Shooting From Range
Port Vale
Port Vale could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 56% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 5 of 9
- Share
- 56%
- xG per shot
- 0.10
League Two · Matchday 7
Walsall
J. Connolly 45'
A. Dallas 89'
2 – 0
FT
HT 1–0
Port Vale
League Two
Matchday 7Walsall2–0Port Vale
1.95
Expected goals
0.94
45′89′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: WAL 1.95, PV 0.94.
Match report
Walsall 2-0 Port Vale
Walsall saw off Port Vale 2-0 at Bescot Stadium in League Two. Connolly opened the scoring for Walsall on 45' and Dallas made it 2-0 to Walsall on 89'.
Expected goals finished Walsall 1.95, Port Vale 0.94. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Walsall held 64.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Port Vale graded out for shooting from range — 5 of 9 shots from range and 0.10 xg per shot. Port Vale graded out for cynical press — 18 fouls and 3 yellow cards.
James Connolly came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Walsall from 1 goal, 1 shot and 1 tackle.
It was a niggly afternoon: 32 fouls between them and 6 yellow cards, with Port Vale conceding the most free-kicks (18).
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
64%Possession36%
15Shots9
1.95xG0.94
What the numbers say
3 readsLate Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Walsall scored on 89′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 89′
Cynical Press
Port Vale
Port Vale broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 18 fouls and 3 bookings.
- Fouls
- 18
- Yellow cards
- 3
Timeline
L. Simper ↑ A. Evans ↓
🔄17'
Sven Sprangler
Foul
🟨27'
Elicha Ahui
Argument
🟨40'
J. Connolly — assist: C. Clarke
⚽45'
Half-time
🔄46'
M. Watters ↑ O. Lynch ↓
James Connolly
Unallowed field entering
🟨50'
🟨51'
Kyle Dempsey
Foul
🔄61'
O. Hernandez ↑ G. Byers ↓
🔄61'
G. Hall ↑ B. Waine ↓
🔄61'
R. Walters ↑ K. Dempsey ↓
A. Dallas ↑ T. Sodje ↓
🔄70'
🔄73'
J. Moon ↑ Kyle John ↓
🟨84'
Ben Garrity
Foul
C. Crew ↑ R. Smith ↓
🔄85'
A. Adomah ↑ C. Clarke ↓
🔄85'
A. Dallas — assist: E. Ahui
⚽89'
🟨90+3'
Jasper Moon
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueBescot Stadium, Walsall
CompetitionLeague Two
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished