Port Vale vs Northampton Town

4 October 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Martin Woods

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Neither Port Vale nor Northampton Town found the net in a 0-0 draw.

There was little between the sides on chances: Port Vale created 0.30 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Northampton Town 0.44 from 6.

Match stats

56% Possession 44%
8 Shots 6
2 Shots on target 2
3 Corners 4
383 Passes 299
67.1% Pass accuracy 58.5%
12 Tackles 9
12 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 1
4 Offsides 1

Key events

Port Vale Northampton Town
Kick-off
Jaheim HeadleyShot on target
23’
Jordan Lawrence-GabrielFoul
24’
29’
Jordan ThornileyFoul
Jaheim HeadleyFoul
39’
41’
Cameron McGeehanShot on target
Second half underway
Half-time0-0
46’
Jack ValeEthan Wheatley
Ryan CroasdaleJaheim Headley
46’
48’
Terry TaylorShot on target
Ronan CurtisJordan Shipley
62’
Jayden StockleyDajaune Brown
62’
68’
Kamarai SwyerTyrese Fornah
George HallBen Garrity
71’
Ruari PatonDevante Cole
88’
89’
Jack PerkinsNesta Guinness-Walker
Ruari PatonShot on target
90+7’
Full-time0-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.30 0.44 0.0 0.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.30 0.44
Port Vale 0.30 xGNorthampton Town 0.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Northampton Town attacking Port Vale attacking 
75’ Nesta Guinness-Walker (Northampton Town), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 41’ Cameron McGeehan (Northampton Town), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 59’ Terry Taylor (Northampton Town), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ Jaheim Headley (Port Vale), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ George Byers (Port Vale), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+7’ George Byers (Port Vale), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Terry Taylor (Northampton Town), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Ben Garrity (Port Vale), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Dean Campbell (Northampton Town), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Cameron McGeehan (Northampton Town), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Jesse Debrah (Port Vale), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Ryan Croasdale (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+7’ Ruari Paton (Port Vale), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 75’ Nesta Guinness-Walker (Northampton Town), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 41’ Cameron McGeehan (Northampton Town), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 59’ Terry Taylor (Northampton Town), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ Jaheim Headley (Port Vale), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ George Byers (Port Vale), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+7’ George Byers (Port Vale), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Terry Taylor (Northampton Town), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Ben Garrity (Port Vale), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Dean Campbell (Northampton Town), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Cameron McGeehan (Northampton Town), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Jesse Debrah (Port Vale), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Ryan Croasdale (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+7’ Ruari Paton (Port Vale), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Port Vale 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Gauci
Humphreys
Debrah
Hall
Byers
Shipley 62’
Lawrence-Gabriel
Garrity 71’
Headley 46’
Cole 88’
Brown 62’
Northampton Town 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Fitzsimons
McCarthy
Thorniley
Forbes
Guinness-Walker 89’
Campbell
Taylor
McGeehan
Hoskins
Fornah 68’
Wheatley 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Joe Gauci
90′ 2 0 36 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Cameron Humphreys
90′ 1 1 – 7 6 39 – – – –
Jesse Debrah
90′ 1 – 1 8 5 39 1 – – –
Connor Hall
90′ – – – 8 6 55 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
George Byers
90′ – – 55 – 0.04 4 2 10 1 2 –
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
90′ – – 29 1 0.03 1 – 5 2 2
Ben Garrity Taken off
71′ – – 21 – 0.03 1 1 4 – – –
Jordan Shipley Taken off
62′ – – 17 – 0.01 1 – 1 – – –
Jaheim Headley Taken off
45′ – – 19 – 0.00 1 – 2 1 –
Ryan Croasdale Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 15 1 0.38 1 1 1 – – –
Ronan Curtis Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 18 – 0.11 1 – 3 – – –
George Hall Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 2 – 0.11 – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards4 players
Devante Cole Taken off
88′ – – – – – 0.06 2 4 – 12 –
Dajaune Brown Taken off
62′ – – – – – 0.03 – 3 1 14 –
Jayden Stockley Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – 0.05 – 11 1 10 –
Ruari Paton Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 1 1 0.01 – – – – 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 52% Avg odds 1.79
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.35
Northampton Town win 20% Avg odds 4.67

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

Form going into the game

Port Vale LLWWW
Northampton Town WWWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Northampton Town 2-0 Port Vale, 01 Apr 24 Next meeting: Northampton Town 0-1 Port Vale, 24 Feb 26  All Port Vale vs Northampton Town 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.