Port Vale vs Plymouth

22 November 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Abigail Byrne

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Lorent Tolaj 46’

Match summary

Plymouth beat Port Vale 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Lorent Tolaj put Plymouth ahead in the 46th minute.

Port Vale can feel hard done by, creating 1.14 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Plymouth's 0.43 from 5.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%
13 Shots 5
3 Shots on target 2
8 Corners 2
365 Passes 282
66.8% Pass accuracy 56.7%
13 Tackles 28
7 Fouls 15
1 Yellow cards 3
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Port Vale Plymouth
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
46’
Lorent TolajLeft foot shot0-1 (Plymouth)
Second half underway
Jayden StockleyBen Heneghan
59’
Ruari PatonShot on target
63’
Ruari PatonShot on target
64’
65’
Law McCabeTime wasting
65’
Matthew SorinolaShot on target
Ronan CurtisJaheim Headley
69’
69’
Ayman BenarousBrendan Galloway
69’
Joe RallsOwen Dale
Funso OjoRhys Walters
70’
Kyle JohnFoul
74’
79’
Joe EdwardsMatthew Sorinola
80’
Lorent TolajFoul
89’
Jamie PatersonAyman Benarous
Dajaune BrownConnor Hall
90+2’
Ruari PatonShot on target
90+5’
90+8’
Joe EdwardsFoul
Full-time0-1

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.14 0.43 46’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), 0-1 46’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.14 0.43 46’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), 0-1 Tolaj 46’
Port Vale 1.14 xGPlymouth 0.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Port Vale attacking 
46’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 90+3’ Devante Cole (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 17’ Connor Hall (Port Vale), set piece, 0.18 xG, off target 63’ Ruari Paton (Port Vale), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 66’ George Hall (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 90+5’ Ruari Paton (Port Vale), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 71’ Law McCabe (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 64’ Ruari Paton (Port Vale), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 65’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 87’ Jayden Stockley (Port Vale), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Rhys Walters (Port Vale), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Joe Ralls (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Jaheim Headley (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Ruari Paton (Port Vale), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Devante Cole (Port Vale), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Ruari Paton (Port Vale), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Ben Heneghan (Port Vale), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Devante Cole (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 46’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 17’ Connor Hall (Port Vale), set piece, 0.18 xG, off target 63’ Ruari Paton (Port Vale), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 66’ George Hall (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 90+5’ Ruari Paton (Port Vale), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 64’ Ruari Paton (Port Vale), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Law McCabe (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 65’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 87’ Jayden Stockley (Port Vale), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Rhys Walters (Port Vale), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Joe Ralls (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Jaheim Headley (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Ruari Paton (Port Vale), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Devante Cole (Port Vale), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Ruari Paton (Port Vale), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Ben Heneghan (Port Vale), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Port Vale 5-3-2 Starting XI
Gauci
John
Humphreys
Heneghan 59’
Hall 90’
Headley 69’
Hall
Garrity
Walters 70’
Cole
Paton
Plymouth 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Hazard
Szűcs
Mitchell
Ross
Galloway 69’
Boateng
McCabe
Mumba
Sorinola 79’
Dale 69’
Tolaj

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Joe Gauci
90′ 1 1 28 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Kyle John
90′ 2 1 – 6 – 22 3 – –
Cameron Humphreys
90′ 1 – 1 7 4 48 – – – –
Ben Heneghan Taken off
59′ 1 1 1 5 4 28 – – – –
Connor Hall Taken off
89′ – 1 – 6 5 53 – – – –
Jaheim Headley Taken off
69′ 1 1 – 4 1 25 1 – – –
Midfielders5 players
George Hall
90′ – – 7 – 0.41 – – 3 1 – –
Ben Garrity
90′ – – 32 – 0.04 3 1 12 – 2 –
Rhys Walters Taken off
70′ – – 15 – 0.01 2 1 6 – – –
Ronan Curtis Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 19 2 0.31 – – 4 – 1 –
Funso Ojo Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 23 – 0.06 – 2 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
Devante Cole
90′ – – 2 – 0.25 0.30 3 12 4 32 –
Ruari Paton
90′ – – 5 3 0.40 0.21 2 2 – 22 –
Jayden Stockley Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 1 – 0.06 0.00 – 7 1 10 –
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 45% Avg odds 2.08
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.37
Plymouth win 27% Avg odds 3.42

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

Form going into the game

Port Vale DLLLD
Plymouth DLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Port Vale 1-3 Plymouth, 07 May 23 Next meeting: Plymouth 2-1 Port Vale, 25 Apr 26  All Port Vale vs Plymouth 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.