Port Vale vs Exeter

League One 24 Jan 2026, 15:00
Port Vale
Port Vale
1–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Exeter
Exeter
🏟 Vale Park 👤 D. Bourne Round 28

Match report

Exeter beat Port Vale 3-1 in the League One on 24 January 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Port Vale dominated possession with 77% of the ball and had 13 shots to Exeter's 11.

The match was played at Vale Park, with D. Bourne in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 77% - 23% Shots 13 - 11 On target 3 - 4 Corners 12 - 4 Fouls 4 - 17 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Cameron Humphreys
Port Vale · 1 goal
8 Carlos Mendes Gomes 1 goal
8 Timur Tutierov 1 goal
8 Ethon Archer captained the side
8 Joe Whitworth captained the side
First half vs second half
Port Vale stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–6 8–5
Shots On Goal 1–2 2–2
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 3–2 9–2
Attacks 44–37 49–42
Match statistics
12 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
93 Attacks 79
58 Dangerous Attacks 41
3 On Target 6
11 Off Target 6
77% Ball Possession 23%
13 Shots Total 11
3 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 5
4 Shots Blocked 2
12 Shots Inside Box 8
1 Shots Outside Box 3
4 Fouls 17
12 Corners 4
7 Offsides 3
49% Ball Possession 51%
1 Yellow Cards 4
1 Saves 2
355 Passes Total 382
279 Passes Accurate 311
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Port Vale · 4-3-3
46 J. Gauci
6 J. Lawrence-Gabriel 4 B. Heneghan 5 C. Hall 15 L. Gordon
18 R. Croasdale 14 F. Ojo 26 J. Shipley
33 G. Hall 44 D. Cole 11 E. Archer
Exeter · 3-4-1-2
1 J. Whitworth
26 P. Sweeney 5 J. Fitzwater 20 L. Woodhouse
14 I. Niskanen 31 J. Hayes 6 E. Brierley 34 L. Oakes
10 J. Aitchison
9 J. Wareham 7 C. Gomes
Port Vale
Coach
Darren Mark Moore
Substitutes
  • 25 Cameron Humphreys
  • 10 Dajaune Brown
  • 9 Jayden Stockley
  • 3 Jaheim Headley
  • 13 Ben Amos
  • 24 Kyle John
  • 19 Ben Waine
Exeter
Coach
Gary Robert Caldwell
Substitutes
  • 28 Timur Tutierov
  • 2 Jack McMillan
  • 12 Reece Cole
  • 27 Josh Magennis
  • 19 Sonny Cox
  • 23 Jack Bycroft
  • 4 Ed Turns
Substitutions
  • 55' ↑ J. McMillan ↓ J. Doyle-Hayes Exeter
  • 55' ↑ T. Tuterov ↓ C. Mendes Exeter
  • 64' ↑ J. Stockley ↓ J. Shipley Port Vale
  • 64' ↑ D. Brown ↓ G. Hall Port Vale
  • 64' ↑ C. Humphreys ↓ F. Ojo Port Vale
  • 68' ↑ R. Cole ↓ L. Oakes Exeter
  • 68' ↑ J. Magennis ↓ J. Wareham Exeter
  • 73' ↑ J. Headley ↓ L. Gordon Port Vale
  • 82' ↑ S. Cox ↓ J. Aitchison Exeter
  • 90+5' ↑ B. Waine ↓ E. Archer Port Vale
Cards
  • 28' F. Ojo Port Vale
  • 75' J. Aitchison Exeter
  • 89' J. Whitworth Exeter
  • 90+4' S. Cox Exeter
  • 90+7' J. Magennis Exeter
Head-to-head
Port Vale 7 2 draws 3 Exeter
2026-09-12 Port Vale vs Exeter 0 - 0
2026-01-24 Port Vale vs Exeter 1 - 3
2025-09-13 Exeter vs Port Vale 0 - 2
2024-04-13 Port Vale vs Exeter City 2 - 4
2023-12-09 Exeter City vs Port Vale 0 - 1
2023-02-18 Port Vale vs Exeter City 1 - 0
Recent form
Port Vale D D D D W
Exeter D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Port Vale vs Exeter?
Port Vale lost 1-3 against Exeter on 24 January 2026.
Who won Port Vale vs Exeter?
Exeter won the match 3-1.
Where was Port Vale vs Exeter played?
The match was played at Vale Park.
Who had more possession in Port Vale vs Exeter?
Port Vale had 77% of possession, compared to 23% for the other side.