Huddersfield vs Port Vale

Huddersfield

5 - 0

Port Vale

🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Woods 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Huddersfield 9 · Port Vale 22

Referee Stats

Martin Woods

16 matches · 3.38 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.38
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.31
Over 4.5 cards	31%
Home wins	63%
Draws	25%
Away wins	13%

Team Overview

Huddersfield (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-9-3

Goals For / Against

42 / 27

Avg: 1.83 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Port Vale (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

19 / 36

Avg: 0.83 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.83

PPG

0.91

1.83

0.83

1.17

1.57

57%

O2.5

48%

61%

BTTS

35%

48%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Huddersfield rank9th

Port Vale rank22nd

Huddersfield points67

Port Vale points42

Huddersfield: #9 · 67 pts · GD +10

24 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Port Vale: #22 · 42 pts · GD -25

49 pts off the top 2. 31 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.

25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Huddersfield last 5 home

L D D D D

Points4/15

Weighted index22

Goals8-11

Record0-4-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

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.

Huddersfield trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 4%

Port Vale trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS35%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Huddersfield score at home96%

Huddersfield clean sheet at home39%

Port Vale score away52%

Port Vale clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Huddersfield score first48%

Huddersfield win after scoring first64%

Port Vale score first35%

Port Vale win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Huddersfield 78% · Port Vale 17%

Avg first goal minute: Huddersfield 31.2' · Port Vale 17.9'

Vs league average

Huddersfield score at home1.83 vs 1.48

Huddersfield concede at home1.17 vs 1.15

Port Vale score away0.83 vs 1.15

Port Vale concede away1.57 vs 1.48

Huddersfield score 24% above league average, while Port Vale score 28% below league average.

Defensive side: Huddersfield are 2% above league average at home, and Port Vale are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals2.50

BTTS0%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Huddersfield goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

46-60 8

61-75 7

31-45 6

0-15 5

16-30 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

31-45 6

46-60 4

16-30 2

61-75 2

0-15 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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Leo Castledine

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Harness

14'

14' G. Byers

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

R. Ledson

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Harness

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

B. Radulović

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Waine

1st substitution · For: J. Stockley

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

A. May

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Roughan

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 5-0

Leo Castledine

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Radulović

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ B. Radulović

1st substitution · For: D. Charles

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ D. Cole

2nd substitution · For: R. Croasdale

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ G. Hall

3rd substitution · For: J. Shipley

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ L. Gooch

2nd substitution · For: L. Sørensen

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ R. Balker

3rd substitution · For: R. Roosken

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Leo Castledine

4th substitution · For: C. Ashia

73'

73' R. Roosken

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ R. Ledson

5th substitution · For: D. Kasumu

88'

88' C. Ashia

90+2'

90+2' B. Heneghan

Huddersfield vs Port Vale 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Huddersfield beat Port Vale 5-0 on Friday, 26 December 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Martin Woods. It was played at unknown.

First half: Huddersfield took an early lead at 5' when Leo Castledine scored, with the assist credited to M. Harness, making the score 1-0. G. Byers received a yellow card for Port Vale at 14'. Huddersfield extended the lead at 15' when R. Ledson scored, with the assist credited to M. Harness, making the score 2-0. Huddersfield extended the lead at 32' when B. Radulović scored, making the score 3-0.

Second half: Port Vale made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Waine replacing J. Stockley. Huddersfield extended the lead at 50' when A. May scored, with the assist credited to S. Roughan, making the score 4-0. Huddersfield extended the lead at 58' when Leo Castledine scored, with the assist credited to B. Radulović, making the score 5-0. Huddersfield made their 1st substitution at 59', with B. Radulović replacing D. Charles. Port Vale made their 2nd substitution at 65', with D. Cole replacing R. Croasdale. Port Vale made their 3rd substitution at 65', with G. Hall replacing J. Shipley. Huddersfield made their 2nd substitution at 69', with L. Gooch replacing L. Sørensen. Huddersfield made their 3rd substitution at 69', with R. Balker replacing R. Roosken. Huddersfield made their 4th substitution at 69', with Leo Castledine replacing C. Ashia. R. Roosken received a yellow card for Huddersfield at 73'. Huddersfield made their 5th substitution at 78', with R. Ledson replacing D. Kasumu. C. Ashia received a yellow card for Huddersfield at 88'. B. Heneghan received a yellow card for Port Vale at 90+2'.

Huddersfield used 5 substitutions while Port Vale used 3 substitutions. Huddersfield got 2 yellow cards, while Port Vale got 2 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Huddersfield vs Port Vale Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

14 Mar 2026 Port Vale vs Huddersfield 0 - 0 26 Dec 2025 Huddersfield vs Port Vale 5 - 0