Port Vale vs Doncaster

League One 23 Aug 2025, 14:00
Port Vale
Port Vale
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Doncaster
Doncaster
🏟 Vale Park (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) 👤 Ruebyn Ricardo Round 5

Match report

Doncaster edged past Port Vale 1-0 in the League One on 23 August 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Port Vale had 13 shots to Doncaster's 6.

The match was played at Vale Park (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire), with Ruebyn Ricardo in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 45% - 55% Shots 13 - 6 On target 3 - 1 Corners 7 - 6 Fouls 10 - 7 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Owen Bailey
Doncaster · 1 goal
8 Jordan Shipley captained the side
8 Thimothee Lo-Tutala 3 saves
8 Connor O'Riordan captained the side
7 Joe Gauci captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–3 3–3
Shots On Goal 3–0 0–1
Ball Possession 41–59 —
Corners 5–2 2–4
Attacks 52–49 52–52
Match statistics
7 Corners 6
5 Substitution 3
104 Attacks 101
0 Attacks 1
57 Dangerous Attacks 45
4 On Target 1
9 Off Target 6
13 Shots Total 6
3 Shots On Goal 1
9 Shots Off Goal 4
1 Shots Blocked 1
9 Shots Inside Box 4
4 Shots Outside Box 2
10 Fouls 7
7 Corners 5
2 Offsides 3
45% Ball Possession 55%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 3
329 Passes Total 419
226 Passes Accurate 314
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Port Vale · 3-5-2
46 J. Gauci
24 K. John 25 C. Humphreys 5 C. Hall
2 M. Clark 8 B. Garrity 26 J. Shipley 14 F. Ojo 3 J. Headley
19 B. Waine 36 Mo Faal
Doncaster · 4-2-3-1
29 T. Lo-Tutala
16 T. Nixon 12 C. O'Riordan 6 J. McGrath 23 J. Senior
4 O. Bailey 8 G. Broadbent
7 L. Molyneux 15 H. Clifton 17 G. Middleton
14 B. Sharp
Port Vale
Coach
Darren Mark Moore
Substitutes
  • 18 Ryan Croasdale
  • 15 Liam Gordon
  • 11 Ronan Curtis
  • 12 Rhys Walters
  • 20 Rico Richards
  • 1 Marko Maroši
  • 22 Jesse Debrah
Doncaster
Coach
Grant Samuel McCann
Substitutes
  • 3 James Maxwell
  • 5 Matthew Pearson
  • 11 Jordan Gibson
  • 1 Ian Lawlor
  • 18 Charlie Crew
  • 19 Oyindamola Ajayi
  • 9 Brandon Hanlan
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Maxwell ↓ J. Senior Doncaster
  • 46' ↑ M. Pearson ↓ J. McGrath Doncaster
  • 62' ↑ R. Curtis ↓ M. Faal Port Vale
  • 62' ↑ L. Gordon ↓ J. Headley Port Vale
  • 62' ↑ R. Croasdale ↓ B. Garrity Port Vale
  • 70' ↑ R. Walters ↓ F. Ojo Port Vale
  • 78' ↑ J. Gibson ↓ G. Middleton Doncaster
  • 79' ↑ R. Richards ↓ K. John Port Vale
Cards
  • 37' C. Humphreys Port Vale
  • 40' J. McGrath Doncaster
  • 83' O. Bailey Doncaster
  • 90+2' L. Molyneux Doncaster
Head-to-head
Port Vale 1 0 draws 3 Doncaster
2026-03-24 Doncaster vs Port Vale 1 - 0
2025-08-23 Port Vale vs Doncaster 0 - 1
2025-01-04 Doncaster Rovers vs Port Vale 1 - 2
2024-08-31 Port Vale vs Doncaster Rovers 2 - 3
Recent form
Port Vale D D D D W
Doncaster D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Port Vale vs Doncaster?
Port Vale lost 0-1 against Doncaster on 23 August 2025.
Who won Port Vale vs Doncaster?
Doncaster won the match 1-0.
Where was Port Vale vs Doncaster played?
The match was played at Vale Park (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire).
Who had more possession in Port Vale vs Doncaster?
Doncaster had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.