League One — England
Sat, May 2 2026 • 14:00 • Vale Park
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Expected Goals
0.55 (league 1.46) 1.31 (league 1.14)
1x2 probabilities
homedrawaway
15.5% 28.9% 55.3%
best score tips
0 - 1
20.4%
0 - 0
15.6%
0 - 2
13.4%
Score & goals probability table
Lincoln
0 1 2 3 4 5
Port Vale 0 15.6% 20.4% 13.4% 5.9% 1.9% 0.5%
1 8.5% 11.2% 7.3% 3.2% 1.1% 0.3%
2 2.3% 3.1% 2.0% 0.9% 0.3% 0.1%
3 0.4% 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
4 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
FootyWow Elo verdict

Away strong edge

Lincoln carry the stronger pre-match Elo base with an adjusted gap of about 193 points. This sits in the strong confidence band and is best used as a strength baseline rather than a stand-alone bet trigger. Elo standalone. Recent Elo movement: Port Vale -0.5, Lincoln +23.1.

Strong confidence Upset risk: Low Elo standalone
Port Vale Elo 1489.5 · -0.5
vs
Lincoln Elo 1717.5 · +23.1
Elo gapLincoln +193
Home / draw / away21% / 18% / 61%
Expected home share25%
Combined Elo3207
Deep Elo analysisOpen
Structural edge Away strong edge
Confidence band Strong confidence
Upset risk Low
Model agreement Elo standalone
Combined Elo 3207
Elo home share 25%
Match tone Heavy Favorite
Metric Port Vale Lincoln
Overall Elo1489.51717.5
Form Elo1485.71736.6
Home / Away Elo1494.51577.6
Attack Elo1444.91739
Defense Elo1505.71651.3
Last 5 Elo change-0.5+23.1

This profiles as a strong Elo mismatch rather than a marginal pre-match edge. Port Vale last-5 Elo change: -0.5; Lincoln last-5 Elo change: +23.1.

Pre-match predictions & statistics

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Team comparison

Last 5 results

MetricPort ValeLincoln
Played55
Form33%87%
Attack27%80%
Defense73%53%
Goals For (tot | avg)4 | 0.812 | 2.4
Goals Against (tot | avg)4 | 0.87 | 1.4

Scored goals avg. (Both Teams)

2.70
Home all + Away all

Scored goals avg. haP (Both Teams)

2.30
Home @home + Away @away

Conceded goals avg. (Both Teams)

2.20
Home all + Away all

Conceded goals avg. haP (Both Teams)

2.00
Home @home + Away @away

1.5+

66%
FT probability

2.5+

46%
FT probability

3.5+

33%
FT probability

BTTS

60%
FT probability

Yellow Cards

2-3
Expected (per game)

League fixtures

Metric Port Vale Lincoln
HATHAT
Played222244232245
Wins18%23%20%78%55%67%
Draws41%14%27%17%27%22%
Loses41%64%52%4%18%11%
Port ValeLDDLLLLWWWDDLLLDLLDLLLWLLWLDLDWDLDLWLLWDWDLL
LincolnWLWWDDDWWWLWLDLWLWWDWWWDWDWWWWDWWWWWWDWWWWDWW

League goals

Metric Port Vale Lincoln
HATHAT
GF total171734533487
GF avg0.80.80.82.31.51.9
GA total233558202141
GA avg1.01.61.30.91.00.9

Under/Over distribution (percent)

LinePort ValeLincoln
ForAgainstForAgainst
0.548%70%89%60%
1.520%34%64%24%
2.55%18%27%7%
3.52%7%11%0%
4.52%2%2%0%

Clean sheets & failed to score

MetricPort ValeLincoln
HATHAT
Clean sheets851381018
Failed to score121123145

Penalties

MetricPort ValeLincoln
Scored (total | %)1 | 100.00%5 | 100.00%
Missed (total | %)0 | 0%0 | 0%
Total15

Streaks

MetricPort ValeLincoln
Wins36
Draws23
Losses41

Biggest results (H/A)

MetricHAHA
Biggest wins5-11-34-01-4
Biggest losses0-35-00-13-0
Goals For5354
Goals Against3533

Model comparison

MetricPort ValeLincoln
Form28%72%
Att25%75%
Def64%36%
Poisson Distribution26%74%
H2h29%71%
Goals36%64%
Total34.7%65.3%
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Odds (best price across all bookmakers)

Match Winner (Bet ID 1)

Home6.62 @ 1xBet
Draw4.30 @ Dafabet
Away1.55 @ Unibet

Goals Over/Under (Bet ID 5)

Over 2.51.98 @ Unibet
Under 2.51.85 @ Bet365

Both Teams Score (Bet ID 8)

Yes2.07 @ Betano
No1.75 @ Betfair
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League standings

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