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Salford City 1-0 Port Vale: result and stats, League Two
Matchday 5
FT
- Joe Powell52'
Peninsula StadiumB. AtkinsonCapacity 5,100Sat, 5 Sept 202613:30
Salford CityLine ups
6.96corners1yellow cards0red cards
Line ups6.46corners2yellow cards0red cards
Substitutions
- 61'Ryan Graydon
196.2 - 62'Abraham Odoh
147.0Kelly N'Mai
106.9 - 71'Daniel Udoh
237.0 - 71'Luke Molyneux
437.0ANathan Asiimwe
26.9 - 82'Joe Powell67.6Jorge Grant
86.6
Unused
Substitutions
- 53'Maleace Asamoah
276.5Onel Hernández
116.9 - 69'Kyle John
26.3Keyrol Figueroa
246.2 - 80'Oliver Lynch
146.3Ben Waine
196.2 - 80'Jaheim Headley
36.9Liam Gordon
156.7
Unused
Player of the match
Joe James Powell
Midfielder · Salford City
7.6
This match
Attacking
Goals1
Assists0
Shots2
Shots on target2
Shot accuracy100%
Dribbles won1
Build-up
Passes47
Pass accuracy72%
Defending
Tackles1
Interceptions1
Duels won5 · 56%
Fouls won/made1 / 1
This match · octagon = season skill index
Highest-rated players
Goalkeepers
Every shot on target · tap one
Norris
Salford City
4
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
+0.12
Prevented
Best save: Lawrence-Gabriel 30'
Top right · 2.1 m high · 16 m out · 25° angle
Smith
Port Vale
1
Saves
1
Conceded
50%
Save %
-0.93
Prevented
Best save: Powell 51'
Top right · 1.9 m high · 24 m out · 33° angle
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will NorrisG | 4 | 0 | 0,12 | +0,12 | 19/42 | 8/30 |
| Jackson SmithG | 1 | 1 | 0,07 | -0,93 | 5/20 | 5/19 |
xG race
21 shotsChance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.
Salford City0,35 xG · 1 scoredPort Vale0,53 xG · 0 scoredHow those chances were made
Salford City13
Port Vale22
Shot map
8 v 13Salford City shoot right, Port Vale left. Bigger dot = better chance.
SCSalford CityPVPort Valegoalsavedoff target
Goal mouth
12 on target · 1 scoredWhere each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.
Salford CityPort Valegoalsavedoff target
Shot duel
Garrity's 45' chance was the biggest of the match: 0,13 xG, missed.
Every shot on its minute, Salford City above and Port Vale below. The longer the bar, the bigger the chance. Faces on goals and on chances of 0,3 xG or more.
Salford City8 shots · 0,35 xGPort Vale13 shots · 0,53 xG
Ben Garrity
Port Vale
45'0,13 xGMissed
xG analytics
TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Salford City86% open play14% set piece
Port Vale23% open play77% set piece
Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.
Momentum
20 swingsWhich side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.
Salford City43% pressurePort Vale57% pressureMatch replay
91'1-0100%Draw 0%0%
0.35xG0.53
8Shots13
7On target5
Momentum
90' Off target Kyle Dempsey 0.02 xG · From corner · Right footAverage positions
Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.
Salford CityDefensive line 29%Port ValeDefensive line 38%An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.
Passing network
Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.
Salford CityUntil 61'Most-connected pair: Oluwo and Allen, 17 passes between them.
Port ValeUntil 53'Most-connected pair: Headley and Asamoah, 8 passes between them.
Tactical battle
55control45Kelly N'Mai
7 touches in box
In possession
50,5%Field tilt49,5%
6Passes into box12
24Progressive passes18
11Carries into final third8
6Chances created10
Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.
Out of possession
9,36Press intensity (PPDA)7,10
12High turnovers15
21Regains within 5s20
12,5sBall recovery time16,3s
10Interceptions21
↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.
Carrying
84Carries76
1118mCarry distance1126m
12Progressive carries14
581mProgressive carry distance448m
2Carries into the box1
Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.
Beating the press
8Take-ons won4
17Take-ons attempted13
458mProgressive pass distance328m
0Through balls0
3Switches of play7
A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.
Threat created
0,61Expected threat (xT)0,43
0,97Action value (VAEP)-0,11
13Shot-creating actions22
2Goal-creating actions0
0,26Expected assisted goals0,47
xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.
Tempo
2,4Passes per attack1,6
6,6sAttack duration4,4s
3,36 m/sAttack directness4,86 m/s
2Build-up attacks0
5Direct attacks4
An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.
The moment that decided it
The goal that swung the win probability the most. Press play to replay the move, touch by touch.
Joe PowellLeft foot · assist L. Molyneux52'- Score
- 0–0→1–0
- Salford City win chance
- 17%→74%
- xG of the shot
- 0.02
- Touches in the move
- 2
- 1L. Molyneuxassist›
- 2J. PowellLeft foot
Live statsPossession & Passing
58%Possession42%
390Total passes267
67%Pass accuracy57%
6Corners6
Attack
8Shots13
2On target3
1Off target8
5Blocked shots2
Box & Quality
3Shots in box9
5Shots out box4
0.4xG0.5
Defense & Discipline
4Goalkeeper saves1
0Offsides2
11Fouls18
1Yellow cards2
Half by half
The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?
First half
0,04xG0,35
1Shots6
0On target2
6Touches in box9
60%Possession40%
1Corners3
Second half
0,32xG0,18
7Shots7
2On target1
15Touches in box10
57%Possession43%
5Corners3
More match stats
Attack
21Touches in box19
60Final third entries63
35Dangerous attacks45
1Hit woodwork1
Passing
2/10 (20%)Crosses7/23 (30%)
17/70 (24%)Long balls19/69 (28%)
29Throw-ins30
18Free kicks11
9Goal kicks4
Duels
54Total46
41/74 (55%)Ground33/74 (45%)
29/55 (53%)Aerial26/55 (47%)
8/15 (53%)Dribbles4/11 (36%)
11Dispossessed8
Defending
36Recoveries47
5Interceptions12
15Tackles18
73%Tackles won44%
36Clearances32
0Errors led to goal1
0Errors led to shot1
4Fouled in final third4
7,71Average rating6,30
Match summary
Salford City beat Port Vale 1-0 at Peninsula Stadium in the League Two. It was goalless at half-time. Joe Powell scored the only goal in the 52nd minute. In their last 12 meetings, Salford City have won 5, Port Vale 5, with 2 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.
AI prediction
Confidence 48%SC48%
X37%
PV15%
→ Double chance: Salford City or draw
Why this prediction
The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.
Share per factor60%Form40%
60%Attack40%
50%Defence50%
77%Goal model (Poisson)23%
20%Head-to-head80%
22%Goals78%
48%Overall52%
Last 4 matches
Scored 3, conceded 6
Last 4 matches
Scored 2, conceded 6
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Goal profile
This seasonHow often each side reaches a scoreline, across 14 and 12 matches.
Share of their matchesThey score
86%1+ goal58%
57%2+ goals8%
21%3+ goals8%
14%4+ goals8%
They concede
71%1+ goal67%
21%2+ goals42%
14%3+ goals8%
Heaviest results
best 4-1 (A)·worst 1-3 (A)
best 4-2 (H)·worst 1-3 (A)
Venue spotlight
Peninsula Stadium
Salford, Greater Manchester, England
5,100
Capacity
Head-to-headLast 12 meetings
5Salford CityWins5 wins
2Draws
Draws2
5Port Vale
Wins5 wins
- 5 Sept 2026Salford City1 - 0Port ValeLeague Two
- 22 Feb 2025Port Vale2 - 1Salford CityLeague Two
- 20 Aug 2024Salford City0 - 2Port ValeEFL Trophy
- 10 Aug 2024Salford City0 - 2Port ValeLeague Two
- 20 Dec 2022Salford City1 - 0Port ValeEFL Trophy
- 5 Apr 2022Salford City0 - 1Port ValeLeague Two
Show 6 earlier meetingsHide earlier meetings
- 18 Jan 2022Port Vale0 - 1Salford CityLeague Two
- 2 Mar 2021Salford City1 - 0Port ValeLeague Two
- 17 Oct 2020Port Vale1 - 0Salford CityLeague Two
- 1 Feb 2020Port Vale1 - 1Salford CityLeague Two
- 7 Jan 2020Salford City3 - 0Port ValeEFL Trophy
- 17 Aug 2019Salford City1 - 1Port ValeLeague Two