This opponent (Colchester) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Colchester
Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
3.1
Avg scored
1.4
Avg conceded
1.7
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
1.27
1.50
1.38
1.31
1.14
1.71
vs Stronger (6)
0.83
1.17
1.00
1.20
0.00
1.00
vs Similar (21)
1.33
1.62
1.55
1.36
1.10
1.90
vs Weaker (3)
1.67
1.33
-
-
1.67
1.33
Clean sheet %
13% (-15pp vs league)
This opponent (Port Vale) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Total goals distribution
The model estimates around 2.7 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (26%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
76.6%
Under 1.5
23.4%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
51.0%
@ 2.03+4.8%
Under 2.5
49.0%
@ 1.75-4.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
29.0%
Under 3.5
71.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: Yes
Yes
55.2%
No
44.8%
Best 5 market prices
Yes
No market prices yet.
No
No market prices yet.
Correct score
Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1 ✓
13.1%
2-1
9.4%
1-0
9.2%
2-0
8.2%
0-0
7.8%
1-2
6.8%
0-1
6.4%
2-2
5.3%
Port Vale goals ↓
Colchester goals →
0
1
2
3
4
0
7.8%
6.4%
4.3%
1.6%
0.5%
1
9.2%
13%
6.8%
2.6%
0.7%
2
8.2%
9.4%
5.3%
2.0%
0.6%
3
4.3%
4.9%
2.8%
1.1%
0.3%
4
1.7%
1.9%
1.1%
0.4%
0.1%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Port Vale goals (down), columns = Colchester goals (across).
💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis
🏆 Total PPG
Points / game
Doncaster
1.83
Port Vale
1.74
Bradford
1.70
Walsall
1.67
AFC Wimbledon
1.59
Notts County
1.57
Chesterfield
1.52
Salford
1.50
Grimsby
1.48
Colchester
1.46
Bromley
1.43
Swindon
1.35
Crewe
1.35
Fleetwood Town
1.30
Cheltenham
1.30
Barrow
1.28
Gillingham
1.26
Harrogate
1.15
Milton Keynes Dons
1.13
Tranmere
1.11
Accrington
1.09
Newport County
1.07
Carlisle
0.91
Morecambe
0.78
Port Vale is 0.28 points better than Colchester in terms of average points per game (1.74 vs 1.46).
⚔️ Attack
Goals scored / game
Walsall
1.63
Doncaster
1.59
Chesterfield
1.59
Swindon
1.54
Notts County
1.48
Port Vale
1.41
Bromley
1.39
Bradford
1.39
Salford
1.39
Grimsby
1.33
Fleetwood Town
1.30
Cheltenham
1.30
AFC Wimbledon
1.22
Accrington
1.15
Colchester
1.13
Milton Keynes Dons
1.13
Newport County
1.13
Barrow
1.13
Crewe
1.07
Tranmere
0.98
Carlisle
0.96
Harrogate
0.93
Gillingham
0.89
Morecambe
0.87
Port Vale is 0.28 goals better than Colchester in terms of goals scored per game (1.41 vs 1.13).
🛡️ Defense
Conceded / game · lower better
AFC Wimbledon
0.76
Bradford
0.98
Port Vale
1.00
Gillingham
1.00
Colchester
1.02
Crewe
1.04
Notts County
1.07
Doncaster
1.09
Barrow
1.09
Walsall
1.17
Salford
1.17
Chesterfield
1.17
Bromley
1.28
Fleetwood Town
1.30
Harrogate
1.33
Swindon
1.37
Tranmere
1.41
Milton Keynes Dons
1.43
Grimsby
1.46
Accrington
1.50
Cheltenham
1.52
Carlisle
1.54
Morecambe
1.57
Newport County
1.65
Port Vale is 0.02 goals better than Colchester in terms of goals conceded per game (1.00 vs 1.02).
⏱️ Possession
Avg possession %
Notts County
62%
Chesterfield
61%
Milton Keynes Dons
60%
Carlisle
53%
Swindon
52%
Salford
52%
Doncaster
52%
Tranmere
52%
Colchester
51%
Port Vale
51%
Bradford
51%
Crewe
50%
AFC Wimbledon
49%
Gillingham
49%
Grimsby
49%
Fleetwood Town
47%
Barrow
47%
Newport County
47%
Cheltenham
45%
Morecambe
45%
Accrington
45%
Walsall
44%
Harrogate
43%
Bromley
42%
Port Vale is 0.7 percentage points worse than Colchester in terms of average possession (51% vs 51%).
🎲 4. Props Analysis
Port Vale
For 5.5 · Against 4.2 · Total 9.7
🚩 Corners
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 2.0 · Against 2.3 · Total 4.3
🟨 Cards
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 11.6 · Against 11.3 · Total 22.9
⚠️ Fouls
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
Colchester
For 4.6 · Against 4.0 · Total 8.6
🚩 Corners
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 1.6 · Against 3.2 · Total 4.8
🟨 Cards
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 10.0 · Against 13.3 · Total 23.3
⚠️ Fouls
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
Port Vale
Split
Corners
Cards
Fouls
Tot
Hme
Awy
Tot
Hme
Awy
Tot
Hme
Awy
Overall (50)
11.0
11.2
10.8
4.0
4.4
3.6
20.9
21.1
20.6
vs Stronger (6)
12.2
13.7
10.7
3.8
4.3
3.3
21.8
21.0
22.7
vs Similar (43)
11.0
10.9
11.1
4.0
4.4
3.6
20.6
21.1
20.1
vs Weaker (1)
7.0
-
7.0
5.0
-
5.0
26.0
-
26.0
% over line
63%
56%
71%
64%
68%
60%
53%
52%
54%
% under line
37%
44%
29%
36%
32%
40%
47%
48%
46%
This opponent (Colchester) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Colchester
Split
Corners
Cards
Fouls
Tot
Hme
Awy
Tot
Hme
Awy
Tot
Hme
Awy
Overall (50)
10.1
10.0
10.1
4.3
4.2
4.5
21.5
20.9
22.1
vs Stronger (10)
9.7
9.2
10.2
3.7
3.2
4.5
20.9
21.8
19.8
vs Similar (35)
10.4
10.4
10.5
4.3
4.2
4.4
21.4
20.6
22.3
vs Weaker (5)
8.4
9.0
8.0
5.6
7.0
4.7
23.0
21.0
24.3
% over line
56%
54%
58%
76%
65%
88%
48%
42%
54%
% under line
44%
46%
42%
24%
35%
12%
52%
58%
46%
This opponent (Port Vale) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
🚩 Total Corners
Match total corners / game
Tranmere
11.6
Fleetwood Town
11.3
Port Vale
11.1
Harrogate
11.1
Grimsby
10.9
Notts County
10.9
Morecambe
10.7
Crewe
10.6
Swindon
10.5
Walsall
10.5
Doncaster
10.4
Bromley
10.2
Colchester
10.2
Accrington
10.1
Salford
10.0
Bradford
10.0
Cheltenham
9.9
Gillingham
9.9
Carlisle
9.9
Barrow
9.9
Newport County
9.8
AFC Wimbledon
9.6
Milton Keynes Dons
8.9
Chesterfield
8.8
🟨 Total Cards
Match total cards / game
Colchester
4.5
Bradford
4.5
Salford
4.4
Doncaster
4.4
Crewe
4.4
Morecambe
4.4
Notts County
4.4
Tranmere
4.3
Barrow
4.3
Chesterfield
4.2
Cheltenham
4.2
AFC Wimbledon
4.2
Fleetwood Town
4.2
Milton Keynes Dons
4.1
Gillingham
4.1
Port Vale
4.0
Walsall
3.9
Accrington
3.9
Bromley
3.6
Grimsby
3.6
Swindon
3.6
Newport County
3.6
Carlisle
3.5
Harrogate
3.3
⚠️ Total Fouls
Match total fouls / game
Accrington
24.7
Cheltenham
24.1
Doncaster
23.9
Bromley
23.9
Chesterfield
23.8
Grimsby
23.4
Milton Keynes Dons
23.0
Salford
23.0
Bradford
23.0
AFC Wimbledon
22.7
Barrow
22.4
Crewe
22.4
Newport County
22.1
Fleetwood Town
22.0
Morecambe
21.9
Walsall
21.8
Colchester
21.5
Gillingham
21.2
Port Vale
20.7
Swindon
20.2
Carlisle
20.2
Tranmere
20.1
Harrogate
20.0
Notts County
19.8
Corners O/U 9.5Actual: Under
Over 9.5
52.0%
Under 9.5
48.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Cards O/U 3.5Actual: Over
Over 3.5
61.7%
Under 3.5
38.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Fouls O/U 21.5Actual: Under
Over 21.5
55.4%
Under 21.5
44.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
🔀 5. Double Chance
Double Chance
Two of the three results in one selection. The probability is the sum of those outcomes from the model above, so any edge here is the market pricing the combination out of line with its own 1X2.
🥅 6. Home & Away Over/Under
⚖️ 7. Handicap
⏱️ 8. Half Time Goals O/U
Port Vale
Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.1
Avg scored
0.6
Avg conceded
0.5
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.43
0.50
0.53
0.33
0.33
0.67
vs Stronger (3)
0.00
0.67
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.00
vs Similar (27)
0.48
0.48
0.57
0.36
0.38
0.62
vs Weaker (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clean sheet %
57% (+28pp vs league)
This opponent (Colchester) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Colchester
Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.4
Avg scored
0.6
Avg conceded
0.8
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.60
0.77
0.50
0.62
0.71
0.93
vs Stronger (6)
0.17
0.50
0.20
0.60
0.00
0.00
vs Similar (21)
0.67
0.86
0.64
0.64
0.70
1.10
vs Weaker (3)
1.00
0.67
-
-
1.00
0.67
Clean sheet %
40% (+11pp vs league)
This opponent (Port Vale) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Half Time Over/Under 0.5Actual: Under
Over 0.5
0.0%
Under 0.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 1.5Actual: Under
Over 1.5
0.0%
Under 1.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
0.0%
Under 2.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
🥅 9. Half Time Home & Away O/U
How many goals each side scores in the first half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's half-time goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the half-time match total.
Port Vale over/under 0.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Port Vale over/under 1.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Port Vale over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Colchester over/under 0.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Colchester over/under 1.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Colchester over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
⏱️ 10. Second Half Goals O/U
Port Vale
Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.8
Avg scored
0.9
Avg conceded
0.9
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.50
1.17
0.47
1.13
0.53
1.20
vs Stronger (3)
0.00
1.33
0.00
1.00
0.00
1.50
vs Similar (27)
0.56
1.15
0.50
1.14
0.62
1.15
vs Weaker (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clean sheet %
33% (+5pp vs league)
This opponent (Colchester) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Colchester
Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.7
Avg scored
0.8
Avg conceded
0.9
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.67
0.73
0.88
0.69
0.43
0.79
vs Stronger (6)
0.67
0.67
0.80
0.60
0.00
1.00
vs Similar (21)
0.67
0.76
0.91
0.73
0.40
0.80
vs Weaker (3)
0.67
0.67
-
-
0.67
0.67
Clean sheet %
47% (+18pp vs league)
This opponent (Port Vale) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Second Half Over/Under 0.5Actual: Over
Over 0.5
0.0%
Under 0.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
0.0%
Under 1.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
0.0%
Under 2.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
🥅 11. Second Half Home & Away O/U
How many goals each side scores in the second half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's second-half goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the second-half match total.
Port Vale over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Port Vale over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Port Vale over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Colchester over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Colchester over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Colchester over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
🔥 12. Top picks for this game
Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. Use Min odds to match the prices you want: slide down for near-certainties at short prices, up for longer prices. Unpriced picks are ranked on the model's fair odds. Edge defaults to Yes, showing only selections priced BELOW what the model makes them; switch to All to include the rest, and picks we hold no price for. The five columns are the best market prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average. Result grades each pick against the final score.
Min odds1.20
Edge
Pick
Probability
Avg odds
Best 1
Best 2
Best 3
Best 4
Best 5
Edge
Result
Over 2.5 cards
79.9%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Over 1.5
76.6%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Under 25.5 fouls
75.7%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Under 5.5 cards
74.2%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✗ Miss
Under 11.5 corners
71.6%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Over 19.5 fouls
71.6%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✗ Miss
Under 3.5
71.0%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
No picks at these odds - lower the slider to see shorter-priced selections.
🎽 13. Player market rates
Port Vale · 2026/27
Anytime goalscorer
Matches in which the player scored
Cameron Humphreys0%
Ben Waine0%
Liam Gordon0%
Onel Hernández0%
Kyle Dempsey0%
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel0%
Jackson Smith0%
Rhys Walters0%
Oliver Lynch0%
To be booked (yellow)
Matches in which the player was booked
Kyle Dempsey33%
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel33%
Cameron Humphreys0%
Ben Waine0%
Liam Gordon0%
Onel Hernández0%
Jackson Smith0%
Rhys Walters0%
Oliver Lynch0%
Anytime assist
Matches in which the player assisted
Cameron Humphreys0%
Ben Waine0%
Liam Gordon0%
Onel Hernández0%
Kyle Dempsey0%
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel0%
Jackson Smith0%
Rhys Walters0%
Oliver Lynch0%
Over 2.5 shots
Matches with 3+ shots taken
Cameron Humphreys0%
Ben Waine0%
Liam Gordon0%
Onel Hernández0%
Kyle Dempsey0%
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel0%
Jackson Smith0%
Rhys Walters0%
Oliver Lynch0%
Colchester · 2026/27
Anytime goalscorer
Matches in which the player scored
Harry Anderson33%
Kane Vincent-Young0%
Ellis Iandolo0%
Rob Hunt0%
Sean Raggett0%
Jack Tucker0%
Jack Payne0%
Thimothee Lo-Tutala0%
Oscar Thorn0%
Bradley Ihionvien0%
Leon Chiwome0%
To be booked (yellow)
Matches in which the player was booked
Kane Vincent-Young33%
Ellis Iandolo33%
Rob Hunt33%
Harry Anderson0%
Sean Raggett0%
Jack Tucker0%
Jack Payne0%
Thimothee Lo-Tutala0%
Oscar Thorn0%
Bradley Ihionvien0%
Leon Chiwome0%
Anytime assist
Matches in which the player assisted
Kane Vincent-Young33%
Oscar Thorn33%
Harry Anderson0%
Ellis Iandolo0%
Rob Hunt0%
Sean Raggett0%
Jack Tucker0%
Jack Payne0%
Thimothee Lo-Tutala0%
Bradley Ihionvien0%
Leon Chiwome0%
Over 2.5 shots
Matches with 3+ shots taken
Harry Anderson67%
Kane Vincent-Young0%
Ellis Iandolo0%
Rob Hunt0%
Sean Raggett0%
Jack Tucker0%
Jack Payne0%
Thimothee Lo-Tutala0%
Oscar Thorn0%
Bradley Ihionvien0%
Leon Chiwome0%
Players with at least 3 appearances, top 10 per market – scroll each card for the rest. These are shares of matches played, which is how these markets settle, not per-90 rates.
💰 14. Squad value
💰 Total value
Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
MKD (24)
€15m
SAL (26)
€8m
BRA (21)
€7m
PV (23)
€7m
DON (23)
€7m
NC (24)
€6m
CHE (24)
€6m
AW (21)
€5m
CRE (20)
€4m
BRO (19)
€4m
SWI (22)
€4m
GRI (18)
€4m
TRA (21)
€4m
COL (20)
€4m
GIL (16)
€3m
CHE (19)
€3m
WAL (20)
€3m
FT (18)
€3m
ACC (18)
€2m
NC (16)
€2m
BAR (11)
€2m
HAR (14)
€1m
CAR (1)
€0m
MOR (1)
€0m
Port Vale's squad is €3m more valuable than Colchester's (€7m vs €4m).
⚔️ Attack
Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
MKD (8)
€5m
BRA (9)
€3m
CHE (9)
€3m
SAL (9)
€3m
NC (7)
€2m
AW (8)
€2m
SWI (8)
€2m
CRE (6)
€2m
PV (5)
€2m
DON (6)
€2m
COL (7)
€1m
GRI (8)
€1m
TRA (7)
€1m
BRO (5)
€1m
CHE (5)
€1m
GIL (4)
€1m
ACC (7)
€1m
FT (6)
€1m
WAL (4)
€1m
BAR (3)
€0m
NC (3)
€0m
HAR (4)
€0m
CAR (0)
€0m
MOR (0)
€0m
Port Vale and Colchester have a similar attack value (both €2m).
🧠 Midfield
Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
MKD (6)
€7m
PV (7)
€2m
SAL (5)
€2m
DON (6)
€2m
NC (7)
€2m
GIL (8)
€2m
BRO (6)
€1m
CHE (6)
€1m
TRA (6)
€1m
CRE (7)
€1m
BRA (3)
€1m
SWI (7)
€1m
CHE (5)
€1m
FT (4)
€1m
AW (5)
€1m
BAR (5)
€1m
WAL (5)
€1m
ACC (5)
€1m
HAR (4)
€1m
COL (3)
€0m
NC (3)
€0m
GRI (1)
€0m
MOR (1)
€0m
CAR (0)
€0m
Port Vale's midfield is €2m more valuable than Colchester's (€2m vs €0m).
🛡️ Defence
Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
PV (11)
€3m
DON (11)
€3m
SAL (12)
€3m
MKD (10)
€3m
BRA (9)
€3m
GRI (9)
€2m
AW (8)
€2m
CHE (10)
€2m
NC (10)
€2m
BRO (8)
€2m
COL (10)
€2m
WAL (11)
€2m
CRE (7)
€1m
NC (10)
€1m
TRA (8)
€1m
FT (8)
€1m
ACC (6)
€1m
CHE (8)
€1m
SWI (7)
€1m
GIL (4)
€1m
BAR (3)
€1m
HAR (6)
€0m
CAR (1)
€0m
MOR (0)
€0m
Port Vale's defence is €2m more valuable than Colchester's (€3m vs €2m).
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Doncaster
Bradford
Walsall
AFC Wimbledon
Notts County
Chesterfield
Salford
Grimsby
Bromley
Swindon
Crewe
Fleetwood Town
Cheltenham
Barrow
Gillingham
Harrogate
Milton Keynes Dons
Tranmere
Accrington
Newport County
Carlisle
Morecambe