Port Vale vs Rochdale

31 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee E Heaslip

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 3–0

  • Onel Hernández 2’
  • George Byers 11’ (pen)
  • Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 22’
  • Keyrol Figueroa 86’
  • Ian Henderson 82’
  • Charlie Tasker 90+4’

Match summary

Port Vale won 4-2 at home to Rochdale. Port Vale led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Onel Hernández put Port Vale ahead in the 2nd minute, George Byers made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 11th minute, and Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel made it 3-0 in the 22nd minute. In the second half, Ian Henderson pulled one back to make it 3-1 with a header in the 82nd minute, Keyrol Figueroa made it 4-1 in the 86th minute, and Charlie Tasker made it 4-2 in stoppage time.

Both sides had 11 shots, with 6 on target for Port Vale and 5 for Rochdale.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
11 Shots 11
6 Shots on target 5
4 Corners 4
81 Attacks 71
45 Dangerous attacks 28
417 Passes 429
76.7% Pass accuracy 75.5%
9 Tackles 9
11 Fouls 17
2 Yellow cards 3
2 Offsides 3

Key events

Port Vale Rochdale
Kick-off
Onel HernándezLeft foot shot1-0 (Port Vale)
2’
George ByersPenalty2-0 (Port Vale)
11’
15’
Harvey GilmourFoul
Jordan Lawrence-GabrielRight foot shot3-0 (Port Vale)
22’
Kyle DempseyShot on target
22’
Corner
30’
33’
Glenn MiddletonFoul
Corner
35’
Corner
36’
38’
Cian HayesFoul
40’
Dajaune BrownShot on target
42’
Corner
Half-time3-0
46’
Ian HendersonGlenn Middleton
46’
Luke HananntCian Hayes
46’
Edward FrancisZain Silcott-Duberry
Cameron HumphreysFoul
48’
Second half underway
49’
Edward FrancisShot on target
49’
Corner
Keyrol FigueroaMax Watters
53’
Oliver LynchOnel Hernández
54’
60’
Corner
George ByersFoul
62’
62’
Corner
Rhys WaltersGeorge Byers
70’
George HallShot on target
71’
Corner
71’
72’
Sam BeckwithKaiden Wilson
72’
Jamie PatersonBabajide Adeeko
82’
Ian HendersonHeader3-1 (Rochdale)
Keyrol FigueroaRight foot shot4-1 (Port Vale)
86’
Maleace AsamoahGeorge Hall
87’
Kyle JohnJordan Lawrence-Gabriel
88’
90+4’
Charlie TaskerLeft foot shot4-2 (Rochdale)
90+4’
Dajaune BrownShot on target
Full-time4-2

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rochdale attacking Port Vale attacking 
2’ Onel Hernández (Port Vale), open play, goal 11’ George Byers (Port Vale), penalty, goal 21’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, blocked 22’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), open play, goal 22’ Kyle Dempsey (Port Vale), open play, saved 26’ George Hall (Port Vale), open play, off target 28’ Max Watters (Port Vale), open play, off target 39’ Max Watters (Port Vale), set piece, off target 40’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, saved 46’ Onel Hernández (Port Vale), open play, blocked 49’ Edward Francis (Rochdale), direct free kick, saved 50’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, off target 55’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, off target 61’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), from a corner, blocked 67’ George Byers (Port Vale), set piece, off target 71’ George Hall (Port Vale), open play, saved 74’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, off target 82’ Ian Henderson (Rochdale), set piece, goal 86’ Keyrol Figueroa (Port Vale), open play, goal 89’ Ian Henderson (Rochdale), set piece, off target 90+4’ Charlie Tasker (Rochdale), set piece, goal 90+4’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), set piece, saved 2’ Onel Hernández (Port Vale), open play, goal 11’ George Byers (Port Vale), penalty, goal 21’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, blocked 22’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), open play, goal 22’ Kyle Dempsey (Port Vale), open play, saved 26’ George Hall (Port Vale), open play, off target 28’ Max Watters (Port Vale), open play, off target 39’ Max Watters (Port Vale), set piece, off target 40’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, saved 46’ Onel Hernández (Port Vale), open play, blocked 49’ Edward Francis (Rochdale), direct free kick, saved 50’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, off target 55’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, off target 61’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), from a corner, blocked 67’ George Byers (Port Vale), set piece, off target 71’ George Hall (Port Vale), open play, saved 74’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, off target 82’ Ian Henderson (Rochdale), set piece, goal 86’ Keyrol Figueroa (Port Vale), open play, goal 89’ Ian Henderson (Rochdale), set piece, off target 90+4’ Charlie Tasker (Rochdale), set piece, goal 90+4’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), set piece, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Lineups

Port Vale 3-5-2 Starting XI
Maroši
Humphreys
Moon
Hall
Lawrence-Gabriel 88’
Dempsey
Byers 70’
Hall 87’
Headley
Hernández 54’
Watters 53’
Rochdale 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Waller
Sherring
Flint
Wilson 72’
Tasker
Adeeko 72’
Gilmour
Middleton 46’
Silcott-Duberry 46’
Hayes 46’
Brown

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Marko Maroši
90′ 3 2 37 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Cameron Humphreys
90′ 1 3 – 4 2 58 1 – –
Jasper Moon
90′ – – 1 5 3 51 – – – –
Connor Hall
90′ 2 1 – 8 6 57 – – – –
Kyle John Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel Taken off
88′ 1 – 24 – – 1 – 7 3 4 –
Kyle Dempsey
90′ – 1 45 2 – 2 2 5 – 1 –
George Byers Taken off
70′ 1 – 45 – – 2 2 2 2 –
George Hall Taken off
87′ – 1 26 1 – – 3 5 – 4 –
Jaheim Headley
90′ – – 28 1 – – 1 7 1 2 –
Onel Hernández Taken off
54′ 1 – 11 – – 1 – 4 1 2 –
Rhys Walters Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 4 – – – – – – – –
Forwards4 players
Max Watters Taken off
53′ – – 2 – – – – 1 – 4 –
Keyrol Figueroa Came on as a substitute
37′ 1 – 1 1 – – – – – 10 –
Oliver Lynch Came on as a substitute
36′ – – – – – – 1 2 – 15 –
Maleace Asamoah Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – – – – 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 59% Avg odds 1.58
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.87
Rochdale win 17% Avg odds 5.44

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

Form going into the game

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Rochdale WDLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rochdale 1-1 Port Vale, 22 Feb 22 Next meeting: Rochdale vs Port Vale, 30 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Port Vale vs Rochdale 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.