Port Vale vs Bolton

Port Vale

1 - 0

Bolton

🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vale Park 🧑‍⚖️ Tom Reeves 🔁 Regular Season - 39 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 39

Regular Season Table

Port Vale 22 · Bolton 5

Referee Stats

Tom Reeves

12 matches · 2.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.67
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	33%
Draws	25%
Away wins	42%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-7).
Bolton controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

Port Vale (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-9-10

Goals For / Against

17 / 25

Avg: 0.74 / 1.09

Points

Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bolton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-10-7

Goals For / Against

25 / 28

Avg: 1.04 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.29

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

0.91

PPG

1.29

0.74

1.04

1.09

1.17

30%

O2.5

30%

35%

BTTS

61%

22%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Port Vale rank22nd

Bolton rank5th

Port Vale points42

Bolton points75

Port Vale: #22 · 42 pts · GD -25

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

Bolton: #5 · 75 pts · GD +18

16 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Port Vale last 5 home

L D D W W

Points8/15

Weighted index36

Goals2-2

Record2-2-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Bolton last 5 away

D L W L D

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals5-7

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS35%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.548%

Also: Over 0.5 74% · Over 1.5 48% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Bolton trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Port Vale score at home43%

Port Vale clean sheet at home35%

Bolton score away74%

Bolton clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Port Vale score first22%

Port Vale win after scoring first40%

Bolton score first39%

Bolton win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Port Vale 27% · Bolton 54%

Avg first goal minute: Port Vale 27.2' · Bolton 34.9'

Vs league average

Port Vale score at home0.74 vs 1.48

Port Vale concede at home1.09 vs 1.15

Bolton score away1.04 vs 1.15

Bolton concede away1.17 vs 1.48

Port Vale score 50% below league average, while Bolton score 10% below league average.

Defensive side: Port Vale are 6% below league average at home, and Bolton are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Port Vale goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

31-45 3

61-75 1

Bolton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

61-75 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 7

61-75 6

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

40%

60%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

255

374

Passes Accurate

138

244

Passes %

54%

65%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21'

21' J. Osei-Tutu

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

G. Hall

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Headley

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Apter

1st substitution · For: M. Conway

60'

60' E. Erhahon

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ X. Simons

2nd substitution · For: J. McAtee

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ E. Erhahon

3rd substitution · For: J. Sheehan

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ B. Garrity

1st substitution · For: B. Waine

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ E. Toal

4th substitution · For: C. Christie

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Osei-Tutu

5th substitution · For: Mason Paul James Burstow

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Martin Sherif

2nd substitution · For: J. Shipley

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ G. Hall

3rd substitution · For: E. Archer

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Headley

4th substitution · For: T. Magloire

Port Vale vs Bolton 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Port Vale beat Bolton 1-0 on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Tom Reeves. It was played at Vale Park.

First half: J. Osei-Tutu received a yellow card for Bolton at 21'. Port Vale took the lead at 34' when G. Hall scored, with the assist credited to J. Headley, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Bolton made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Apter replacing M. Conway. E. Erhahon received a yellow card for Bolton at 60'. Bolton made their 2nd substitution at 61', with X. Simons replacing J. McAtee. Bolton made their 3rd substitution at 61', with E. Erhahon replacing J. Sheehan. Port Vale made their 1st substitution at 69', with B. Garrity replacing B. Waine. Bolton made their 4th substitution at 74', with E. Toal replacing C. Christie. Bolton made their 5th substitution at 74', with J. Osei-Tutu replacing Mason Paul James Burstow. Port Vale made their 2nd substitution at 78', with Martin Sherif replacing J. Shipley. Port Vale made their 3rd substitution at 84', with G. Hall replacing E. Archer. Port Vale made their 4th substitution at 85', with J. Headley replacing T. Magloire.

Port Vale used 4 substitutions while Bolton used 5 substitutions. Bolton got 2 yellow cards.