League Two · Full time ·Matchday 7

Walsall vs Port Vale

2 – 0 Full time

17′Antony EvansLewis Simper
27′Sven Sprangler
40′Elicha Ahui
45′James Connolly
45′Oliver LynchMax Watters
50′James Connolly
51′Kyle Dempsey
61′George ByersOnel Hernández
61′Ben WaineGeorge Cardinal Joseph·Hall
61′Kyle DempseyRhys Walters
70′Taione Richard Evumena SodjeAndrew Dallas
73′Kyle JohnJasper·Moon
84′Ben Garrity
85′Courtney Alphonso ClarkeAlbert Adomah
85′Reece SmithCharlie Crew
89′Andrew Dallas
90′Jasper·Moon

Bescot Stadium, Walsall

Walsall 41%
Draw 30%
Port Vale 29%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

15 Shots 9
5 Shots on target 1
64 Possession % 36
7 Corners 4
14 Fouls 18
5 Offsides 1
1 Saves 3
349 Accurate passes 132

Walsall vs Port Vale overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Walsall vs Port Vale

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityWalsallDrawPort Vale
Model47.9%34.1%18.0%
Market38.9%28.7%32.4%
Final41.1%30.1%28.8%
Edge+9.0%+5.4%-14.4%

Confidence: Low

Why Walsall

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.14 vs 0.60.
  • The market prices Walsall below the model: +9.0 percentage points of edge.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Walsall ↓ / Port Vale → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 19% 1 19% 13% 2 11% 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 81%
2+ goals 53%
3+ goals 25%
No goals 19%

Walsall and Port Vale expected goals

Walsall 1.14
Port Vale 0.60

Total expected goals: 1.74

Walsall and Port Vale attack and defence ratings

Walsall

Attack 0.86 -14%
Defence 0.84 -16%

Port Vale

Attack 0.60 -40%
Defence 0.95 -5%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Walsall vs Port Vale: result vs prediction

Walsall 2 – 0 Port Vale

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✓ Correct
BTTS pick✓ Correct

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Before and after this match

Walsall vs Port Vale markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Walsall 41.1% 2.43 +9.0% —
Over/Under 2.5 Under 2.5 74.6% 1.34 — —
Both teams to score No 68.2% 1.47 — —
Double chance 1X (home or draw) 71.2% 1.40 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 52.1% 1.92 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Walsall41.1%
Draw30.1%
Port Vale28.8%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.525.4%
Under 2.574.6%
Both teams to scoreYes31.8%
No68.2%
Double chance1X (home or draw)71.2%
12 (either side)69.9%
X2 (draw or away)58.9%
Handicap -1Walsall win21.3%
Push (exactly one goal)26.6%
Loss52.1%
Correct score (top 3)1-018.9%
0-018.7%
1-113.2%

Walsall vs Port Vale stats

Walsall and Port Vale recent form

newest first
Walsall DDDWDD
Port Vale WLLDDL

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Walsall and Port Vale going into this match

league record before kick-off

Walsall record

  • They have won 2 of their 6 league games this season, scoring 1.3 goals per match.
  • They average 1.7 goals per game on the road against 1.0 at home.
  • They have kept 4 clean sheets in 6 matches.
  • They have failed to score in 3 of 6 matches.
  • 36% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Port Vale record

  • They have won 1 of their 6 league games this season, scoring 0.5 goals per match.
  • They have failed to score in 3 of 6 matches.
  • 33% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Walsall vs Port Vale head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

6Walsall wins 1Draws 3Port Vale wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2025-04-05WalsallPort ValeLeague Two2-3
2024-12-07Port ValeWalsallLeague Two0-1
2022-04-23WalsallPort ValeLeague Two2-0
2021-11-23Port ValeWalsallLeague Two0-1
2021-01-23Port ValeWalsallLeague Two1-3
2020-12-19WalsallPort ValeLeague Two4-3
2020-02-22WalsallPort ValeLeague Two2-2
2019-12-07Port ValeWalsallLeague Two0-1
2018-11-13WalsallPort ValeEFL Trophy1-2
2017-04-25WalsallPort ValeLeague One0-1

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Walsall vs Port Vale odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 38.9%, draw 28.7%, away 32.4%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 2.40 3.12 2.93
Bet365 2.40 3.30 2.80
BetVictor 2.38 3.40 2.88
Betano 2.42 3.25 2.87
Betfair 2.40 3.40 2.80
Marathonbet 2.38 3.12 2.90
Pinnacle 2.44 3.27 3.01
SBO 2.23 2.98 2.59
William Hill 2.30 3.10 2.90

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 2.40 ▲ +0.02
X 3.25 ▲ +0.05
2 2.88 ▲ +0.08

9 snapshots recorded, from .