

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 Portsmouth win with a probability of 60.64%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Port Vale had a probability of 17.89%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.37%) and 2-1 (9.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.16%), while for a Port Vale win it was 0-1 (5.2%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portsmouth would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Portsmouth | Draw | Port Vale | 
| 60.64% ( | 21.47% ( | 17.89% ( | 
| Both teams to score 52.93% ( | 
| Goals | 
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 | 
| 55.74% ( | 44.25% ( | 
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 | 
| 33.37% ( | 66.63% ( | 
| Portsmouth Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 85.86% ( | 14.13% ( | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 58.21% ( | 41.79% ( | 
| Port Vale Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 61.64% ( | 38.36% ( | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 24.89% ( | 75.11% ( | 
| Score Analysis | 
| Portsmouth | Draw | Port Vale | 
| 1-0 @ 10.6% ( 2-0 @ 10.37% 2-1 @ 9.94% ( 3-0 @ 6.77% ( 3-1 @ 6.49% ( 4-0 @ 3.31% ( 4-1 @ 3.17% ( 3-2 @ 3.11% ( 4-2 @ 1.52% ( 5-0 @ 1.3% ( 5-1 @ 1.24% ( Other @ 2.82% Total : 60.63%  | 1-1 @ 10.16% ( 0-0 @ 5.42% ( 2-2 @ 4.76% ( 3-3 @ 0.99% ( Other @ 0.13% Total : 21.46%  | 0-1 @ 5.2% ( 1-2 @ 4.87% ( 0-2 @ 2.49% ( 1-3 @ 1.56% ( 2-3 @ 1.52% ( Other @ 2.25% Total : 17.89%  | 
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| C | Portsmouth | 46 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 78 | 41 | 37 | 97 | 
| P | Derby CountyDerby | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 37 | 41 | 92 | 
| 3 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 86 | 51 | 35 | 87 | 
| 4 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 89 | 61 | 28 | 84 | 
| 5 | Oxford UnitedOxford Utd | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 79 | 56 | 23 | 77 | 
| 6 | Barnsley | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 82 | 64 | 18 | 76 | 
| 7 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 74 | 
| 8 | Blackpool | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 65 | 48 | 17 | 73 | 
| 9 | Stevenage | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 46 | 11 | 71 | 
| 10 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 55 | 5 | 65 | 
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 55 | -2 | 65 | 
| 12 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 56 | 7 | 62 | 
| 13 | Exeter CityExeter | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 61 | -15 | 61 | 
| 14 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 66 | -9 | 60 | 
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 68 | -16 | 57 | 
| 16 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 64 | 65 | -1 | 53 | 
| 17 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 68 | 70 | -2 | 53 | 
| 18 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 61 | -22 | 48 | 
| 19 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 67 | -32 | 48 | 
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 67 | -28 | 46 | 
| R | Cheltenham TownCheltenham | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 65 | -24 | 44 | 
| R | Fleetwood TownFleetwood | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 49 | 72 | -23 | 43 | 
| R | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 74 | -33 | 41 | 
| R | Carlisle UnitedCarlisle | 46 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 41 | 81 | -40 | 30 | 
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