Match summary
Before kickoff, Barnsley (12th, 54 pts) were 20 points ahead of Port Vale (24th, 34 pts). Before kickoff, Port Vale were 24th in the table but 13th on points from the last five league games.
Port Vale vs Barnsley in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Port Vale2W 0D 3L
Port ValeBarnsley
6Pointsof 155
4Goals scored5
8Goals conceded7
2Clean sheets0
1Scored in a row1
1Unbeaten in a row1
0Conceded in a row15+
Head to head11 meetings · Sep 2014 – Dec 2025
- Port Vale wins
- 4
- Draws
- 1
- Barnsley wins
- 6
3.55goals per meeting
64%both teams scored
73%3+ goals
36%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsPort Vale 2W 0D 3L · 4.6 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 499 earlier results
Port ValeBarnsley
#24Position#12
34Points39 v 40 games54
-24Goal difference-2
0.77Scored per gameleague avg 1.31.58
1.38Conceded per game1.63
#13Form table position#15
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Port ValeBarnsley
- Substitution · Port Vale · Jaheim Headley · InOut: Liam Gordon88'
- Substitution · Port Vale · E. Archer · InOut: George Hall87'
- Substitution · Port Vale · Ryan Croasdale · InOut: Rhys Walters87'
- 74'Yellow Card · Barnsley · J. Earl
- Substitution · Port Vale · Martin Sherif · InOut: Ben Waine71'
- 68'Substitution · Barnsley · Reyes Cleary · InOut: Scott Banks
- 68'Substitution · Barnsley · L. Connell · InOut: J. Bland
- 62'Missed Penalty · Barnsley · A. PhillipsMissed Penalty
- Substitution · Port Vale · Dajaune Brown · InOut: Jayden Stockley46'
- Yellow Card · Port Vale · C. Humphreys20'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Port ValeBarnsley
47%Ball Possession53%
8Shots Total19
1Shots On Target4
8Corners9
10Fouls10
1Yellow Cards1
1Offsides2
4Saves1
308Passes332
2Shots Off Target10
90Attacks92
38Dangerous Attacks49
5Shots Inside Box13
3Shots Outside Box6
10Free Kicks9
5Shots Blocked5
5Substitutions2
9Tackles10
182Accurate Passes228
16Total Crosses32
4Accurate Crosses8
6Interceptions5
52Duels Won54
0Big Chances Created2
0Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-2-1 · 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
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CH
Connor Hall7.1
-
RW
Rhys Walters6.9
-
BG
Ben Garrity6.6
Substitutes
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JH
Jaheim Headley-
EA
E. Archer-
MS
Martin Sherif6.5
Manager: Conor Hourihane
Starting XI
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CO
Corey O'Keeffe7.3
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JB
J. Bland6.4
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VY
Vimal Yoganathan8.1
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AP
A. Phillips6.6
Substitutes
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JS
Jack Shepherd-
RC
Reyes Cleary7.0
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LF
L. Farrell-
KF
K. FlavellPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 42(35%) | - | - | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(75%) | - | 4/5 | |
Connor Hall DF | 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 41(64%) | 1 | 6/13 |
| 7.0 | 88' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 29(68%) | 1 | 5/8 | |
Rhys Walters MF | 6.9 | 87' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 21(70%) | - | 5/7 |
| 6.8 | 44' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 7(63%) | 2 | 3/7 | |
| 6.7 | 87' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(47%) | 1 | 4/9 | |
Ben Garrity MF | 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 30(52%) | 3 | 9/16 |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(74%) | 1 | 5/10 | |
Martin Sherif FW | 6.5 | 19' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(67%) | 1 | 1/3 |
| 6.5 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 9(36%) | - | 3/14 | |
| 6.5 | 71' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(67%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 24(57%) | - | 5/12 | |
Jaheim Headley DF | - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1/1 |
E. Archer MF | - | 3' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 0/1 |
| - | 3' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(67%) | - | - |
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