FA Cup·Round of 16Full time
VenueVale Park
RefereeAnthony Taylor, England
Kickoff
Cortex Pick
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Match winnerWith confidence ring & reasoning
Player propsUp to 6 prop edges, scored
Period markets1H/2H goals, 75′+ goal
Risk AlertLines the AI thinks are traps
Reads fixture + h2h + form + injuries + odds + standings
Match timeline
Port Vale0′—90′Match timelineSunderland
28'
Home goalAway goalYellowRed
Match statistics
Match statistics
17 stats31%
Possession
Port Vale31|69Sunderland
Shots on goal
1goals
Port Vale
6goals
Sunderland
Total shots
9shots
Port Vale
17shots
Sunderland
- 9Total shots17
- 1Shots on goal6
- 4Shots off goal10
- 6Shots inside box14
- 207Total passes452
- 58%Pass accuracy80%
- 5Corners9
- 12Fouls10
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 0Offsides2
- 4Blocked shots1
- 3Shots outside box3
- 5Goalkeeper saves0
- 121Passes accurate362
- 0.90Expected goals (xG)1.91
- –Goals prevented–
Cortex Quick Read
Market & statistical baselineHeadline read
Combo Double chance : Port Vale or draw and -3.5 goals
Match outcome splitAPI model · implied %
Port Vale45%
Draw45%
Sunderland10%
Statistical comparisonfrom market & model
Form
67%
33%
Attack
73%
27%
Defense
50%
50%
Goals model
68%
32%
Head-to-head
0%
100%
Port Vale · league form
WWWW
Sunderland · league form
WW
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Lineups
5-4-1 vs 4-2-3-1
Port Vale5-4-1Jon Brady
vs
Sunderland4-2-3-1Regis Le Bris
Port Vale bench
9
B. AmosGoalkeeper13
O. HernandezForward50
G. WardMidfielder28
G. HallMidfielder33
A. GrayForward45
T. MagloireDefender35
J. ShipleyMidfielder26
J. HeadleyDefender3
E. CampbellDefender27
Sunderland bench
8
S. MooreGoalkeeper21
G. XhakaMidfielder34
H. JonesMidfielder50
J. WhittakerMidfielder53
J. JonesDefender51
W. IsidorForward18
M. AleksicMidfielder30
A. AbdullahiForward29
Recent form
Last 5 matches
Port ValeW3-1
D0-0
L0-1
L1-2
W2-1
SunderlandL0-5
L3-4
W1-0
W2-1
L0-1
Head-to-head
4 previous meetings4 previous meetingsSunderland leads 3-1
Port Vale1wins
Drawn
0draws
Sunderland3wins
25%0%75%
Aggregate goals4 matches
3
6
Recent meetings
4- 08 Mar 26Port Vale1–0SunderlandFA Cup
- 10 Aug 21Port Vale1–2SunderlandLeague Cup
- 12 Jan 21Sunderland2–0Port ValeEFL Trophy
- 11 Nov 18Port Vale1–2SunderlandFA Cup
Injuries & suspensions
0 reportedNo injuries or suspensions reported.
Both squads at full availability.