Walsall vs Port Vale

2 - 0

🕒 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Poundland Bescot Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Walsall 2 · Port Vale 23

How the match was won

Walsall outshot their opponent (15-9).
Walsall controlled possession (64%).
Walsall had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-0

Goals For / Against

5 / 2

Avg: 1.25 / 0.50

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Port Vale (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-4

Goals For / Against

1 / 8

Avg: 0.25 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

0.00

1.25

0.25

0.50

2.00

25%

O2.5

25%

BTTS

25%

50%

Score 1st

25%

League-position context

Walsall rank2nd

Port Vale rank23rd

Walsall points13

Port Vale points5

Walsall: #2 · 13 pts · GD +6

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Port Vale: #23 · 5 pts · GD -6

8 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Walsall last 5 home

W D W D

Points8/12

Weighted index73

Goals5-2

Record2-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Port Vale last 5 away

Points0/12

Weighted index0

Goals1-8

Record0-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.525%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 50% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Port Vale trend breakdown

Over 2.525%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home50%

Walsall clean sheet at home75%

Port Vale score away25%

Port Vale clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first50%

Walsall win after scoring first100%

Port Vale score first25%

Port Vale win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Walsall 0% · Port Vale 0%

Avg first goal minute: Walsall 29.0' · Port Vale 2.0'

Vs league average

Walsall score at home1.25 vs 1.58

Walsall concede at home0.50 vs 0.94

Port Vale score away0.25 vs 0.94

Port Vale concede away2.00 vs 1.58

Walsall score 21% below league average, while Port Vale score 73% below league average.

Defensive side: Walsall are 47% below league average at home, and Port Vale are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Walsall goal timing (home)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Port Vale goal timing (away)

1H scored: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

451

250

Passes Accurate

349

132

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ↑↓

↑↓

17' ⇄ A. Evans

1st substitution · For: L. Simper

27'

27' S. Sprangler

40'

40' E. Ahui

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ O. Lynch

1st substitution · For: M. Watters

45+5' ⚽

⚽

45+5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Connolly

Normal Goal · Assist: Courtney Clarke

50'

50' J. Connolly

51'

51' K. Dempsey

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ B. Waine

2nd substitution · For: G. Hall

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ K. Dempsey

3rd substitution · For: R. Walters

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ G. Byers

4th substitution · For: O. Hernández

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Taione Richard Evumena Sodje

2nd substitution · For: A. Dallas

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ K. John

5th substitution · For: J. Moon

84'

84' B. Garrity

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Courtney Clarke

3rd substitution · For: A. Adomah

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ R. Smith

4th substitution · For: C. Crew

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

A. Dallas

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Ahui

90+3'

90+3' J. Moon

Walsall vs Port Vale 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Walsall beat Port Vale 2-0 on Saturday, 19 September 2026 in League Two. It was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium.

First half: Walsall made their 1st substitution at 17', with A. Evans replacing L. Simper. S. Sprangler received a yellow card for Walsall at 27'. E. Ahui received a yellow card for Walsall at 40'. Port Vale made their 1st substitution at 45', with O. Lynch replacing M. Watters. Walsall took the lead at 45+5' when J. Connolly scored, with the assist credited to Courtney Clarke, making the score 1-0.

Second half: J. Connolly received a yellow card for Walsall at 50'. K. Dempsey received a yellow card for Port Vale at 51'. Port Vale made their 2nd substitution at 61', with B. Waine replacing G. Hall. Port Vale made their 3rd substitution at 61', with K. Dempsey replacing R. Walters. Port Vale made their 4th substitution at 61', with G. Byers replacing O. Hernández. Walsall made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Taione Richard Evumena Sodje replacing A. Dallas. Port Vale made their 5th substitution at 73', with K. John replacing J. Moon. B. Garrity received a yellow card for Port Vale at 84'. Walsall made their 3rd substitution at 85', with Courtney Clarke replacing A. Adomah. Walsall made their 4th substitution at 85', with R. Smith replacing C. Crew. Walsall extended the lead at 89' when A. Dallas scored, with the assist credited to E. Ahui, making the score 2-0. J. Moon received a yellow card for Port Vale at 90+3'.

Walsall used 4 substitutions while Port Vale used 5 substitutions. Walsall got 3 yellow cards, while Port Vale got 3 yellow cards.