Match Report
In the standings it was Port Vale 22nd on 42 points, Exeter City 21st on 49 — separated by 7. Exeter City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 21st overall. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Port Vale ran at 0.78 scored and 1.33 conceded, Exeter City at 1.13 and 1.33.
GioScore's database holds 19 meetings between the two: 9 for Port Vale, 8 for Exeter City and 2 drawn, at 2.16 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 37% of the wins in this matchup. Historically tight: 21% of the meetings went beyond two goals. Where history says 2.16 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.
Vale Park, capacity 19,052, hosted the game. Exeter City led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Port Vale: C. Humphreys (75') · Exeter City: Jayden Wareham (47'), Timur Tuterov (59'), Carlos Gomes (22')
Key stats
Possession: Port Vale 49% · Exeter City 51% · Total shots: 13-11 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 12-4