Port Vale vs Exeter City

12 September 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee L Doughty

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • George Byers 70’ (pen)

Match summary

Port Vale saw off Exeter City 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

George Byers put Port Vale ahead from the penalty spot in the 70th minute.

Shots finished 14-10 to Port Vale, with 4 on target for Port Vale and 0 for Exeter City.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
14 Shots 10
4 Shots on target 0
6 Corners 4
131 Attacks 105
62 Dangerous attacks 43
364 Passes 336
73.6% Pass accuracy 69.0%
11 Tackles 17
14 Fouls 9
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Port Vale Exeter City
Kick-off
Corner
11’
Corner
27’
Corner
39’
41’
Corner
42’
Corner
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Ben GarrityShot on target
47’
Corner
51’
57’
Jake Doyle-HayesFoul
63’
Jack TaylorGwion Edwards
Corner
64’
Oliver LynchShot on target
67’
Kyle DempseyShot on target
68’
George ByersPenalty1-0 (Port Vale)
70’
71’
Taylor PerryJake Doyle-Hayes
71’
George BirchDanny Rose
Jordan Lawrence-GabrielFoul
73’
George HallBen Waine
76’
George ByersFoul
77’
79’
Ethan SutherlandVincent Harper
79’
Lakyle SamuelEd James
82’
Corner
Onel HernándezGeorge Byers
86’
Cameron HumphreysLewis Montsma
86’
Tyreece SimpsonOliver Lynch
86’
87’
Corner
Corner
90+1’
Ben GarrityArgument
90+5’
90+5’
Taylor PerryFoul
Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Exeter City attacking Port Vale attacking 
11’ Ben Garrity (Port Vale), from a corner, off target 18’ Charlie Cummins (Exeter City), open play, blocked 21’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), open play, blocked 24’ Danny Rose (Exeter City), open play, off target 27’ Connor Hall (Port Vale), from a corner, off target 30’ Reece Cole (Exeter City), set piece, off target 37’ Jaheim Headley (Port Vale), open play, off target 37’ Ben Garrity (Port Vale), open play, blocked 39’ Ben Garrity (Port Vale), open play, blocked 42’ Jake Doyle-Hayes (Exeter City), from a corner, off target 47’ Ben Garrity (Port Vale), open play, saved 47’ Luca Woodhouse (Exeter City), set piece, off target 47’ Reece Cole (Exeter City), set piece, blocked 47’ Ed James (Exeter City), set piece, blocked 47’ Josh Gordon (Exeter City), set piece, blocked 54’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), open play, off target 56’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), open play, off target 63’ Oliver Lynch (Port Vale), open play, off target 65’ Kyle Dempsey (Port Vale), from a corner, blocked 67’ Oliver Lynch (Port Vale), open play, saved 68’ Kyle Dempsey (Port Vale), open play, saved 70’ George Byers (Port Vale), penalty, goal 82’ Josh Gordon (Exeter City), open play, blocked 89’ Reece Cole (Exeter City), direct free kick, off target 90+1’ Onel Hernández (Port Vale), open play, blocked 11’ Ben Garrity (Port Vale), from a corner, off target 18’ Charlie Cummins (Exeter City), open play, blocked 21’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), open play, blocked 24’ Danny Rose (Exeter City), open play, off target 27’ Connor Hall (Port Vale), from a corner, off target 30’ Reece Cole (Exeter City), set piece, off target 37’ Jaheim Headley (Port Vale), open play, off target 37’ Ben Garrity (Port Vale), open play, blocked 39’ Ben Garrity (Port Vale), open play, blocked 42’ Jake Doyle-Hayes (Exeter City), from a corner, off target 47’ Ben Garrity (Port Vale), open play, saved 47’ Luca Woodhouse (Exeter City), set piece, off target 47’ Reece Cole (Exeter City), set piece, blocked 47’ Ed James (Exeter City), set piece, blocked 47’ Josh Gordon (Exeter City), set piece, blocked 54’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), open play, off target 56’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), open play, off target 63’ Oliver Lynch (Port Vale), open play, off target 65’ Kyle Dempsey (Port Vale), from a corner, blocked 67’ Oliver Lynch (Port Vale), open play, saved 68’ Kyle Dempsey (Port Vale), open play, saved 70’ George Byers (Port Vale), penalty, goal 82’ Josh Gordon (Exeter City), open play, blocked 89’ Reece Cole (Exeter City), direct free kick, off target 90+1’ Onel Hernández (Port Vale), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Port Vale 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Smith
John
Montsma 86’
Hall
Lawrence-Gabriel
Dempsey
Garrity
Headley
Byers 86’
Waine 76’
Lynch 86’
Exeter City 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Bycroft
James 79’
Fitzwater
Woodhouse
Harper 79’
Edwards 63’
Doyle-Hayes 71’
Cummins
Cole
Rose 71’
Gordon

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jackson Smith
90′ 0 0 34 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Kyle John
90′ – 1 – 3 1 45 – – – –
Lewis Montsma Taken off
86′ 3 1 1 9 4 44 1 – – –
Connor Hall
90′ 1 – – 7 5 45 1 – – –
Cameron Humphreys Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – 4 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
90′ – – 34 2 – 1 – 4 3 1
Kyle Dempsey
90′ – – 29 3 – 4 3 7 1 – –
Ben Garrity
90′ – – 23 1 – – 2 7 – 1
Jaheim Headley
90′ – – 39 1 – 1 1 5 2 1 –
George Hall Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 4 – – – – – – – –
Forwards5 players
George Byers Taken off
86′ 1 – 1 1 – – 1 2 – 42
Ben Waine Taken off
76′ – – – – – – – 3 1 9 –
Oliver Lynch Taken off
86′ – – 2 1 – – – 1 – 10 –
Onel Hernández Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 – – – – 1 1 1 –
Tyreece Simpson Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – – – – 1 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Port Vale win 48% Avg odds 1.95
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.40
Exeter City win 25% Avg odds 3.75

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Port Vale LDDLL
Exeter City LWLDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Port Vale 1-3 Exeter City, 24 Jan 26 Next meeting: Exeter City vs Port Vale, 20 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Port Vale vs Exeter City meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.