EFL Cup | First Round
Sep 5, 2020 at 3pm UK
The Park Avenue Stadium
Scunthorpe1 - 2Port Vale
Coverage of the EFL Cup First Round clash between Scunthorpe United and Port Vale.
The Match
Team News
Striker Olufela Olomola is among those sidelined for The Iron.
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 Scunthorpe United win with a probability of 46.13%. A win for Port Vale had a probability of 27.82% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Scunthorpe United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.12%) and 2-0 (8.42%). The likeliest Port Vale win was 0-1 (8.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.37%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Scunthorpe United | Draw | Port Vale |
| 46.13% | 26.04% | 27.82% |
| Both teams to score 51.01% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
