Exeter City vs Port Vale

0 - 2
๐Ÿ•’ Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London ๐Ÿ“ St James Park ๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Matthew Russell ๐Ÿ” Regular Season - 8 ๐Ÿ match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
Exeter City 21 ยท Port Vale 22
Referee Stats
10 matches ยท 2.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.50
Reds avg 0.10
Penalties avg 0.10
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 30%
Away wins 20%

Team Overview

Exeter City (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

30 / 29
Avg: 1.30 / 1.26

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

7
Port Vale (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

19 / 36
Avg: 0.83 / 1.57

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35
PPG
0.91
1.30
GF
0.83
1.26
GA
1.57
48%
O2.5
48%
39%
BTTS
35%
35%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Exeter City rank21st
Port Vale rank22nd
Exeter City points49
Port Vale points42
Exeter City: #21 ยท 49 pts ยท GD -9
42 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
Port Vale: #22 ยท 42 pts ยท GD -25
49 pts off the top 2. 31 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Exeter City last 5 home

L D W D L
Points5/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-9
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Port Vale last 5 away

W L L W L
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals6-9
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Exeter City trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% ยท Over 1.5 74% ยท Over 3.5 22% ยท 1H BTTS 13%

Port Vale trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% ยท Over 1.5 61% ยท Over 3.5 26% ยท 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Exeter City score at home70%
Exeter City clean sheet at home39%
Port Vale score away52%
Port Vale clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Exeter City score first35%
Exeter City win after scoring first100%
Port Vale score first35%
Port Vale win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Exeter City 42% ยท Port Vale 17%
Avg first goal minute: Exeter City 39.4' ยท Port Vale 17.9'

Vs league average

Exeter City score at home1.30 vs 1.48
Exeter City concede at home1.26 vs 1.15
Port Vale score away0.83 vs 1.15
Port Vale concede away1.57 vs 1.48
Exeter City score 12% below league average, while Port Vale score 28% below league average.
Defensive side: Exeter City are 9% above league average at home, and Port Vale are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Exeter City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 8
46-60 5
31-45 4
0-15 3
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
31-45 4
0-15 3
46-60 1

Port Vale goal timing (away)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
46-60 5
16-30 2
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
46-60 7
16-30 5
31-45 5
0-15 4
76-90+ 4

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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
4' โšฝ
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4' โšฝ Goal ยท 0-1
R. Paton
Normal Goal ยท Assist: G. Byers
11' โ†‘โ†“
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11' โ‡„ J. Aitchison
1st substitution ยท For: E. Francis
12'
12' C. Humphreys
45' โšฝ
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45' โšฝ Goal ยท 0-2
D. Cole
Normal Goal ยท Assist: R. Paton
56'
56' J. Doyle-Hayes
66' โ†‘โ†“
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66' โ‡„ R. Paton
1st substitution ยท For: D. Brown
70' โ†‘โ†“
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70' โ‡„ B. Heneghan
2nd substitution ยท For: J. Debrah
71' โ†‘โ†“
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71' โ‡„ S. Cox
2nd substitution ยท For: J. Wareham
71' โ†‘โ†“
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71' โ‡„ J. Doyle-Hayes
3rd substitution ยท For: R. Cole
77' โ†‘โ†“
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77' โ‡„ B. Garrity
3rd substitution ยท For: F. Ojo
78' โ†‘โ†“
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78' โ‡„ D. Cole
4th substitution ยท For: R. Curtis
79'
79' L. Gordon
84' โ†‘โ†“
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84' โ‡„ E. Turns
4th substitution ยท For: K. Wilson

Exeter City vs Port Vale 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Port Vale beat Exeter City 2-0 on Saturday, 13 September 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Matthew Russell. It was played at St James Park.

First half: Port Vale took an early lead at 4' when R. Paton scored, with the assist credited to G. Byers, making the score 0-1. Exeter City made their 1st substitution at 11', with J. Aitchison replacing E. Francis. C. Humphreys received a yellow card for Port Vale at 12'. Port Vale extended the lead at 45' when D. Cole scored, with the assist credited to R. Paton, making the score 0-2.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. J. Doyle-Hayes received a yellow card for Exeter City at 56'. Port Vale made their 1st substitution at 66', with R. Paton replacing D. Brown. Port Vale made their 2nd substitution at 70', with B. Heneghan replacing J. Debrah. Exeter City made their 2nd substitution at 71', with S. Cox replacing J. Wareham. Exeter City made their 3rd substitution at 71', with J. Doyle-Hayes replacing R. Cole. Port Vale made their 3rd substitution at 77', with B. Garrity replacing F. Ojo. Port Vale made their 4th substitution at 78', with D. Cole replacing R. Curtis. L. Gordon received a yellow card for Port Vale at 79'. Exeter City made their 4th substitution at 84', with E. Turns replacing K. Wilson.

Exeter City used 4 substitutions while Port Vale used 4 substitutions. Exeter City got 1 yellow card, while Port Vale got 2 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Exeter City vs Port Vale Head-to-Head History by Season