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Port Vale vs Barnsley
14 Apr 2026, 19:45 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Oliver MackeyLeague One 2025/2026 · 4 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Port ValeMin
BarnsleyC. Humphreys
Yellowcard
Foul
20′- ⇄
Dajaune Brown
Substitution
Off: Jayden Stockley
46′ - 62′•
A. Phillips
Missed Penalty
With: Joe Gauci
- 68′⇄
Reyes Cleary
Substitution
Off: Scott Banks
- 68′⇄
L. Connell
Substitution
Off: J. Bland
- ⇄
Martin Sherif
Substitution
Off: Ben Waine
71′ - 74′
J. Earl
Yellowcard
Persistent fouling
- ⇄
E. Archer
Substitution
Off: George Hall
87′ - ⇄
Ryan Croasdale
Substitution
Off: Rhys Walters
87′ - ⇄
Jaheim Headley
Substitution
Off: Liam Gordon
88′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7.62 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.62 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.11 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.22 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.34 | |
| 87 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.89 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6.62 | |
| 88 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.98 | |
| 71 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.47 | |
| 87 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.72 | |
| 46 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.48 | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 44 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.82 | |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.55 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Port Vale
Latest: Rotherham United · 1–0
Match stats
7 Apr 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Rotherham United · 2025/2026
Barnsley
Latest: Rotherham United · 3–1
Match stats
11 Apr 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Rotherham United · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Port Vale’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Port Vale’s home games with Barnsley’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Port Vale
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Barnsley
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Port Vale
Barnsley
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Port Vale
Barnsley
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Port Vale
Barnsley
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.