Plymouth vs Port Vale

Plymouth

2 - 1

Port Vale

🕒 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Home Park 🧑‍⚖️ Isaac Searle 🔁 Regular Season - 45 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 45

Regular Season Table

Plymouth 8 · Port Vale 22

Referee Stats

Isaac Searle

2 matches · 4.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.50
Reds avg	0.50
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-15).
Port Vale controlled possession (73%).
Port Vale had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Plymouth (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-9

Goals For / Against

33 / 33

Avg: 1.43 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.48

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

1.48

PPG

0.91

1.43

0.83

1.43

1.57

57%

O2.5

48%

61%

BTTS

35%

48%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Plymouth rank8th

Port Vale rank22nd

Plymouth points73

Port Vale points42

Plymouth: #8 · 73 pts · GD +12

18 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 24 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.

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

Plymouth last 5 home

W D L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals9-6

Record3-1-1

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

Strong wins profile across the latest 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.

Plymouth trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 30%

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

Plymouth score at home83%

Plymouth clean sheet at home22%

Port Vale score away52%

Port Vale clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Plymouth score first48%

Plymouth win after scoring first64%

Port Vale score first35%

Port Vale win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Plymouth 45% · Port Vale 17%

Avg first goal minute: Plymouth 31.5' · Port Vale 17.9'

Vs league average

Plymouth score at home1.43 vs 1.48

Plymouth concede at home1.43 vs 1.15

Port Vale score away0.83 vs 1.15

Port Vale concede away1.57 vs 1.48

Plymouth score 3% below league average, while Port Vale score 28% below league average.

Defensive side: Plymouth are 25% above league average at home, and Port Vale are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals2.50

BTTS50%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Plymouth goal timing (home)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

61-75 8

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 6

0-15 3

61-75 2

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

27%

73%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

167

477

Passes Accurate

100

413

Passes %

60%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' ⚽

⚽

3' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Pepple

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Tolaj

5' C. Hazard

8' ↑↓

↑↓

8' ⇄ C. Watts

1st substitution · For: L. Ashby-Hammond

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. Hall

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Shipley

16'

16' E. Archer

25'

25' C. Hall

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Hall

1st substitution · For: L. Gordon

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

A. Pepple

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Dale

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ J. Shipley

2nd substitution · For: G. Ward

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ R. Croasdale

3rd substitution · For: R. Walters

64'

64' O. Dale

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ R. Curtis

2nd substitution · For: M. Sorinola

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ E. Archer

4th substitution · For: G. Hall

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Pepple

3rd substitution · For: B. Sarpong-Wiredu

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Headley

5th substitution · For: D. Brown

82'

82' B. Sarpong-Wiredu

Plymouth vs Port Vale 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Plymouth beat Port Vale 2-1 on Saturday, 25 April 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Isaac Searle. It was played at Home Park.

First half: Plymouth took an early lead at 3' when A. Pepple scored, with the assist credited to L. Tolaj, making the score 1-0. C. Hazard received a red card for Plymouth at 5'. Plymouth made their 1st substitution at 8', with C. Watts replacing L. Ashby-Hammond. Port Vale leveled the score at 14' when C. Hall scored, with the assist credited to J. Shipley, making the score 1-1. E. Archer received a yellow card for Port Vale at 16'. C. Hall received a yellow card for Port Vale at 25'.

Second half: Port Vale made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Hall replacing L. Gordon. Plymouth took the lead at 47' when A. Pepple scored, with the assist credited to O. Dale, making the score 2-1. Port Vale made their 2nd substitution at 56', with J. Shipley replacing G. Ward. Port Vale made their 3rd substitution at 56', with R. Croasdale replacing R. Walters. O. Dale received a yellow card for Plymouth at 64'. Plymouth made their 2nd substitution at 66', with R. Curtis replacing M. Sorinola. Port Vale made their 4th substitution at 71', with E. Archer replacing G. Hall. Plymouth made their 3rd substitution at 73', with A. Pepple replacing B. Sarpong-Wiredu. Port Vale made their 5th substitution at 80', with J. Headley replacing D. Brown. B. Sarpong-Wiredu received a yellow card for Plymouth at 82'.

Plymouth used 3 substitutions while Port Vale used 5 substitutions. Plymouth got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Port Vale got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-15).
Port Vale controlled possession (73%).
Port Vale had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

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

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

2025-2026 Season

25 Apr 2026 Plymouth vs Port Vale 2 - 1 22 Nov 2025 Port Vale vs Plymouth 0 - 1

2022-2023 Season

07 May 2023 Port Vale vs Plymouth 1 - 3 02 Dec 2022 Plymouth vs Port Vale 0 - 2