Match centre · H2H Stats & Game Preview
Port Vale vs Reading
21 Feb 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Carl BrookLeague One 2025/2026 · 18 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Port ValeMin
Reading- 39′⚽
Lewis Wing 0-1
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- 53′
Benn Ward
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Jayden Stockley
Substitution
Off: Ben Waine
61′ - ⇄
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
Substitution
Off: J. Shipley
62′ - ⇄
Liam Gordon
Substitution
Off: E. Campbell
62′ - ⇄
Martin Sherif
Substitution
Off: Andre Gray
62′ - 67′⇄
Jeriel Dorsett
Substitution
Off: Benn Ward
- 73′⇄
Paddy Lane
Substitution
Off: Kadan Young
- 73′⇄
Randell Williams
Substitution
Off: Kamari Doyle
- 80′
Jeriel Dorsett
Yellowcard
Time wasting
- 85′⇄
Finley Burns
Substitution
Off: Derrick Williams
- 85′⇄
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Substitution
Off: Jack Marriott
- ⇄
Ben Heneghan
Substitution
Off: Kyle John
89′ - ⚽
Martin Sherif 1-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: E. Archer
Left foot shot
90+6′
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.24 | |
| 89 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 7.17 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.91 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.72 | |
| 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.51 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.98 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.72 | |
| 62 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.55 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 7.42 | |
| 62 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.71 | |
| 61 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.13 | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.52 | |
| 29 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.47 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.50 | |
| 28 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.39 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Port Vale
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Match stats
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Reading
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Match stats
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Port Vale’s ground: 2 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 Reading’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
Reading
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Port Vale
Reading
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Port Vale
Reading
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
Reading
Previous meetings
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