Port Vale vs Luton

28 February 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Lee Swabey

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Ben Waine 29’
  • Nahki Wells 5’

Match summary

Port Vale and Luton drew 1-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Nahki Wells put Luton ahead in the 5th minute and Ben Waine equalised in the 29th minute.

Luton had the better of the chances, with 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Port Vale's 1.08 from 12.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%
12 Shots 12
5 Shots on target 5
6 Corners 6
280 Passes 423
66.1% Pass accuracy 75.9%
23 Tackles 20
21 Fouls 15
3 Yellow cards 3
3 Offsides 2

Key events

Port Vale Luton
Kick-off
George HallShot on target
3’
5’
Nahki WellsLeft foot shot0-1 (Luton)
George HallSimulation
6’
22’
Joe JohnsonFoul
22’
Jordan ClarkShot on target
Cameron HumphreysFoul
25’
28’
Nigel LonwijkShot on target
Ben WaineLeft foot shot1-1 (Port Vale)
29’
40’
Jordan ClarkFoul
43’
Kal NaismithFoul
Half-time1-1
Second half underway
Jayden StockleyShot on target
58’
61’
Kasey PalmerJake Richards
61’
Ali Al-HamadiNahki Wells
64’
Ali Al-HamadiShot on target
Andre GrayJayden Stockley
66’
George HallShot on target
70’
71’
Davy van den BergLiam Walsh
Jordan ShipleyRhys Walters
77’
Martin SherifGeorge Hall
78’
80’
Hakeem OdofinNigel Lonwijk
80’
Shayden MorrisIsaiah Jones
85’
Ali Al-HamadiShot on target
Martin SherifShot on target
86’
Ben WaineFoul
87’
Full-time1-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.08 1.54 5’ Nahki Wells (Luton), 0-1 5’ 29’ Ben Waine (Port Vale), 1-1 29’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.08 1.54 5’ Nahki Wells (Luton), 0-1 Wells 5’ 29’ Ben Waine (Port Vale), 1-1 Ben Waine 29’
Port Vale 1.08 xGLuton 1.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Luton attacking Port Vale attacking 
5’ Nahki Wells (Luton), open play, 0.91 xG, goal 29’ Ben Waine (Port Vale), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 64’ Ali Al-Hamadi (Luton), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 9’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 28’ Nigel Lonwijk (Luton), set piece, 0.11 xG, saved 9’ Rhys Walters (Port Vale), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 58’ Jayden Stockley (Port Vale), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 34’ Cameron Humphreys (Port Vale), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Jordan Clark (Luton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 24’ George Hall (Port Vale), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 3’ George Hall (Port Vale), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 62’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 28’ Kal Naismith (Luton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ George Hall (Port Vale), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Jordan Shipley (Port Vale), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Ben Waine (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Jake Richards (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Connor Hall (Port Vale), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Martin Sherif (Port Vale), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Ali Al-Hamadi (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Nahki Wells (Luton), open play, 0.91 xG, goal 29’ Ben Waine (Port Vale), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 64’ Ali Al-Hamadi (Luton), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 9’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 28’ Nigel Lonwijk (Luton), set piece, 0.11 xG, saved 9’ Rhys Walters (Port Vale), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 58’ Jayden Stockley (Port Vale), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 22’ Jordan Clark (Luton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 24’ George Hall (Port Vale), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 34’ Cameron Humphreys (Port Vale), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 3’ George Hall (Port Vale), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 62’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 28’ Kal Naismith (Luton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ George Hall (Port Vale), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Jordan Shipley (Port Vale), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Ben Waine (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Jake Richards (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Connor Hall (Port Vale), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Martin Sherif (Port Vale), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Ali Al-Hamadi (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Port Vale 3-5-2 Starting XI
Gauci
John
Humphreys
Hall
Gordon
Lawrence-Gabriel
Walters 77’
Ojo
Hall 78’
Stockley 66’
Waine
Luton 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Keeley
Johnson
Lonwijk 80’
Naismith
Lawrence
Saville
Walsh 71’
Jones 80’
Clark
Richards 61’
Wells 61’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Joe Gauci
90′ 4 1 29 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Kyle John
90′ 1 – 2 5 2 28 – – – –
Cameron Humphreys
90′ 1 – – 5 4 28 – – –
Connor Hall
90′ 4 3 – 7 2 34 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
90′ – – 36 1 0.16 – 1 4 2 4 –
Rhys Walters Taken off
77′ – – 14 – 0.00 4 – 7 3 1 –
Funso Ojo
90′ – – 37 1 0.06 2 1 5 3 – –
George Hall Taken off
78′ – 1 11 2 0.69 7 – 11 3 3
Liam Gordon
90′ – – 30 1 0.03 – 1 5 – 2 –
Jordan Shipley Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 11 – 0.01 – 1 1 – – –
Martin Sherif Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 6 – 0.00 1 – 4 – – –
Forwards3 players
Jayden Stockley Taken off
66′ – – 1 1 0.10 0.07 1 4 – 9 –
Ben Waine
90′ 1 – 2 1 0.43 0.00 1 9 4 5
Andre Gray Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – 0.00 – – – 2 –
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 30% Avg odds 3.09
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.25
Luton win 41% Avg odds 2.26

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

Form going into the game

Port Vale LDLDW
Luton WWLLD

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Previous and next meeting

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