ENGLAND LEAGUE ONE
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Vale Park
Referee: Martin Woods, England
Port Vale
Match Timeline
Northampton
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
24'
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
Port Vale
🟨
29'
Jordan Thorniley
Northampton
🟨
39'
Jaheim Headley
Port Vale
🔄
46'
J. Headley ↔ R. Croasdale
Port Vale
🔄
46'
E. Wheatley ↔ J. Vale
Northampton
🔄
62'
D. Brown ↔ J. Stockley
Port Vale
🔄
62'
J. Shipley ↔ R. Curtis
Port Vale
🔄
68'
T. Fornah ↔ K. Swyer
Northampton
🔄
71'
B. Garrity ↔ G. Hall
Port Vale
🔄
88'
D. Cole ↔ R. Paton
Port Vale
🔄
89'
N. Guinness-Walker ↔ J. Perkins
Northampton

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Port Vale Win 0%
Draw 0%
Northampton Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Port Vale0.96
Northampton0.87
Recent Form (Last 5)
Port Vale Port Vale
WWDLW
10 GF / 10 GA
Northampton Northampton
WLDWL
7 GF / 8 GA
Key Stats
1
Average Goals Scored
0.78
1
Average Goals Conceded
0.89
4
BTTS Yes
1
4
Over 2.5
1
4.3
Shots on Goal
2.56

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Port Vale Port Vale 10 matches
Northampton Northampton 9 matches
Port Vale Statistic Northampton
3 Wins 4
2 Draws 1
5 Losses 4
10 Goals For 7
10 Goals Against 8
1 Avg Goals Scored 0.78
1 Avg Goals Conceded 0.89
4 BTTS Yes 1
6 Over 1.5 5
4 Over 2.5 1
1 Over 3.5 1
4 Clean Sheets 5
4 Failed To Score 4
4.3 Shots On Goal 2.56
14.2 Total Shots 8.33
4.5 Corners 4.44
45.7% Ball Possession 46%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Port Vale won 6 times, Northampton won 5 times, while 4 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 15:15 from Port Vale's perspective. 5 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 6 matches, with an average of 2 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Port Vale 3-1-4-2 / Northampton 3-4-3
H2H summary: Port Vale wins 6, draws 4, Northampton wins 5
Stats
Port Vale Port Vale
Northampton Northampton
Shots on Goal
2
Shots on Goal
2
Shots off Goal
5
Shots off Goal
2
Blocked Shots
1
Blocked Shots
2
3 Corner Kicks 4
12 Fouls 11
4 Offsides 1
56% Ball Possession 44%
8 Total Shots 6
2 Shots on Goal 2
5 Shots off Goal 2
1 Blocked Shots 2
6 Shots insidebox 3
2 Shots outsidebox 3
2 Goalkeeper Saves 2
379 Total passes 298
258 Passes accurate 174
0 expected_goals 0
🟨 2 Yellow Cards 1 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Port Vale
Formation
Northampton
J. Gauci
J. Gauci
C. Humphreys
C. Humphreys
J. Debrah
J. Debrah
C. Hall
C. Hall
G. Byers
G. Byers
J. Lawrence-Gabriel
J. Lawrence-Gabriel
B. Garrity
B. Garrity
J. Shipley
J. Shipley
J. Headley
J. Headley
D. Cole
D. Cole
D. Brown
D. Brown
R. Fitzsimons
R. Fitzsimons
C. McCarthy
C. McCarthy
J. Thorniley
J. Thorniley
M. Forbes
M. Forbes
S. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
T. Taylor
T. Taylor
D. Campbell
D. Campbell
N. Guinness-Walker
N. Guinness-Walker
C. McGeehan
C. McGeehan
E. Wheatley
E. Wheatley
T. Fornah
T. Fornah
Port Vale 3-1-4-2
Starting XI
46
J. Gauci
G
25
C. Humphreys
D
22
J. Debrah
D
5
C. Hall
D
7
G. Byers
M
6
J. Lawrence-Gabriel
🟨 24'
M
8
B. Garrity
↓ 71'
M
26
J. Shipley
↓ 62'
M
3
J. Headley
↓ 46' 🟨 39'
M
44
D. Cole
↓ 88'
F
10
D. Brown
↓ 62'
F
Substitutes
1
M. Marosi
G
4
B. Heneghan
D
9
J. Stockley
↑ 62'
F
11
R. Curtis
↑ 62'
M
17
R. Paton
↑ 88'
F
18
R. Croasdale
↑ 46'
M
33
G. Hall
↑ 71'
M
Northampton 3-4-3
Starting XI
34
R. Fitzsimons
G
3
C. McCarthy
D
15
J. Thorniley
🟨 29'
D
18
M. Forbes
D
7
S. Hoskins
M
23
T. Taylor
M
4
D. Campbell
M
12
N. Guinness-Walker
↓ 89'
M
8
C. McGeehan
F
19
E. Wheatley
↓ 46'
F
14
T. Fornah
↓ 68'
F
Substitutes
20
T. Avery
G
6
J. Willis
D
11
K. Swyer
↑ 68'
F
16
J. Wormleighton
D
17
M. Jacobs
M
21
J. Perkins
↑ 89'
M
27
J. Vale
↑ 46'
F
Last matches: Port Vale
15.08.26
Lea
Port Vale
Oldham
0
2
L
01.08.26
Fri
Port Vale
Blackpool
1
0
W
25.07.26
Fri
Port Vale
Real Murcia
1
0
W
18.07.26
Fri
Port Vale
Wigan
3
1
W
14.07.26
Fri
Port Vale
Tamworth
5
0
W
02.05.26
Lea
Port Vale
Lincoln
0
2
L
28.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Stockport County
2
1
W
25.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Plymouth
1
2
L
22.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Cardiff
0
1
L
19.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Wigan
0
0
D
16.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Peterborough
3
1
W
14.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Barnsley
0
0
D
07.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Rotherham
1
0
W
04.04.26
FA
Port Vale
Chelsea
0
7
L
28.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Wycombe
0
4
L
24.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Doncaster
0
1
L
21.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Bolton
1
0
W
17.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Blackpool
2
3
L
14.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Huddersfield
0
0
D
11.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Bradford
0
2
L
Last matches: Northampton
15.08.26
Lea
Northampton
Swindon Town
0
0
D
01.08.26
Fri
Northampton
Solihull Moors
4
2
W
28.07.26
Fri
Northampton
Cambridge United
0
0
D
22.07.26
Fri
Northampton
Southend
3
1
W
18.07.26
Fri
Northampton
Coventry
0
0
D
11.07.26
Fri
Northampton
Leicester
0
3
L
02.05.26
Lea
Northampton
Plymouth
2
3
L
28.04.26
Lea
Northampton
Barnsley
0
1
L
25.04.26
Lea
Northampton
Cardiff
1
5
L
18.04.26
Lea
Northampton
Doncaster
1
3
L
15.04.26
Lea
Northampton
Luton
1
2
L
06.04.26
Lea
Northampton
Wigan
1
3
L
03.04.26
Lea
Northampton
Bradford
0
1
L
21.03.26
Lea
Northampton
Mansfield Town
1
4
L
17.03.26
Lea
Northampton
Stockport County
1
2
L
14.03.26
Lea
Northampton
Burton Albion
0
2
L
08.03.26
Lea
Northampton
AFC Wimbledon
0
1
L
28.02.26
Lea
Northampton
Peterborough
1
1
D
24.02.26
Lea
Northampton
Port Vale
0
1
L
21.02.26
Lea
Northampton
Leyton Orient
1
2
L
H2H: Port Vale vs Northampton
24.02.26
H2H
Northampton
Port Vale
0
1
W
04.10.25
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
0
0
D
01.04.24
H2H
Northampton
Port Vale
2
0
L
16.09.23
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
1
0
W
12.02.22
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
0
0
D
07.08.21
H2H
Northampton
Port Vale
1
0
L
08.02.20
H2H
Northampton
Port Vale
0
1
W
10.08.19
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
1
1
D
30.03.19
H2H
Northampton
Port Vale
1
2
W
15.09.18
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
2
0
W
14.03.17
H2H
Northampton
Port Vale
2
1
L
10.12.16
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
2
3
L
20.04.13
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
2
2
D
27.10.12
H2H
Northampton
Port Vale
2
0
L
25.02.12
H2H
Northampton
Port Vale
1
2
W
Last matches: Port Vale
25.07.26
Fri
Port Vale
Real Murcia
1
0
W
14.07.26
Fri
Port Vale
Tamworth
5
0
W
02.05.26
Lea
Port Vale
Lincoln
0
2
L
19.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Wigan
0
0
D
14.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Barnsley
0
0
D
07.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Rotherham
1
0
W
21.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Bolton
1
0
W
14.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Huddersfield
0
0
D
11.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Bradford
0
2
L
08.03.26
FA
Port Vale
Sunderland
1
0
W
03.03.26
FA
Port Vale
Bristol City
1
0
W
28.02.26
Lea
Port Vale
Luton
1
1
D
21.02.26
Lea
Port Vale
Reading
1
1
D
07.02.26
Lea
Port Vale
Burton Albion
2
2
D
03.02.26
Lea
Port Vale
AFC Wimbledon
0
1
L
24.01.26
Lea
Port Vale
Exeter City
1
3
L
09.01.26
FA
Port Vale
Fleetwood Town
1
0
W
01.01.26
Lea
Port Vale
Blackpool
5
1
W
20.12.25
Lea
Port Vale
Peterborough
0
1
L
06.12.25
FA
Port Vale
Bristol Rovers
1
0
W
H2H at home: Port Vale
04.10.25
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
0
0
D
16.09.23
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
1
0
W
12.02.22
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
0
0
D
10.08.19
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
1
1
D
15.09.18
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
2
0
W
10.12.16
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
2
3
L
20.04.13
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
2
2
D
Last matches: Northampton
01.08.26
Fri
Northampton
Solihull Moors
4
2
W
28.07.26
Fri
Northampton
Cambridge United
0
0
D
22.07.26
Fri
Northampton
Southend
3
1
W
11.07.26
Fri
Northampton
Leicester
0
3
L
25.04.26
Lea
Northampton
Cardiff
1
5
L
15.04.26
Lea
Northampton
Luton
1
2
L
03.04.26
Lea
Northampton
Bradford
0
1
L
21.03.26
Lea
Northampton
Mansfield Town
1
4
L
17.03.26
Lea
Northampton
Stockport County
1
2
L
08.03.26
Lea
Northampton
AFC Wimbledon
0
1
L
17.02.26
Lea
Northampton
Lincoln
0
4
L
14.02.26
Lea
Northampton
Exeter City
0
0
D
03.02.26
Lea
Northampton
Barnsley
2
2
D
27.01.26
Lea
Northampton
Rotherham
1
2
L
24.01.26
Lea
Northampton
Blackpool
0
2
L
04.01.26
Lea
Northampton
Bolton
0
0
D
29.12.25
Lea
Northampton
Huddersfield
0
2
L
26.12.25
Lea
Northampton
Burton Albion
1
5
L
13.12.25
Lea
Northampton
Peterborough
1
2
L
29.11.25
Lea
Northampton
Plymouth
3
0
W
H2H away: Northampton
04.10.25
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
0
0
D
16.09.23
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
1
0
L
12.02.22
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
0
0
D
10.08.19
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
1
1
D
15.09.18
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
2
0
L
10.12.16
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
2
3
W
20.04.13
H2H
Port Vale
Northampton
2
2
D

Standings

League One: Regular season
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 31 10 5 89:41 48 103
W W W D W
2 46 27 10 9 90:50 40 91
L W W W D
3 46 22 11 13 71:58 13 77
W L W L D
4 46 22 11 13 58:51 7 77
W D D D L
5 46 19 18 9 70:52 18 75
L D D W L
6 46 21 12 13 49:46 3 75
W D W D L
7 46 21 11 14 68:56 12 74
W W W D W
8 46 22 7 17 75:63 12 73
W W D W D
9 46 18 13 15 74:64 10 67
W L D D D
10 46 16 17 13 62:50 12 65
W D W W D
11 46 17 12 17 69:58 11 63
W L L D L
12 46 16 15 15 64:60 4 63
L D L L L
13 46 17 9 20 54:65 -11 60
W W W W L
14 46 17 9 20 50:69 -19 60
W D L W W
15 46 15 14 17 68:73 -5 59
L W L L D
16 46 14 14 18 49:58 -9 56
L L D W W
17 46 13 15 18 50:60 -10 54
D D D W D
18 46 15 8 23 64:68 -4 53
L D L D L
19 46 15 8 23 51:72 -21 53
L W L L L
20 46 14 10 22 59:71 -12 52
D L L D L
21 46 12 13 21 52:61 -9 49
L D D D W
22 46 10 12 24 36:61 -25 42
L W L L D
23 46 10 11 25 41:71 -30 41
L D L W L
24 46 9 8 29 39:74 -35 35
L L L L L
Promotion - Championship
Promotion - League One (Play Offs)
Relegation - League Two