Walsall vs Port Vale – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

05/04/2025 at 07:30 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Bescot Stadium (Walsall).

League Two - Round 41
Referee: Smith L. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
2.27	1.75
Ball Possession
45%	55%
Total shots
10	14
Shots on target
5	4
Big Chances
3	1
Corner Kicks
4	3
Passes
59% (167/285)	69% (252/367)
Yellow Cards
4	2
Expected Goals (xG)
2.27	1.75
xG on target (xGOT)
2.00	1.46
Total shots
10	14
Shots on target
5	4
Shots off target
2	6
Blocked Shots
3	4
Shots inside the Box
8	7
Shots outside the Box
2	7
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Big Chances
3	1
Corner Kicks
4	3
Touches in opposition box
25	25
Offsides
2	2
Free Kicks
12	16
Passes
59% (167/285)	69% (252/367)
Long passes
31% (26/85)	34% (26/76)
Passes in final third
52% (59/113)	46% (60/131)
Crosses
22% (5/23)	20% (3/15)
Expected assists (xA)
1.55	0.55
Fouls
16	12
Tackles
45% (5/11)	33% (5/15)
Duels won
61	80
Clearances Total
39	51
Interceptions
3	11
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
1	3
xGOT faced
1.46	2.00
Goals prevented
-1.54	0.00

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (2 - 3)
4', 0 - 1, Tolaj L. ⚽,
7', 1 - 1, Allen T. (Pen),
11', 2 - 1, Amantchi L. ⚽, McEntee O. (A),
30', Tolaj L. 🟨,
32', Gordon L. 🟨,
36', Kyle John ↓, Hart S. ↑,
41', 2 - 2, Garrity B. ⚽, Tolaj L. (A),
44', Asiimwe N. 🟨,
45+2', 2 - 3, Tolaj L. (Pen),
2nd Half (0 - 0)
46', Asiimwe N. ↓, Barrett C. ↑,
46', Weir E. ↓, Hall G. ↑,
55', Hart S. 🟨,
72', Stockley J. ↓, Curtis R. ↑,
74', Matt J. ↓, Wheatley E. ↑,
74', Jellis J. ↓, Adomah A. ↑,
77', Okagbue D. 🟨,
85', Amantchi L. ↓, Johnson D. ↑,
86', Walters R. ↓, Byers G. ↑,
86', Tolaj L. ↓, Hackford A. ↑,
89', McEntee O. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Walsall
40.1%

Draw
30.9%

Port Vale
29%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

44.5%

27.4%

28.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

45.5%

28%

27.5%

Walsall - Port Vale Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.35 ↑ (2.1)	3.04 ↓ (3.41)	3.25 ↓ (3.33)	6.3% (7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.00

What is the prediction for Walsall - Port Vale?

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Walsall (votes: 1 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

AH 0 - Walsall (1.58) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

DC - Port Vale (1.61) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 3 high ROI users predict this event. Walsall (votes: 2 - 66.7%). Port Vale (votes: 1 - 33.3%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

One of the most exciting matches of the day will feature two top-of-the-table teams (ranked 1 in the zone Promotion ~ League One and 3 in the zone Promotion ~ League One).
Last 5 head-to-head matches Walsall won 5.
Recent matches Walsall is playing changeable (in the last 5 games wins - 0).
Port Vale is in a very good shape now (in the last 5 games wins - 4).
Walsall could have advantage in physics - more days for rest in last days.
Recently Port Vale have a series of home games.
Walsall will have a small advantage in this match.
There will not play in Walsall: Earing J. (Ankle Injury)
There will not play in Port Vale: Byers G. (Inactive) Headley J. (Muscle Injury) Heneghan B. (Inactive) Kyle John (Inactive)
There are questionable in Walsall: Farquharson P. (Thigh Injury) Gordon J. (Hamstring Injury) Harrison E. (Injury) Wheatley E. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Port Vale: Sang T. (Injury)
Last 18 head-to-head matches Walsall won 10 matches, drawn 2 matches, lost 6 matches and goals 28:18 (average 1.6:1).
Including matches at home between the teams Walsall won 3 matches, drawn 1 matches, lost 5 matches and goals 13:14 (average 1.4:1.6).

How many head-to-head matches has Walsall won against Port Vale?

Walsall has won 1 of their last 1 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Port Vale won against Walsall?

Port Vale has won 0 of their last 1 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Walsall - Port Vale were as follows:

07.12.2024 Port Vale - Walsall 0:1

Latest results of Walsall

01.04.2025 Doncaster Rovers - Walsall 2:2 ✺

29.03.2025 Walsall - AFC Wimbledon 1:1 ✺

22.03.2025 Gillingham - Walsall 0:0 ✺

13.03.2025 Bromley - Walsall 2:2 ✺

08.03.2025 Walsall - Grimsby Town 1:3 ✺

Latest results of Port Vale

01.04.2025 Port Vale - Bradford City 2:0 ✺

29.03.2025 Crewe Alexandra - Port Vale 0:1 ✺

25.03.2025 Port Vale - Barrow 0:1 ✺

22.03.2025 Port Vale - Morecambe 1:0 ✺

15.03.2025 Port Vale - Milton Keynes Dons 3:0 ✺

English League Two Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Bromley	30	18	8	4	54:32	22	62
2	Swindon	31	18	4	9	52:34	18	58
3	Notts Co	30	17	6	7	46:30	16	57
4	Cambridge Utd	30	16	8	6	42:24	18	56
5	MK Dons	30	15	9	6	59:33	26	54
6	Salford	29	16	4	9	41:35	6	52
7	Walsall	30	14	7	9	38:31	7	49
8	Grimsby	30	13	9	8	42:32	10	48
9	Chesterfield	30	12	12	6	49:41	8	48
10	Crewe	31	13	8	10	47:38	9	47
11	Barnet	30	12	10	8	40:31	9	46
12	Colchester	29	12	9	8	43:31	12	45
13	Accrington	30	12	7	11	35:31	4	43
14	Gillingham	29	10	11	8	40:36	4	41
15	Fleetwood	29	10	7	12	38:39	-1	37
16	Oldham	28	8	11	9	28:29	-1	35
17	Tranmere	30	8	8	14	43:51	-8	32
18	Cheltenham	29	9	3	17	29:51	-22	30
19	Bristol Rovers	30	8	3	19	28:50	-22	27
20	Crawley	31	6	8	17	32:51	-19	26
21	Shrewsbury	30	6	8	16	25:50	-25	26
22	Barrow	29	6	6	17	30:46	-16	24
23	Newport	30	5	6	19	29:56	-27	21
24	Harrogate	31	5	6	20	22:50	-28	21

      Promotion ~ League One
      Promotion ~ League Two (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
      Relegation ~ National League