Port Vale vs Lincoln

0 - 2
🕒 Sat, 02 May 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vale Park 🧑‍⚖️ Andrew Humphries 🔁 Regular Season - 46 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 46
Regular Season Table
Port Vale 22 · Lincoln 1
Referee Stats
15 matches · 2.27 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.27
Reds avg 0.13
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 20%
Home wins 27%
Draws 33%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Port Vale controlled possession (58%).
  • Lincoln had the sharper finishing (1-3 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
Lincoln (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 13-6-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 21
Avg: 1.57 / 0.91

Points

45
Avg: 1.96

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

4

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
1.96
0.74
GF
1.57
1.09
GA
0.91
30%
O2.5
43%
35%
BTTS
39%
22%
Score 1st
61%

League-position context

Port Vale rank22nd
Lincoln rank1st
Port Vale points42
Lincoln points103
Port Vale: #22 · 42 pts · GD -25
49 pts off the top 2. 31 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.
Lincoln: #1 · 103 pts · GD +48
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 36 pts above the play-off edge. 54 pts clear of the relegation zone.
61-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.

Lincoln last 5 away

W W D W D
Points11/15
Weighted index82
Goals10-5
Record3-2-0
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 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%

Lincoln trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Port Vale score at home43%
Port Vale clean sheet at home35%
Lincoln score away83%
Lincoln clean sheet away48%

First-goal patterns

Port Vale score first22%
Port Vale win after scoring first40%
Lincoln score first61%
Lincoln win after scoring first79%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Port Vale 27% · Lincoln 43%
Avg first goal minute: Port Vale 27.2' · Lincoln 20.5'

Vs league average

Port Vale score at home0.74 vs 1.48
Port Vale concede at home1.09 vs 1.15
Lincoln score away1.57 vs 1.15
Lincoln concede away0.91 vs 1.48
Port Vale score 50% below league average, while Lincoln score 36% above league average.
Defensive side: Port Vale are 6% below league average at home, and Lincoln are 38% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.67 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

Lincoln goal timing (away)

1H scored: 49% 2H scored: 51% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
0-15 7
16-30 7
61-75 5
46-60 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
1
3
Total Shots
13
11
Shots off Goal
7
3
Blocked Shots
5
5
Shots Inside Box
6
9
Shots Outside Box
7
2
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
2
6
Fouls
7
9
Offsides
3
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
0
Total Passes
424
301
Passes Accurate
342
206
Passes %
81%
68%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
7
Away
7
9'
9' Goal · 0-1
B. House
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Moylan
22'
22' C. McGrandles
49'
49' Goal · 0-2
R. Street
Normal Goal
57'
57' G. Ward
1st substitution · For: G. Byers
58'
58' L. Gordon
2nd substitution · For: C. Hall
65'
65' T. Darikwa
1st substitution · For: D. Jefferies
66'
66' B. House
2nd substitution · For: R. Oné
66'
66' C. McGrandles
3rd substitution · For: K. Conteh
66'
66' O. Hernández
3rd substitution · For: E. Archer
66'
66' R. Walters
4th substitution · For: R. Croasdale
66'
66' C. McGrandles
4th substitution · For: K. Conteh
66'
66' R. Walters
5th substitution · For: R. Croasdale
66'
66' O. Hernández
6th substitution · For: E. Archer
66'
66' B. House
5th substitution · For: R. Oné
73'
73' K. Conteh
74'
74' J. Moylan
6th substitution · For: A. Lloyd
75'
75' R. Street
7th substitution · For: E. Ring
83'
83' G. Hall
7th substitution · Substitution 5

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

Lincoln beat Port Vale 2-0 on Saturday, 02 May 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Andrew Humphries. It was played at Vale Park.

First half: Lincoln took an early lead at 9' when B. House scored, with the assist credited to J. Moylan, making the score 0-1. C. McGrandles received a yellow card for Lincoln at 22'.

Second half: Lincoln extended the lead at 49' when R. Street scored, making the score 0-2. Port Vale made their 1st substitution at 57', with G. Ward replacing G. Byers. Port Vale made their 2nd substitution at 58', with L. Gordon replacing C. Hall. Lincoln made their 1st substitution at 65', with T. Darikwa replacing D. Jefferies. Lincoln made their 2nd substitution at 66', with B. House replacing R. Oné. Lincoln made their 3rd substitution at 66', with C. McGrandles replacing K. Conteh. Port Vale made their 3rd substitution at 66', with O. Hernández replacing E. Archer. Port Vale made their 4th substitution at 66', with R. Walters replacing R. Croasdale. Lincoln made their 4th substitution at 66', with C. McGrandles replacing K. Conteh. Port Vale made their 5th substitution at 66', with R. Walters replacing R. Croasdale. Port Vale made their 6th substitution at 66', with O. Hernández replacing E. Archer. Lincoln made their 5th substitution at 66', with B. House replacing R. Oné. K. Conteh received a yellow card for Lincoln at 73'. Lincoln made their 6th substitution at 74', with J. Moylan replacing A. Lloyd. Lincoln made their 7th substitution at 75', with R. Street replacing E. Ring. Port Vale made their 7th substitution at 83', involving G. Hall.

Port Vale used 7 substitutions while Lincoln used 7 substitutions. Lincoln got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Port Vale controlled possession (58%).
  • Lincoln had the sharper finishing (1-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

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