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League OneMatchweek 35THE MATCH CENTRE

Port Vale vs Luton match centre

Port Vale badgePort ValeHome · 22 in league
LDLDW
Momentum↗ Rising40/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
1:1
UK time · Europe/London
Luton badgeLutonAway · 7 in league
WLLDW
Momentum↗ Rising48/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
B. Waine29′
N. Wells5′
Vale Park · Stoke on TrentSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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Odds & probabilities Pre-match snapshot Home win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Draw—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Away win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Bookmaker odds awaiting availability Market probabilities adjusted for margin. Model estimates, not guarantees.
MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

90′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

What the match state suggests now

GOOD DATA
Current result estimate3.7%Port Vale
Draw92.5%at full time
Current result estimate3.8%Luton
Another goal7.7%before full time

Next goal: Port Vale 3.8% · no further goal 92.3% · Luton 3.9%.

Experimental model combining the pre-match forecast with score, time, shots, shots on target, possession, corners and red cards. This is not live xG or bookmaker odds.
Port ValeLuton
6Corner Kicks6
18Fouls15
3Yellow Cards3
—Red Cards—
4Goalkeeper Saves4
247Total passes394
162Passes accurate303

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

League One: Regular season

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1Lincoln46+48103—
2Cardiff46+4091—
3Stockport County46+1377—
4Bradford46+777—
5Bolton46+1875—
6Luton47+1275↑ 1
7Stevenage46+375↓ 1
8Plymouth46+1273—
9Huddersfield46+1067—
10Mansfield Town46+1265—
11Wycombe46+1163—
12Reading46+463—
13Blackpool46-1160—
14Doncaster46-1960—
15Barnsley46-559—
16Wigan46-956—
17Burton Albion46-1054—
18Peterborough46-453—
19AFC Wimbledon46-2153—
20Leyton Orient46-1252—
21Exeter City46-949—
22Port Vale47-2543—
23Rotherham46-3041—
24Northampton46-3535—
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Port Vale 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Luton 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

HOME PERSPECTIVE

Port Vale

3/10Wins
0.8Goals / game
1.5Conceded / game

Keep in view: 4 losses in that sample. At home, 0 wins from 5 available matches.

Inspect Port Vale’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Luton

3/10Wins
1.0Goals / game
1.3Conceded / game

Keep in view: 5 losses in that sample. At away venues, 0 wins from 4 available matches.

Inspect Luton’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Port Vale at home with Luton away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 03:03 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

League One · 2025/26 · all league matches

Port ValeLuton
31Matches played33
26Points earned46
6Wins13
0.8Goals scored / match1.3
1.4Goals conceded / match1.2
8Clean sheets11
16Failed to score9

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Port Vale at home with Luton away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Port Vale

Confirmed formation4-3-3Jon Brady
  1. 46J. GauciG
  2. 24Kyle JohnD
  3. 25C. HumphreysD
  4. 5C. HallD
  5. 15L. GordonD
  6. 14F. OjoM
  7. 12R. WaltersM
  8. 33G. HallM
  9. 6J. Lawrence-GabrielF
  10. 19B. WaineF
  11. 9J. StockleyF
Substitutes (7)

13 · B. Amos

28 · G. Ward

21 · M. Sherif

45 · A. Gray

35 · T. Magloire

26 · J. Shipley

3 · J. Headley

Luton

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Jack Wilshere
  1. 24J. KeeleyG
  2. 25I. JonesD
  3. 17N. LonwijkD
  4. 3K. NaismithD
  5. 38J. JohnsonD
  6. 23G. SavilleM
  7. 8L. WalshM
  8. 27J. RichardsM
  9. 18J. ClarkM
  10. 32E. LawrenceM
  11. 21N. WellsF
Substitutes (7)

1 · J. Shea

16 · H. Odoffin

14 · S. Morris

54 · K. Palmer

6 · D. van den Berg

12 · A. Al Hamadi

44 · H. Fox

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Port Vale

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Joe Gauci907.2—0—29—
Kyle John907.0—0—261
Cameron Humphreys906.3—01271
Connor Hall906.9—0—355
Liam Gordon906.9—0—30—
Funso Ojo906.6—0—363
Rhys Walters776.7—0—134
George Hall787.6—13116
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel907.0—0—34—
Ben Waine908.210163
Jayden Stockley666.0—018—
Andre Gray246.2—0—2—
Jordan Shipley136.7—0—11—
Martin Sherif126.6—0161
Ben Amos———————
Tyler Magloire———————
Grant Ward———————
Jaheim Headley———————

Luton

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Josh Keeley906.6—0—24—
Isaiah Jones805.6—0—232
Nigel Cello Lonwijk806.3—01421
Kal Naismith906.7—0149—
Joseph Johnson907.2—0—494
George Saville907.7—0—572
Liam Walsh716.3—0—50—
Jake Richards616.3—0—173
Jordan Clark906.9—01322
Emilio Lawrence907.3—11321
Nahki Wells617.010191
Kasey Palmer296.5—0111—
Ali Al-Hamadi296.5—0251
Davy van den Berg196.7—0—131
Hakeem Odofin107.0—0—8—
Shayden Morris106.3—0—41
James Shea———————
Harry Fox———————
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