Swindon Town 3-1 Port Vale: Result, Lineups & Stats

Player
C. RipleyG	1	1,14	+0,14	17/37	15/35
J. SmithG	2	2,59	-0,41	15/40	8/34

xG race

22 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Swindon Town2,79 xG · 3 scored

Port Vale1,02 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Swindon Town24

Open play 9Set piece 11Dribble 1Rebound 2Defensive 1

Port Vale16

Open play 14Set piece 1Dribble 1

Shot map

14 v 8

Swindon Town shoot right, Port Vale left. Bigger dot = better chance.

STSwindon TownPVPort Valegoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Swindon TownPort Valegoalsavedoff target

Shot duel

Drinan's 23' chance was the biggest of the match: 0,72 xG, saved.

Every shot on its minute, Swindon Town 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.

Swindon Town14 shots · 2,79 xG

Port Vale8 shots · 1,02 xG

Aaron Drinan

Swindon Town

23'0,72 xGSaved

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Swindon Town

2.79141146%

47% open play53% set piece

Port Vale

1.028554%

87% open play13% 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

17 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Swindon Town49% pressure

Port Vale51% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-1

100%Draw 0%0%

2.79xG1.02

14Shots8

11On target5

Momentum

90' Goal Louis Millard 0.52 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Average 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.

Swindon TownDefensive line 41%

Port ValeDefensive line 28%

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.

Swindon TownUntil 56'

Most-connected pair: Negru and Ripley, 7 passes between them.

Port ValeUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Hernández and Dempsey, 10 passes between them.

Tactical battle

39control61

A. Drinan

8 touches in box

In possession

50,8%Field tilt49,2%

11Passes into box11

19Progressive passes27

4Carries into final third3

7Chances created8

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

5,74Press intensity (PPDA)8,36

22High turnovers9

28Regains within 5s27

13,1sBall recovery time12,9s

23Interceptions15

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

85Carries85

956mCarry distance964m

11Progressive carries4

510mProgressive carry distance333m

5Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

3Take-ons won9

9Take-ons attempted23

409mProgressive pass distance501m

0Through balls0

9Switches of play6

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,30Expected threat (xT)0,78

3,01Action value (VAEP)0,89

24Shot-creating actions16

4Goal-creating actions2

1,44Expected assisted goals1,02

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

2,0Passes per attack2,0

5,7sAttack duration7,9s

4,15 m/sAttack directness2,97 m/s

0Build-up attacks1

8Direct attacks9

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.

Ben MiddlemasGoal71'

Score: 1–1→2–1
Swindon Town win chance: 36%→85%
xG of the shot: 0.05

Live stats

Possession & Passing

46%Possession54%

280Total passes332

57%Pass accuracy62%

10Corners4

Attack

14Shots7

6On target2

3Off target3

5Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

12Shots in box4

2Shots out box3

2.8xG1.0

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves2

3Offsides3

10Fouls7

1Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

2,06xG0,82

8Shots3

3On target1

3Big chances1

20Touches in box8

47%Possession53%

5Corners1

Second half

0,74xG0,20

6Shots5

3On target1

1Big chances0

10Touches in box9

45%Possession55%

5Corners3

More match stats

Attack

30Touches in box17

53Final third entries73

4Big chances1

3Big chances missed0

69Dangerous attacks64

Passing

4/15 (27%)Crosses6/17 (35%)

28/78 (36%)Long balls28/84 (33%)

25Throw-ins35

7Free kicks10

8Goal kicks9

Duels

54Total46

33/71 (46%)Ground38/71 (54%)

50/82 (61%)Aerial32/82 (39%)

3/9 (33%)Dribbles9/22 (41%)

14Dispossessed13

Defending

43Recoveries36

13Interceptions10

26Tackles20

77%Tackles won65%

28Clearances36

1Big chances scored1

1Big saves1

0Errors led to goal1

0Errors led to shot1

7,76Average rating6,31

Player duel

Match summary

Swindon Town beat Port Vale 3-1 at County Ground in the League Two. It was 1-1 at half-time, and Swindon Town came from behind to win. Scorers: Aaron Drinan (13'), Ben Middlemas (71'), Louis Millard (90+4') for Swindon Town; Oliver Lynch (2') for Port Vale. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.