Match summary
Before kickoff, Cardiff City (2nd, 85 pts) were 46 points ahead of Port Vale (23rd, 39 pts). Before kickoff, Port Vale were 23rd in the table but 7th on points from the last five league games.
Cardiff City vs Port Vale in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Cardiff City2W 3D 0L
Cardiff CityPort Vale
9Pointsof 158
7Goals scored4
3Goals conceded5
2Clean sheets3
4Scored in a row0
5Unbeaten in a row4
0Without a win1
2Conceded in a row0
Head to head2 meetings · Aug 2014 – Aug 2025
- Cardiff City wins
- 1
- Draws
- 1
- Port Vale wins
- 0
2.5goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
50%3+ goals
0%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 524 earlier results
Cardiff CityPort Vale
#2Position#23
85Points43 v 42 games39
+36Goal difference-22
1.86Scored per gameleague avg 1.30.79
1.02Conceded per game1.31
#6Form table position#7
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Cardiff CityPort Vale
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Ryan Wintle · InOut: Joel Colwill90+2'
- 85'Substitution · Port Vale · J. Shipley · InOut: Ryan Croasdale
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Joel Bagan · InOut: Calum Scanlon83'
- Yellow Card · Cardiff City · David Turnbull81'
- Goal · Cardiff City · Rubin Colwill1-079'
- 72'Substitution · Port Vale · E. Archer · InOut: George Hall
- 72'Substitution · Port Vale · Jaheim Headley · InOut: Liam Gordon
- 72'Substitution · Port Vale · Ben Waine · InOut: Martin Sherif
- 72'Substitution · Port Vale · Onel Lázaro Hernández Mayea · InOut: Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Will Fish · InOut: Gabriel Osho62'
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Omari Kellyman · InOut: Alex Robertson62'
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Chris Willock · InOut: Callum Robinson62'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Cardiff CityPort Vale
66%Ball Possession34%
14Shots Total6
4Shots On Target2
6Corners6
3Fouls6
1Yellow Cards0
2Offsides3
2Saves3
576Passes291
7Shots Off Target2
106Attacks80
33Dangerous Attacks36
8Shots Inside Box6
6Shots Outside Box0
1Goals0
6Free Kicks3
3Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
15Tackles12
1Assists0
495Accurate Passes204
2Injuries1
18Total Crosses9
4Accurate Crosses2
7Interceptions8
39Duels Won29
4Big Chances Created1
3Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-3-1-2 · 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
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CH
Connor Hall6.6
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RW
Rhys Walters6.8
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BG
Ben Garrity6.9
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MS
Martin Sherif6.4
Substitutes
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JH
Jaheim Headley6.0
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EA
E. Archer6.5
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 62' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 74(85%) | 1 | 6/8 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 42(83%) | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 75(93%) | 2 | 3/5 | |
| 7.2 | 83' | 0 | 0 | - | 51(78%) | 4 | 7/12 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 44(96%) | 2 | 2/4 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(78%) | - | - | |
| 7.1 | 28' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 7(75%) | 3 | 6/7 | |
| 7.0 | 28' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 11(82%) | 2 | 2/6 | |
| 7.0 | 62' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 16(100%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 39(86%) | 2 | 5/5 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 78(85%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.8 | 62' | 0 | 0 | - | 63(93%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 6.7 | 28' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(72%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.6 | 7' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(82%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 13(57%) | 2 | 8/11 | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | - |
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