Port Vale vs Bradford

0 - 2
🕒 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Vale Park 🧑‍⚖️ Paul Howard 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Port Vale 22 · Bradford 4
Referee Stats
10 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.10
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 30%
Home wins 20%
Draws 30%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Bradford outshot their opponent (7-32).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Bradford had the sharper finishing (1-12 shots on target).

Team Overview

Port Vale (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-9-10

Goals For / Against

17 / 25
Avg: 0.74 / 1.09

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

13
Bradford (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 7-6-11

Goals For / Against

26 / 35
Avg: 1.08 / 1.46

Points

27
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

7

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
1.13
0.74
GF
1.08
1.09
GA
1.46
30%
O2.5
65%
35%
BTTS
65%
22%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Port Vale rank22nd
Bradford rank4th
Port Vale points42
Bradford points77
Port Vale: #22 · 42 pts · GD -25
49 pts off the top 2. 31 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.
Bradford: #4 · 77 pts · GD +7
14 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
35-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.

Bradford last 5 away

W D W L L
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals7-8
Record2-1-2
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%

Bradford trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Port Vale score at home43%
Port Vale clean sheet at home35%
Bradford score away74%
Bradford clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Port Vale score first22%
Port Vale win after scoring first40%
Bradford score first39%
Bradford win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Port Vale 27% · Bradford 36%
Avg first goal minute: Port Vale 27.2' · Bradford 33.2'

Vs league average

Port Vale score at home0.74 vs 1.48
Port Vale concede at home1.09 vs 1.15
Bradford score away1.08 vs 1.15
Bradford concede away1.46 vs 1.48
Port Vale score 50% below league average, while Bradford score 6% below league average.
Defensive side: Port Vale are 6% below league average at home, and Bradford are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

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

Bradford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
61-75 6
16-30 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
16-30 7
31-45 6
46-60 6
0-15 3
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
1
12
Total Shots
7
32
Shots off Goal
3
7
Blocked Shots
3
13
Shots Inside Box
2
19
Shots Outside Box
5
13
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
2
11
Fouls
8
13
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
10
1
Total Passes
312
358
Passes Accurate
182
243
Passes %
58%
68%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
31'
31' Goal · 0-1
B. Pointon
Normal Goal
46'
46' F. Ojo
1st substitution · For: G. Ward
46'
46' B. Waine
2nd substitution · For: E. Archer
46'
46' R. Walters
3rd substitution · For: J. Shipley
51'
51' M. Power
61'
61' Elijah Xavier Campbell
61'
61' T. Magloire
4th substitution · For: L. Gordon
66'
66' Goal · 0-2
T. Wright
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Pointon
69'
69' A. Sarcevic
1st substitution · For: W. Swan
70'
70' B. Pointon
2nd substitution · For: S. Humphrys
70'
70' E. Wheatley
3rd substitution · For: P. Mullin
80'
80' J. Neufville
4th substitution · For: H. Ashby
84'
84' A. Gray
5th substitution · For: D. Brown
85'
85' C. Hall
90'
90' T. Wright

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

Bradford beat Port Vale 2-0 on Wednesday, 11 March 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Paul Howard. It was played at Vale Park.

First half: Bradford took the lead at 31' when B. Pointon scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Port Vale made their 1st substitution at 46', with F. Ojo replacing G. Ward. Port Vale made their 2nd substitution at 46', with B. Waine replacing E. Archer. Port Vale made their 3rd substitution at 46', with R. Walters replacing J. Shipley. M. Power received a yellow card for Bradford at 51'. Elijah Xavier Campbell received a yellow card for Port Vale at 61'. Port Vale made their 4th substitution at 61', with T. Magloire replacing L. Gordon. Bradford extended the lead at 66' when T. Wright scored, with the assist credited to B. Pointon, making the score 0-2. Bradford made their 1st substitution at 69', with A. Sarcevic replacing W. Swan. Bradford made their 2nd substitution at 70', with B. Pointon replacing S. Humphrys. Bradford made their 3rd substitution at 70', with E. Wheatley replacing P. Mullin. Bradford made their 4th substitution at 80', with J. Neufville replacing H. Ashby. Port Vale made their 5th substitution at 84', with A. Gray replacing D. Brown. C. Hall received a yellow card for Port Vale at 85'. T. Wright received a yellow card for Bradford at 90'.

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

How the match was won

  • Bradford outshot their opponent (7-32).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Bradford had the sharper finishing (1-12 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins0
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

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