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Barnsley vs Port Vale
27 Sept 2025, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
James LiningtonLeague One 2025/2026 · 2 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
BarnsleyMin
Port Vale- 35′
J. Shipley
Yellowcard
Foul
J. Bland
Yellowcard
Foul
63′- 65′⚽
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Dajaune Brown
Right foot shot
- ⇄
N. Farrugia
Substitution
Off: C. Vickers
66′ - ⇄
Reyes Cleary
Substitution
Off: D. Keillor-Dunn
67′ - 71′⇄
Ryan Croasdale
Substitution
Off: J. Shipley
- 71′⇄
George Hall
Substitution
Off: Dajaune Brown
- ⇄
J. Russell
Substitution
Off: J. Bland
78′ - 81′
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
Yellowcard
Simulation
- 84′⇄
Ben Heneghan
Substitution
Off: Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
- 89′⚽
Ryan Croasdale 0-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: George Hall
Right foot shot
- 90+2′⇄
Ronan Curtis
Substitution
Off: Devante Cole
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7.44 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7.02 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.63 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.60 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.18 | |
| 78 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.66 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 7.38 | |
| 66 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.55 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.51 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6.88 | |
| 67 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6.60 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.51 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6.74 | |
| 24 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.61 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Barnsley
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Port Vale
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Match stats
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Barnsley’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Barnsley’s home games with Port Vale’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.
Barnsley
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Port Vale
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.
Barnsley
Port Vale
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Barnsley
Port Vale
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.
Barnsley
Port Vale
Previous meetings
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