Exeter vs Port Vale

League One 13 Sep 2025, 14:00
Exeter
Exeter
0–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Port Vale
Port Vale
🏟 St James Park Round 8

Match report

Port Vale beat Exeter 2-0 in the League One on 13 September 2025.

Exeter dominated possession with 70% of the ball and had 11 shots to Port Vale's 5.

The match was played at St James Park.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 70% - 30% Shots 11 - 5 On target 4 - 2 Corners 8 - 2 Fouls 6 - 14 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Devante Cole
Port Vale · 1 goal
8 Ruari Paton 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Joe Gauci 4 saves
8 Connor Hall captained the side
7 Ed Turns 69 passes (81% accurate)
First half vs second half
Exeter stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–5 7–0
Shots On Goal 1–2 3–0
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 3–1 5–1
Attacks 49–43 0–0
Match statistics
8 Corners 2
4 Substitution 4
2 Attacks 0
2 Attacks 0
2 Attacks 0
2 Dangerous Attacks 0
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
2 Dangerous Attacks 0
11 Shots Total 5
4 Shots On Goal 2
5 Shots Off Goal 1
2 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 3
4 Shots Outside Box 2
6 Fouls 14
8 Corners 2
2 Offsides 3
70% Ball Possession 30%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 4
583 Passes Total 251
463 Passes Accurate 158
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Exeter · 3-4-1-2
1 J. Whitworth
4 Ed Turns 5 J. Fitzwater 21 D. Andrew
2 J. McMillan 6 E. Brierley 31 J. Hayes 14 I. Niskanen
10 J. Aitchison
19 S. Cox 27 J. Magennis
Port Vale · 3-5-2
46 J. Gauci
25 C. Humphreys 4 B. Heneghan 5 C. Hall
24 K. John 18 R. Croasdale 7 G. Byers 8 B. Garrity 15 L. Gordon
44 D. Cole 17 R. Paton
Exeter
Coach
Gary Robert Caldwell
Substitutes
  • 8 Edward Francis
  • 12 Reece Cole
  • 9 Jayden Wareham
  • 37 Kieran Wilson
  • 23 Jack Bycroft
  • 20 Luca Woodhouse
  • 34 Liam Oakes
Port Vale
Coach
Darren Mark Moore
Substitutes
  • 10 Dajaune Brown
  • 22 Jesse Debrah
  • 14 Funso Ojo
  • 11 Ronan Curtis
  • 1 Marko Maroši
  • 6 Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
  • 36 Mo Faal
Substitutions
  • 11' ↑ E. Francis ↓ J. Aitchison Exeter
  • 66' ↑ D. Brown ↓ R. Paton Port Vale
  • 70' ↑ J. Debrah ↓ B. Heneghan Port Vale
  • 71' ↑ J. Wareham ↓ S. Cox Exeter
  • 71' ↑ R. Cole ↓ J. Doyle-Hayes Exeter
  • 77' ↑ F. Ojo ↓ B. Garrity Port Vale
  • 78' ↑ R. Curtis ↓ D. Cole Port Vale
  • 84' ↑ K. Wilson ↓ E. Turns Exeter
Cards
  • 12' C. Humphreys Port Vale
  • 56' J. Doyle-Hayes Exeter
  • 79' L. Gordon Port Vale
Head-to-head
Exeter 3 2 draws 7 Port Vale
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
Exeter W D D W D
Port Vale D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Exeter vs Port Vale?
Exeter lost 0-2 against Port Vale on 13 September 2025.
Who won Exeter vs Port Vale?
Port Vale won the match 2-0.
Where was Exeter vs Port Vale played?
The match was played at St James Park.
Who had more possession in Exeter vs Port Vale?
Exeter had 70% of possession, compared to 30% for the other side.