

| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | -8 | 4 |
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 Port Vale win with a probability of 54.24%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for Cheltenham Town had a probability of 20.88%.
The most likely scoreline for a Port Vale win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.57%) and 2-1 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.75%), while for a Cheltenham Town win it was 0-1 (7.29%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Port Vale | Draw | Cheltenham Town |
| 54.24% ( | 24.88% ( | 20.88% ( |
| Both teams to score 47.41% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 45.88% ( | 54.12% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 24.46% ( | 75.54% ( |
| Port Vale Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 80.08% ( | 19.92% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 47.94% ( | 52.05% ( |
| Cheltenham Town Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 59.2% ( | 40.8% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 22.63% ( | 77.37% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| Port Vale | Draw | Cheltenham Town |
| 1-0 @ 13.11% ( 2-0 @ 10.57% ( 2-1 @ 9.48% ( 3-0 @ 5.69% ( 3-1 @ 5.1% ( 4-0 @ 2.3% ( 3-2 @ 2.29% ( 4-1 @ 2.06% ( 4-2 @ 0.92% ( Other @ 2.71% Total : 54.23% | 1-1 @ 11.75% ( 0-0 @ 8.13% ( 2-2 @ 4.25% ( Other @ 0.75% Total : 24.88% | 0-1 @ 7.29% ( 1-2 @ 5.27% ( 0-2 @ 3.27% ( 1-3 @ 1.58% ( 2-3 @ 1.27% ( 0-3 @ 0.98% ( Other @ 1.24% Total : 20.88% |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 35 |
| 2 | Oxford UnitedOxford Utd | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 27 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Derby CountyDerby | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| 10 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 18 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 18 |
| 17 | Exeter CityExeter | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 17 |
| 19 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 14 |
| 20 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 14 |
| 21 | Carlisle UnitedCarlisle | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 14 |
| 22 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 12 |
| 23 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 8 |
| 24 | Reading | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 6 |
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