Port Vale vs Blackpool match stats & report

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League One · England · Regular Season - 24 · Vale Park, Stoke on Trent · Ref Edward Duckworth, England

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Port Vale beat Blackpool 5–1 in League One on 1 January 2026. Expected goals finished 2.65–0.22. Port Vale had 50% of the ball.

Port Vale vs Blackpool match statistics

Port ValeBlackpool

50% Ball possession 50%
2.65 Expected goals (xG) 0.22
17 Total shots 2
6 Shots on target 1
6 Shots off target 1
5 Blocked shots 0
13 Shots inside the box 2
5 Corners 2
14 Fouls 8
2 Offsides 3
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
357 Passes 366
74% Pass accuracy 70%
0 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

15' Yellow card G. Honeyman Blackpool
23' Yellow card R. Croasdale Port Vale
27' Goal T. Bloxham (assist Daniel Edward Peter Imray) Blackpool
43' Yellow card Z. Ashworth Blackpool
45+1' Red card J. Husband Blackpool
54' Goal J. Stockley (assist R. Curtis) Port Vale
58' Goal G. Byers (assist D. Cole) Port Vale
74' Goal J. Headley (assist J. Shipley) Port Vale
80' Yellow card F. Horsfall Blackpool
83' Yellow card J. Shipley Port Vale
85' Yellow card Mo Faal Port Vale
86' Goal D. Cole (assist R. Curtis) Port Vale
90' Goal R. Curtis Port Vale

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Port Vale

Confirmed 3-5-2 Darren Mark Moore

13 B. Amos

25 C. Humphreys 4 B. Heneghan 24 K. John

28 M. Johnson 26 J. Shipley 7 G. Byers 18 R. Croasdale 2 M. Clark

44 D. Cole 9 J. Stockley

Bench J. Gauci , J. Headley , R. Curtis , R. Walters , J. Debrah , G. Hall , Mo Faal

Blackpool

Confirmed 3-5-2 Steve Bruce

1 B. Peacock-Farrell

3 J. Husband 5 F. Horsfall 4 O. Casey

26 Z. Ashworth 8 A. Morgan 6 J. Brown 10 G. Honeyman 30 Daniel Edward Peter Imray

11 A. Fletcher 14 T. Bloxham

Bench F. Ravizzoli , A. Lyons , L. Evans , J. Bowler , C. Hamilton , S. Banks , Emil Hansson

Form guide

Port Vale at home

6–3–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 0.3 per game
Clean sheets: 8 / 10
Corners: 4.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.7 per game

10% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Blackpool away

3–0–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.1 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Port Vale vs Blackpool head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 Dec 23	Port Vale v Blackpool	3–0
15 Aug 23	Blackpool v Port Vale	0–0

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Port Vale vs Blackpool head-to-head record