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🕒 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Edgeley Park 🧑‍⚖️ Alex Chilowicz 🔁 Regular Season - 43 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 43
Regular Season Table
Stockport County 3 · Port Vale 22
Referee Stats
Alex Chilowicz
14 matches · 3.07 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.07
Reds avg 0.07
Penalties avg 0.14
Over 4.5 cards 21%
Home wins 50%
Draws 21%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-10).
  • Stockport County controlled possession (67%).
  • Port Vale had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Stockport County (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 14-4-6

Goals For / Against

40 / 26
Avg: 1.67 / 1.08

Points

46
Avg: 1.92

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

3
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

1.92
PPG
0.91
1.67
GF
0.83
1.08
GA
1.57
61%
O2.5
48%
61%
BTTS
35%
43%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Stockport County rank3rd
Port Vale rank22nd
Stockport County points77
Port Vale points42
Stockport County: #3 · 77 pts · GD +13
14 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 28 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.
35-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Stockport County last 5 home

L W L W W
Points9/15
Weighted index47
Goals10-4
Record3-0-2
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.

Stockport County trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

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

Stockport County score at home87%
Stockport County clean sheet at home30%
Port Vale score away52%
Port Vale clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Stockport County score first43%
Stockport County win after scoring first70%
Port Vale score first35%
Port Vale win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Stockport County 58% · Port Vale 17%
Avg first goal minute: Stockport County 32.4' · Port Vale 17.9'

Vs league average

Stockport County score at home1.67 vs 1.48
Stockport County concede at home1.08 vs 1.15
Port Vale score away0.83 vs 1.15
Port Vale concede away1.57 vs 1.48
Stockport County score 13% above league average, while Port Vale score 28% below league average.
Defensive side: Stockport County are 6% below league average at home, and Port Vale are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Stockport County goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
16-30 6
31-45 6
61-75 5
46-60 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
61-75 6
0-15 5
31-45 4
46-60 4
76-90+ 3

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
2
5
Total Shots
13
10
Shots off Goal
8
3
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
10
5
Shots Outside Box
3
5
Ball Possession
67%
33%
Corner Kicks
7
1
Fouls
13
10
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
1
Total Passes
587
300
Passes Accurate
491
211
Passes %
84%
70%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
4' ⚽
⚽
4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
M. Sherif
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Waine
23' ⚽
⚽
23' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
J. Lawrence-Gabriel
Normal Goal · Assist: G. Hall
36'
36' C. Gardner
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ J. Stokes
1st substitution · For: T. Edun
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ M. Mothersille
2nd substitution · For: L. Barry
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ C. Gardner
3rd substitution · For: Christy Grogan
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ B. Waine
1st substitution · For: O. Hernández
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ G. Hall
2nd substitution · For: E. Archer
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ J. Diamond
4th substitution · For: L. Bate
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ Adama Sidibeh
5th substitution · For: B. Andresson
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ G. Ward
3rd substitution · For: B. Heneghan
86' ⚽
⚽
86' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
O. Bailey
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Norwood
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ R. Walters
4th substitution · For: R. Croasdale
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ M. Sherif
5th substitution · For: G. Byers
90+1'
90+1' B. Osborn

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

Port Vale beat Stockport County 2-1 on Tuesday, 28 April 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Alex Chilowicz. It was played at Edgeley Park.

First half: Port Vale took an early lead at 4' when M. Sherif scored, with the assist credited to B. Waine, making the score 0-1. Port Vale extended the lead at 23' when J. Lawrence-Gabriel scored, with the assist credited to G. Hall, making the score 0-2. C. Gardner received a yellow card for Stockport County at 36'.

Second half: Stockport County made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Stokes replacing T. Edun. Stockport County made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Mothersille replacing L. Barry. Stockport County made their 3rd substitution at 46', with C. Gardner replacing Christy Grogan. Port Vale made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Waine replacing O. Hernández. Port Vale made their 2nd substitution at 46', with G. Hall replacing E. Archer. Stockport County made their 4th substitution at 65', with J. Diamond replacing L. Bate. Stockport County made their 5th substitution at 65', with Adama Sidibeh replacing B. Andresson. Port Vale made their 3rd substitution at 76', with G. Ward replacing B. Heneghan. Stockport County reduced the deficit at 86' when O. Bailey scored, with the assist credited to O. Norwood, making the score 1-2. Port Vale made their 4th substitution at 89', with R. Walters replacing R. Croasdale. Port Vale made their 5th substitution at 89', with M. Sherif replacing G. Byers. B. Osborn received a yellow card for Stockport County at 90+1'.

Stockport County used 5 substitutions while Port Vale used 5 substitutions. Stockport County got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-10).
  • Stockport County controlled possession (67%).
  • Port Vale had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Stockport County vs Port Vale Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
28 Apr 2026 Stockport County vs Port Vale 1 - 2 27 Oct 2025 Port Vale vs Stockport County 0 - 3