Match summary
Before kickoff, Port Vale were 24th in the table but 17th on points from the last five league games.
Port Vale won with 40% of the possession.
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Northampton Town vs Port Vale in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Northampton Town2W 1D 2L
Northampton TownPort Vale
7Pointsof 152
6Goals scored4
8Goals conceded10
1Clean sheets0
1Scored in a row2
0Unbeaten in a row1
3Without a win5
2Conceded in a row5
Head to head19 meetings · Dec 2009 – Oct 2025
- Northampton Town wins
- 6
- Draws
- 7
- Port Vale wins
- 6
2.11goals per meeting
47%both teams scored
37%3+ goals
37%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsNorthampton Town 2W 2D 1L · 0.8 goals per game
Meetings
- League OnePort Vale0-0Northampton Town
- League OneNorthampton Town2-0Port Vale
- League OnePort Vale1-0Northampton Town
- League TwoPort Vale0-0Northampton Town
- League TwoNorthampton Town1-0Port Vale
Show all 19 meetings
- League TwoNorthampton Town0-1Port Vale
- League TwoPort Vale1-1Northampton Town
- League TwoNorthampton Town1-2Port Vale
- League TwoPort Vale2-0Northampton Town
- League OneNorthampton Town2-1Port Vale
- League OnePort Vale2-3Northampton Town
- League TwoPort Vale2-2Northampton Town
- League TwoNorthampton Town2-0Port Vale
- League TwoNorthampton Town1-2Port Vale
- League TwoPort Vale3-0Northampton Town
- League TwoPort Vale1-1Northampton Town
- League TwoNorthampton Town0-0Port Vale
- League TwoPort Vale1-3Northampton Town
- League TwoNorthampton Town1-1Port Vale
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 388 earlier results
Northampton TownPort Vale
#21Position#24
34Points33 v 30 games23
-15Goal difference-19
0.91Scored per gameleague avg 1.310.8
1.36Conceded per game1.43
#17Form table position#17
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Northampton TownPort Vale
- 89'Substitution · Port Vale · Liam Gordon · InOut: F. Ojo
- Substitution · Northampton Town · Michael Jacobs · InOut: Sam Hoskins86'
- 76'Substitution · Port Vale · Ben Waine · InOut: Jayden Stockley
- Substitution · Northampton Town · Jake Evans · InOut: Tom Eaves72'
- Substitution · Northampton Town · Jack Perkins · InOut: Nesta Guinness-Walker64'
- Substitution · Northampton Town · E. List · InOut: Terry Taylor64'
- 61'Substitution · Port Vale · Andre Gray · InOut: Martin Sherif
- 61'Substitution · Port Vale · Rhys Walters · InOut: George Hall
- 60'Substitution · Port Vale · J. Shipley · InOut: E. Archer
- Substitution · Northampton Town · Kamarai Swyer · InOut: Jack Burroughs46'
- 45+8'Goal · Port Vale · Jayden Stockley0-1
- Yellow Card · Northampton Town · Jack Burroughs28'
- 21'Substitution · Port Vale · Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel · InOut: Ben Heneghan
Match Statistics
Match stats
Northampton TownPort Vale
60%Ball Possession40%
8Shots Total6
0Shots On Target2
6Corners0
13Fouls7
1Yellow Cards0
4Offsides1
1Saves0
386Passes269
7Shots Off Target2
122Attacks74
59Dangerous Attacks32
6Shots Inside Box4
2Shots Outside Box2
0Goals1
7Free Kicks12
1Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions6
16Tackles19
277Accurate Passes172
2Injuries1
39Total Crosses8
9Accurate Crosses0
5Interceptions11
1Big Chances Created0
1Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 3-5-1-1
Manager: Kevin Nolan
Starting XI
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RF
Ross Fitzsimons6.5
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MD
Max Dyche6.5
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TT
Terry Taylor6.8
Substitutes
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LB
Lee Burge-
KS
Kamarai Swyer6.6
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JE
Jake Evans6.5
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JP
Jack Perkins6.7
Starting XI
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CH
Connor Hall7.3
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KJ
Kyle John6.6
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EA
E. Archer6.7
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MS
Martin Sherif6.3
Substitutes
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RW
Rhys Walters6.6
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 67(82%) | 2 | 5/8 | |
| 7.0 | 64' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(57%) | 2 | 4/6 | |
Terry Taylor MF | 6.8 | 64' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(67%) | 3 | 6/11 |
Jack Perkins MF | 6.7 | 26' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(87%) | 1 | 2/2 |
| 6.7 | 72' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 17(59%) | - | 2/7 | |
E. List MF | 6.7 | 26' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 2(50%) | 2 | 4/7 |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 36(83%) | - | 6/15 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 21(80%) | 1 | 2/7 | |
Kamarai Swyer FW | 6.6 | 44' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 16(73%) | 1 | 4/9 |
| 6.6 | 86' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 31(75%) | 2 | 4/7 | |
Ross Fitzsimons GK | 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(48%) | - | - |
Max Dyche DF | 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 61(69%) | 2 | 7/15 |
Jake Evans FW | 6.5 | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(50%) | - | 0/1 |
| 6.3 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(69%) | - | 2/5 | |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 15(81%) | - | 3/11 | |
| - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(67%) | - | 0/1 |
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