Reading vs Port Vale

30 August 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Thomas Parsons

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Paddy Lane 66’

Match summary

Reading won 1-0 at home to Port Vale. It was goalless at half-time.

Paddy Lane put Reading ahead in the 66th minute.

Port Vale can feel hard done by, creating 1.04 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Reading's 0.62 from 11.

Key events

Reading Port Vale
N. HuntManagerArgument
0’
Kick-off
10’
Ronan CurtisShot on target
38’
Ronan CurtisShot on target
Paddy LaneShot on target
42’
Matty JacobFoul
45+6’
Half-time0-0
47’
Ben HeneghanFoul
Ben ElliottShot on target
47’
Paddy LaneShot on target
50’
Second half underway
56’
Funso OjoRyan Croasdale
56’
Ryan CroasdaleFoul
57’
Dajaune BrownMo Faal
Kamari DoyleBen Elliott
62’
Jack MarriottMark O'Mahony
62’
63’
Kyle JohnMitchell Clark
Paddy LaneLeft foot shot1-0 (Reading)
66’
Kamari DoyleShot on target
69’
71’
Ben WaineBen Heneghan
71’
Jordan ShipleyGeorge Byers
Ashqar AhmedTime wasting
74’
Mamadi CamaraPaddy Lane
74’
76’
Ronan CurtisShot on target
Liam FraserCharlie Savage
81’
Jeriel DorsettAshqar Ahmed
81’
Full-time1-0

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 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.62 1.04 66’ Paddy Lane (Reading), 1-0 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.62 1.04 66’ Paddy Lane (Reading), 1-0 Lane 66’
Reading 0.62 xGPort Vale 1.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Port Vale attacking Reading attacking 
86’ Dajaune Brown (Port Vale), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 87’ Ronan Curtis (Port Vale), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mamadi Camara (Reading), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 50’ Paddy Lane (Reading), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 82’ Dajaune Brown (Port Vale), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 61’ Dajaune Brown (Port Vale), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 66’ Paddy Lane (Reading), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 82’ Ronan Curtis (Port Vale), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 33’ Daniel Kyerewaa (Reading), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Ronan Curtis (Port Vale), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 35’ Daniel Kyerewaa (Reading), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Rhys Walters (Port Vale), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Ronan Curtis (Port Vale), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Ben Waine (Port Vale), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Ben Waine (Port Vale), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Kamari Doyle (Reading), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ George Byers (Port Vale), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Funso Ojo (Port Vale), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Paddy Lane (Reading), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Ronan Curtis (Port Vale), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Ben Heneghan (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Ben Elliott (Reading), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Kamari Doyle (Reading), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 86’ Dajaune Brown (Port Vale), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 87’ Ronan Curtis (Port Vale), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mamadi Camara (Reading), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 50’ Paddy Lane (Reading), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 82’ Dajaune Brown (Port Vale), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 61’ Dajaune Brown (Port Vale), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 66’ Paddy Lane (Reading), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 82’ Ronan Curtis (Port Vale), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 33’ Daniel Kyerewaa (Reading), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Ronan Curtis (Port Vale), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 35’ Daniel Kyerewaa (Reading), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Rhys Walters (Port Vale), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Ronan Curtis (Port Vale), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Ben Waine (Port Vale), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Ben Waine (Port Vale), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Kamari Doyle (Reading), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ George Byers (Port Vale), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Funso Ojo (Port Vale), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Paddy Lane (Reading), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Ben Elliott (Reading), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Ronan Curtis (Port Vale), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Ben Heneghan (Port Vale), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Kamari Doyle (Reading), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Reading 4-3-3 Starting XI
Pereira
Jacob
Ahmed 81’
Burns
Williams
Elliott 62’
Wing
Savage 81’
O'Mahony 62’
Kyerewaa
Lane 74’
Port Vale 3-5-2 Starting XI
Gauci
Debrah
Heneghan 71’
Humphreys
Clark 63’
Croasdale 56’
Byers 71’
Walters
Headley
Faal 57’
Curtis

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Joel Pereira
90′ 3 0 34 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Ashqar Ahmed Taken off
81′ 2 – – 6 2 32 1 – –
Finley Burns
90′ 2 1 – 4 2 38 1 – – –
Derrick Williams
90′ – 1 – 4 2 47 – – – –
Matty Jacob
90′ 2 2 1 9 3 42 1 – –
Jeriel Dorsett Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 1 – – 3 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Ben Elliott Taken off
62′ – – 19 – 0.01 – – 1 3 – –
Lewis Wing
90′ – – 52 1 0.02 2 – 4 1 1 –
Charlie Savage Taken off
81′ – – 46 2 0.05 1 – 1 1 – –
Paddy Lane Taken off
74′ 1 – 20 – 0.04 – 1 1 3 1 –
Kamari Doyle Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 7 1 0.01 – – 1 – 1 –
Mamadi Camara Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 4 – 0.00 1 1 3 – 1 –
Liam Fraser Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 3 – 0.00 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
Mark O'Mahony Taken off
62′ – – – – – 0.02 1 4 – 10 –
Daniel Kyerewaa
90′ – 1 2 – 0.14 0.07 1 4 – 26 –
Jack Marriott Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – 0.01 1 1 1 6 –
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

Reading win 39% Avg odds 2.39
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.35
Port Vale win 33% Avg odds 2.83

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

Form going into the game

Reading LLLDD
Port Vale LDDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Reading 2-0 Port Vale, 20 Feb 24 Next meeting: Port Vale 1-1 Reading, 21 Feb 26  All Reading vs Port Vale 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.