Stevenage vs Port Vale

2 - 1
🕒 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Lamex Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ James Durkin 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 33
Regular Season Table
Stevenage 6 · Port Vale 22
Referee Stats
7 matches · 4.14 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.14
Reds avg 0.29
Penalties avg 0.14
Over 4.5 cards 71%
Home wins 43%
Draws 29%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Stevenage outshot their opponent (17-5).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Stevenage had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Stevenage (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 14-7-3

Goals For / Against

27 / 14
Avg: 1.13 / 0.58

Points

49
Avg: 2.04

Clean Sheets

13

Failed to Score

4
Port Vale (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

19 / 36
Avg: 0.83 / 1.57

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.04
PPG
0.91
1.13
GF
0.83
0.58
GA
1.57
26%
O2.5
48%
39%
BTTS
35%
57%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Stevenage rank6th
Port Vale rank22nd
Stevenage points75
Port Vale points42
Stevenage: #6 · 75 pts · GD +3
16 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 26 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.
33-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Stevenage last 5 home

W W D W W
Points13/15
Weighted index87
Goals6-2
Record4-1-0
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 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.

Stevenage trend breakdown

Over 2.526%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 48% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 26%

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

Stevenage score at home87%
Stevenage clean sheet at home57%
Port Vale score away52%
Port Vale clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Stevenage score first57%
Stevenage win after scoring first85%
Port Vale score first35%
Port Vale win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Stevenage 83% · Port Vale 17%
Avg first goal minute: Stevenage 48.2' · Port Vale 17.9'

Vs league average

Stevenage score at home1.13 vs 1.48
Stevenage concede at home0.58 vs 1.15
Port Vale score away0.83 vs 1.15
Port Vale concede away1.57 vs 1.48
Stevenage score 24% below league average, while Port Vale score 28% below league average.
Defensive side: Stevenage are 49% below league average at home, and Port Vale are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.50
BTTS75%
Over 2.575%
At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Stevenage goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
61-75 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
46-60 1
31-45 0

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
7
1
Total Shots
17
5
Shots off Goal
9
3
Blocked Shots
1
1
Shots Inside Box
12
3
Shots Outside Box
5
2
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
6
1
Fouls
11
11
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
6
Total Passes
367
327
Passes Accurate
254
198
Passes %
69%
61%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
9'
9' L. Thompson
10'
10' Goal · 0-1
J. Stockley
Normal Goal · Assist: Elijah Xavier Campbell
15'
15' C. Piergianni
19'
19' Goal · 1-1
D. Phillips
Normal Goal
24'
24' Goal · 2-1
H. Cornick
Normal Goal
33'
33' H. Cornick
1st substitution · For: J. Reid
45'
45' J. Stockley
45+8'
45+8' A. Gray
51'
51' J. Stockley
1st substitution · For: Martin Sherif
60'
60' T. Magloire
2nd substitution · For: F. Ojo
60'
60' A. Gray
3rd substitution · For: B. Waine
64'
64' D. Phillips
2nd substitution · For: J. Houghton
65'
65' M. Phillips
3rd substitution · For: J. Roberts
65'
65' L. Thompson
4th substitution · For: D. Kemp
90'
90' S. Earley
5th substitution · For: D. Sweeney
90'
90' K. John
4th substitution · For: J. Lawrence-Gabriel
90+5'
90+5' H. White

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

Stevenage beat Port Vale 2-1 on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by James Durkin. It was played at Lamex Stadium.

First half: L. Thompson received a yellow card for Stevenage at 9'. Port Vale took an early lead at 10' when J. Stockley scored, with the assist credited to Elijah Xavier Campbell, making the score 0-1. C. Piergianni received a yellow card for Stevenage at 15'. Stevenage leveled the score at 19' when D. Phillips scored, making the score 1-1. Stevenage took the lead at 24' when H. Cornick scored, making the score 2-1. Stevenage made their 1st substitution at 33', with H. Cornick replacing J. Reid. J. Stockley received a yellow card for Port Vale at 45'. A. Gray received a yellow card for Port Vale at 45+8'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Port Vale made their 1st substitution at 51', with J. Stockley replacing Martin Sherif. Port Vale made their 2nd substitution at 60', with T. Magloire replacing F. Ojo. Port Vale made their 3rd substitution at 60', with A. Gray replacing B. Waine. Stevenage made their 2nd substitution at 64', with D. Phillips replacing J. Houghton. Stevenage made their 3rd substitution at 65', with M. Phillips replacing J. Roberts. Stevenage made their 4th substitution at 65', with L. Thompson replacing D. Kemp. Stevenage made their 5th substitution at 90', with S. Earley replacing D. Sweeney. Port Vale made their 4th substitution at 90', with K. John replacing J. Lawrence-Gabriel. H. White received a yellow card for Stevenage at 90+5'.

Stevenage used 5 substitutions while Port Vale used 4 substitutions. Stevenage got 3 yellow cards, while Port Vale got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Stevenage outshot their opponent (17-5).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Stevenage had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

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