Wasteful Finishing
Port Vale
Port Vale created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 2.47 xG for 1 goal.
- Expected goals
- 2.47
- Goals
- 1
- Shortfall
- −1.47
League Two · Matchday 6Port Vale
G. Byers 70'
1 – 0
FT
HT 0–0
Exeter City
League Two
Matchday 6Port Vale1–0Exeter City
2.47
Expected goals
0.32
70′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: PV 2.47, EC 0.32.
Match report
Port Vale 1-0 Exeter City
Port Vale edged out Exeter City 1-0 at Vale Park in League Two. Byers opened the scoring for Port Vale on 70' from the penalty spot.
Expected goals finished Port Vale 2.47, Exeter City 0.32. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Port Vale graded out for wasteful finishing — 2.47 expected goals and 1 goals. Port Vale graded out for better chances — 0.18 xg per shot and 14 v 10 shots.
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.5 for Port Vale from 2 key passes, 2 shots and 1 tackle.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
53%Possession47%
14Shots10
2.47xG0.32
What the numbers say
3 readsBetter Chances
Port Vale
Port Vale did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.18 xG per attempt against 0.03.
- xG per shot
- 0.18
- Opponent
- 0.03
- Shots
- 14 v 10
Box Occupation
Port Vale
Port Vale kept getting bodies into the area — 79% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 11 of 14
- Share
- 79%
- xG per shot
- 0.18
Timeline
🟨57'
Jake Doyle-Hayes
Foul
🔄63'
J. Taylor ↑ G. Edwards ↓
G. Byers (Pen)
⚽70'
🔄71'
T. Perry ↑ J. Doyle-Hayes ↓
🔄71'
G. Birch ↑ D. Rose ↓
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
Foul
🟨73'
G. Hall ↑ B. Waine ↓
🔄76'
George Byers
Foul
🟨77'
🔄79'
L. Samuel ↑ E. James ↓
🔄79'
E. Sutherland ↑ V. Harper ↓
C. Humphreys ↑ L. Montsma ↓
🔄86'
O. Hernandez ↑ G. Byers ↓
🔄86'
T. Simpson ↑ O. Lynch ↓
🔄86'
Ben Garrity
Argument
🟨90+5'
🟨90+5'
Taylor Perry
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueVale Park, Stoke-On-Trent
CompetitionLeague Two
Season2026
RoundMatchday 6
StatusMatch Finished