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EFL Trophy | Group Stage
Aug 31, 2021 at 7pm UK
Reebok Stadium
Port Vale

Bolton
3 - 2
Port Vale

Doyle (28'), Delfouneso (54'), Afolayan (77')
Delfouneso (67'), Santos (75'), Baptiste (81'), Brockbank (90')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Conlon (35'), Amoo (43')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Trophy clash between Bolton Wanderers and Port Vale, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 Bolton Wanderers win with a probability of 40.62%. A win for Port Vale had a probability of 33.3% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bolton Wanderers win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.66%) and 2-0 (6.98%). The likeliest Port Vale win was 0-1 (8.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.39%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bolton Wanderers would win this match.

Result
Bolton WanderersDrawPort Vale
40.62%26.07%33.3%
Both teams to score 53.52%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.12%50.87%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.24%72.75%
Bolton Wanderers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.29%24.7%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.75%59.25%
Port Vale Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.08%28.92%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.2%64.79%
Score Analysis
    Bolton Wanderers 40.62%
    Port Vale 33.3%
    Draw 26.07%
Bolton WanderersDrawPort Vale
1-0 @ 9.99%
2-1 @ 8.66%
2-0 @ 6.98%
3-1 @ 4.04%
3-0 @ 3.25%
3-2 @ 2.51%
4-1 @ 1.41%
4-0 @ 1.14%
Other @ 2.64%
Total : 40.62%
1-1 @ 12.39%
0-0 @ 7.14%
2-2 @ 5.38%
3-3 @ 1.04%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 26.07%
0-1 @ 8.86%
1-2 @ 7.69%
0-2 @ 5.5%
1-3 @ 3.18%
0-3 @ 2.27%
2-3 @ 2.22%
1-4 @ 0.99%
Other @ 2.59%
Total : 33.3%

How you voted: Bolton vs Port Vale

Bolton Wanderers
68.2%
Draw
9.4%
Port Vale
22.4%
85
Head to Head
Mar 13, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 36
Port Vale
0-1
Bolton

Mills (70'), Legge (79')
Jones (63')
Gilks (89')
Dec 5, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 16
Bolton
3-6
Port Vale
Jones (11'), Doyle (66')
Oyeleke (6'), Legge (9'), Conlon (42' pen.), Montano (46'), Rodney (46'), Worrall (50'), Smith (62')
Conlon (52')
Apr 22, 2017 3pm
Port Vale
0-2
Bolton

Cicilia (25'), Bikey (66')
Cicilia (33')
Wheater (66'), Madine (90')
Madine (46'), Spearing (50')
Oct 29, 2016 3pm
Bolton
3-1
Port Vale
Clough (7'), Vela (11'), Wilson (16')
Vela (19'), Ameobi (77')
Hart (75')
Taylor (18'), Cicilia (31')
Jul 28, 2015 7.45pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Port Vale
1-2
Bolton
Foley (68')
Madine (36', 57')
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Group A

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

Group B

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Q Spain Spain33009
Q Italy Italy31114
3 Croatia Croatia30212
4 Albania national flag Albania30121

Group C

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Q England flag England31205
Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

Group D

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Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
4 Poland Poland30121

Group E

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Q Romania Romania31114
Q Belgium Belgium31114
Q Slovakia Slovakia31114
4 Ukraine Ukraine31114

Group F

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Q Portugal Portugal32016
Q Turkey Turkey32016
Q Georgia Georgia31114
4 Czech Republic Czech Republic30121


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