McCracken, M. Pennington, A. Baldwin, G. Pratt, M. Gillesphey, I. Touray, A. Sarcevic, C. Connolly, C. O'Keeffe, J. Beesley, B. Pointon — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, C. Wood (2.9 per match over 31 appearances, five assists) and H. Pritchard (2.4 per match over 20 appearances, three goals and five assists) have been Bradford’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Bradford (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), C. Wood averages 2.2 tackles per 90 over 2790 minutes, with a tackle in nine of the last 10 appearances. H. Pritchard averages 1.9 key passes per 90 over 1299 minutes, with a key pass in five of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00 GMT · League Two · Vale Park
Referee: K. Johnson
Head-to-head (last 1): Port Vale 1 · draws 0 · Bradford 0 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Port Vale 2W 3D 0L · Bradford 2W 0D 3L

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Key Stats

1.88 / 1.13

Goals

against 1 / 1.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3 / 5.75

Corners

against 6.33 / 5.88 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4 / 3.38

Shots on target

against 4.17 / 4.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.17 / 1.63

Cards

against 0.83 / 1.63 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 March 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 March 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Port Vale for / against	Line	Bradford for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3 for · 6.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.5 for · 14 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.38 for · 15.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.38 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.17 for · 8.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.63 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.17 for · 0.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5

Port Vale

Port Vale Goalkeeper

Port Vale — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
S. Brown	32	902880 min	1003.1 /90	391.2 /90	10 /90

Port Vale — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Port Vale before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Brown n 8	90	2.3 4/3

Port Vale Defensive

Port Vale — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
L. Legge	32	902880 min	270.8 /90	270.8 /90	300.9 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	270.8 /90	100.3 /90
N. Smith	28	882458 min	371.4 /90	210.8 /90	180.7 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	271 /90	10 /90
C. Montaño	27	852301 min	572.2 /90	321.3 /90	30.1 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	361.4 /90	70.3 /90
J. Gibbons	26	892315 min	391.5 /90	301.2 /90	140.5 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	200.8 /90	90.3 /90
A. Crookes	8	90720 min	172.1 /90	50.6 /90	00 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	60.8 /90	20.3 /90
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Port Vale — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Port Vale before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Legge n 8	90	1.1 6/3	0.6 4/1	—
S. Brown n 8	90	0 0/0	0.5 3/1	—
L. Joyce n 8	90	1 5/2	0.5 3/1	—
D. Worrall n 8	90	1.4 6/3	0.4 3/0	—
N. Smith n 8	82.3	1.4 7/3	1.9 6/5	—
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Port Vale — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Port Vale before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Legge n 8	90	1.1 5/2
L. Joyce n 8	90	1.4 6/3
D. Worrall n 8	90	0.9 5/2
N. Smith n 8	82.3	2.1 7/5
C. Montaño n 8	89.3	2 6/5
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Port Vale Attacking

Port Vale — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
D. Worrall	29	902609 min	40.1 /90	90.3 /90	301 /90	160.6 /90	863 /90	80.3 /90
D. Amoo	27	812193 min	20.1 /90	30.1 /90	321.3 /90	130.5 /90	251 /90	170.7 /90
T. Pope	22	581273 min	60.4 /90	20.1 /90	282 /90	141 /90	100.7 /90	30.2 /90
R. Bennett	18	681216 min	30.2 /90	30.2 /90	352.6 /90	131 /90	171.3 /90	10.1 /90
M. Cullen	12	56675 min	50.7 /90	00 /90	162.1 /90	81.1 /90	30.4 /90	20.3 /90
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Port Vale — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Port Vale before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Legge n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.3 2/0
S. Brown n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Joyce n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Worrall n 8	90	1 6/2	0.5 4/0
N. Smith n 8	82.3	0.7 4/1	0.4 2/1
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Port Vale — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Port Vale before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Legge n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
S. Brown n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Joyce n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
D. Worrall n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.6 4/1
N. Smith n 8	82.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Bradford

Bradford Goalkeeper

Bradford — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
R. O'Donnell	27	902430 min	662.4 /90	301.1 /90	00 /90
L. McGee	4	90360 min	153.8 /90	61.5 /90	00 /90

Bradford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bradford before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. O'Donnell n 8	90	2.9 7/4
L. McGee n 4	90	3.8 4/3

Bradford Defensive

Bradford — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Wood	31	902790 min	672.2 /90	331.1 /90	80.3 /90	not recorded in League Two	150.5 /90	10 /90
A. O'Connor	29	882539 min	421.5 /90	471.7 /90	260.9 /90	not recorded in League Two	250.9 /90	10 /90
B. Richards-Everton	26	892312 min	210.8 /90	501.9 /90	281.1 /90	not recorded in League Two	251 /90	30.1 /90
A. Henley	20	791578 min	362.1 /90	160.9 /90	110.6 /90	not recorded in League Two	241.4 /90	10.1 /90
K. Mellor	18	811455 min	372.3 /90	171.1 /90	100.6 /90	not recorded in League Two	120.7 /90	40.2 /90
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Bradford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bradford before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Wood n 8	90	0.3 2/0	1.8 7/5	—
A. O'Connor n 8	90	0.8 4/2	0.5 4/0	—
R. O'Donnell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
B. Richards-Everton n 8	90	0.5 2/1	0.5 3/1	—
D. Connolly n 8	70.4	1.6 6/3	1.9 5/3	—
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Bradford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bradford before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Wood n 8	90	2.3 7/4
A. O'Connor n 8	90	0.9 5/2
B. Richards-Everton n 8	90	0.8 5/1
D. Connolly n 8	70.4	1.6 4/2
C. Cooke n 8	79.8	2.7 6/5
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Bradford Attacking

Bradford — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Vaughan	17	881494 min	80.5 /90	10.1 /90	482.9 /90	191.1 /90	100.6 /90	100.6 /90
S. McCartan	15	50753 min	40.5 /90	00 /90	283.3 /90	101.2 /90	91.1 /90	121.4 /90
A. Oteh	14	58816 min	20.2 /90	20.2 /90	242.6 /90	121.3 /90	70.8 /90	70.8 /90
Clayton Andrew Donaldson	13	791029 min	20.2 /90	20.2 /90	282.4 /90	111 /90	70.6 /90	20.2 /90
L. Novak	6	90540 min	20.3 /90	00 /90	132.2 /90	50.8 /90	91.5 /90	00 /90
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Bradford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bradford before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Wood n 8	90	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
A. O'Connor n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
R. O'Donnell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Richards-Everton n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
D. Connolly n 8	70.4	1.3 4/2	0.3 1/1
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Bradford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bradford before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Wood n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
A. O'Connor n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. O'Donnell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Richards-Everton n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
D. Connolly n 8	70.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Port Vale v Bradford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Port ValeWWDDD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

BradfordWLLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Port Vale 1 · 0 draws · Bradford 0 · 3 goals/game

2019-10-22 Bradford 1–2 Port Vale

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Port Vale#8 pos57 pts37 pl+6 GD

Bradford#9 pos54 pts37 pl+4 GD

Goals per game

Port Vale scored1.35

Bradford scored1.19

Port Vale conceded1.19

Bradford conceded1.08

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What is the head-to-head record between Port Vale and Bradford?: In their last 1 meetings, Port Vale won 1, Bradford won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
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