Accrington vs Port Vale

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 7 Oct 2025, 18:45
Accrington
Accrington
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Port Vale
Port Vale
🏟 The Wham Stadium

Match report

Port Vale beat Accrington 2-0 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 7 October 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Accrington dominated possession with 67% of the ball and had 16 shots to Port Vale's 12.

B. Ward was sent off in the 78th minute.

The match was played at The Wham Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 67% - 33% Shots 16 - 12 On target 2 - 5 Corners 4 - 3 Fouls 14 - 13 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Mo Faal
Port Vale · 1 goal
8 Connor Hall 1 goal
8 Ben Amos captained the side
8 Ronan Curtis 2 assists
7 Michael Kelly 3 saves
First half vs second half
Accrington stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–5 11–7
Shots On Goal 0–1 2–4
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 2–1 2–2
Attacks 40–30 27–44
Match statistics
4 Corners 3
3 Substitution 5
67 Attacks 74
1 Attacks 0
40 Dangerous Attacks 37
2 On Target 5
15 Off Target 8
67% Ball Possession 33%
16 Shots Total 12
2 Shots On Goal 5
8 Shots Off Goal 4
6 Shots Blocked 3
9 Shots Inside Box 6
7 Shots Outside Box 6
14 Fouls 13
4 Corners 3
2 Offsides 2
51% Ball Possession 49%
5 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 2
361 Passes Total 332
254 Passes Accurate 220
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Accrington · 3-4-1-2
1 M. Kelly
4 C. Grant 17 D. Matthews 14 B. Ward
2 D. Love 6 L. Coyle 22 D. Martin 15 L. Pye
10 A. Henderson
19 A. Popoola 8 P. Madden
Port Vale · 3-4-1-2
13 B. Amos
22 J. Debrah 4 B. Heneghan 24 K. John
11 R. Curtis 18 R. Croasdale 12 R. Walters 23 J. Shorrock
17 R. Paton
36 Mo Faal 9 J. Stockley
Accrington
Coach
John Doolan
Substitutes
  • 18 Charlie Caton
  • 39 Josh Woods
  • 25 Joshua Smith
  • 31 Finlay Tunstall
  • 20 Charlie Brown
  • 16 Joe Bauress
  • 21 James Rogerson
Port Vale
Coach
Darren Mark Moore
Substitutes
  • 5 Connor Hall
  • 30 Ben Lomax
  • 33 George Hall
  • 10 Dajaune Brown
  • 1 Marko Maroši
  • 26 Jordan Shipley
  • 14 Funso Ojo
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ C. Hall ↓ J. Debrah Port Vale
  • 51' ↑ B. Lomax ↓ Kyle John Port Vale
  • 67' ↑ C. Caton ↓ P. Madden Accrington
  • 68' ↑ J. Woods ↓ A. Popoola Accrington
  • 69' ↑ G. Hall ↓ R. Paton Port Vale
  • 70' ↑ D. Brown ↓ J. Stockley Port Vale
  • 82' ↑ J. Smith ↓ C. Grant Accrington
Cards
  • 78' B. Ward Accrington
  • 45' D. Love Accrington
  • 48' P. Madden Accrington
  • 78' M. Kelly Accrington
  • 88' D. Matthews Accrington
  • 90+2' L. Pye Accrington
Head-to-head
Accrington 0 1 draws 3 Port Vale
2025-10-07 Accrington vs Port Vale 0 - 2
2025-02-01 Port Vale vs Accrington Stanley 2 - 1
2024-09-21 Accrington Stanley vs Port Vale 2 - 2
2021-11-06 Port Vale vs Accrington Stanley 5 - 1
Recent form
Accrington D L W L L
Port Vale D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Accrington vs Port Vale?
Accrington lost 0-2 against Port Vale on 7 October 2025.
Who won Accrington vs Port Vale?
Port Vale won the match 2-0.
Where was Accrington vs Port Vale played?
The match was played at The Wham Stadium.
Who had more possession in Accrington vs Port Vale?
Accrington had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.