Rotherham vs Port Vale

League One 2 Aug 2025, 14:00
Rotherham
Rotherham
2–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Port Vale
Port Vale
🏟 AESSEAL New York Stadium (Rotherham, South Yorkshire) 👤 Jacob Miles Round 1

Match report

Rotherham edged past Port Vale 2-1 in the League One on 2 August 2025.

Port Vale had 16 shots to Rotherham's 12.

J. Headley was sent off in the 32th minute, one of 2 red cards in the game.

The match was played at AESSEAL New York Stadium (Rotherham, South Yorkshire), with Jacob Miles in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 12 - 16 On target 4 - 4 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 9 - 8 Red cards 2 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Sam Nombe
Rotherham · 2 goals
8 Reece James captained the side
7 Connor Hall 1 goal
7 Cameron Dawson 3 saves
7 Joe Rafferty 1 assist
First half vs second half
Port Vale came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 6 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–6 3–10
Shots On Goal 4–1 0–3
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 6–2 0–1
Attacks 58–37 40–56
Match statistics
6 Corners 3
6 Substitution 4
98 Attacks 93
4 Attacks 1
1 Attacks 1
0 Attacks 1
44 Dangerous Attacks 53
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
3 On Target 4
7 Off Target 14
2 Off Target 0
1 Off Target 0
1 Off Target 0
12 Shots Total 16
4 Shots On Goal 4
7 Shots Off Goal 10
1 Shots Blocked 2
6 Shots Inside Box 10
6 Shots Outside Box 6
9 Fouls 8
6 Corners 3
1 Offsides 2
48% Ball Possession 52%
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 2
345 Passes Total 365
233 Passes Accurate 277
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Rotherham · 3-1-4-2
1 C. Dawson
2 J. Rafferty 18 L. Agbaire 3 Z. Jules
4 L. Kelly
22 D. Hall 44 D. Gore 7 J. Powell 6 R. James
9 J. Hugill 10 S. Nombe
Port Vale · 3-4-3
1 M. Maroši
22 J. Debrah 25 C. Humphreys 5 C. Hall
2 M. Clark 7 G. Byers 26 J. Shipley 3 J. Headley
10 L. Tolaj 9 J. Stockley 19 B. Waine
Rotherham
Coach
M. Hamshaw
Substitutes
  • 19 Josh Benson
  • 16 Dru Yearwood
  • 14 Marvin Kaleta
  • 11 ArJany Martha
  • 29 Kion Etete
  • 13 Ted Cann
  • 17 Shaun McWilliams
Port Vale
Coach
D. Moore
Substitutes
  • 18 Ryan Croasdale
  • 14 Funso Ojo
  • 11 Ronan Curtis
  • 29 Arron Davies
  • 4 Ben Heneghan
  • 24 Kyle John
  • 20 Rico Richards
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. Curtis ↓ J. Stockley Port Vale
  • 46' ↑ F. Ojo ↓ J. Shipley Port Vale
  • 46' ↑ R. Croasdale ↓ B. Waine Port Vale
  • 67' ↑ J. Benson ↓ D. Gore Rotherham
  • 68' ↑ D. Yearwood ↓ L. Kelly Rotherham
  • 68' ↑ M. Kaleta ↓ D. Hall Rotherham
  • 79' ↑ A. Martha ↓ S. Nombe Rotherham
  • 80' ↑ K. Etete ↓ J. Hugill Rotherham
  • 90' ↑ B. Heneghan ↓ M. Clark Port Vale
Cards
  • 32' J. Headley Port Vale
  • 77' Z. Jules Rotherham
  • 24' G. Byers Port Vale
  • 39' Z. Jules Rotherham
  • 53' D. Gore Rotherham
  • 77' Z. Jules Rotherham
Head-to-head
Rotherham 3 0 draws 1 Port Vale
2026-04-07 Port Vale vs Rotherham 1 - 0
2025-08-02 Rotherham vs Port Vale 2 - 1
2022-08-10 Port Vale vs Rotherham United 1 - 2
2021-11-30 Rotherham United vs Port Vale 2 - 1
Recent form
Rotherham D D D L D
Port Vale D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Rotherham vs Port Vale?
Rotherham won 2-1 against Port Vale on 2 August 2025.
Who won Rotherham vs Port Vale?
Rotherham won the match 2-1.
Where was Rotherham vs Port Vale played?
The match was played at AESSEAL New York Stadium (Rotherham, South Yorkshire).
Who had more possession in Rotherham vs Port Vale?
Port Vale had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.