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Port Vale vs Lincoln City
2 May 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Andrew HumphriesLeague One 2025/2026 · 16 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Port ValeMin
Lincoln City- 9′⚽
Ben House 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Jack Moylan
Right foot shot
- 20′
Conor McGrandles
Yellowcard
Argument
- 22′
Kamil Conteh
Yellowcard
Foul
- 49′⚽
Robert Street 0-2
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- ⇄
George Byers
Substitution
Off: Grant Ward
57′ - ⇄
Connor Hall
Substitution
Off: Liam Gordon
58′ - 65′⇄
Dom Jefferies
Substitution
Off: Tendayi Darikwa
- ⇄
E. Archer
Substitution
Off: Onel Lázaro Hernández Mayea
66′ - 66′⇄
Kamil Conteh
Substitution
Off: Conor McGrandles
- ⇄
Ryan Croasdale
Substitution
Off: Rhys Walters
66′ - 66′⇄
Ryan Oné
Substitution
Off: Ben House
- 74′⇄
Alfie Lloyd
Substitution
Off: Jack Moylan
- 75′⇄
Erik Ring
Substitution
Off: Robert Street
- ⇄
Edward Lake
Substitution
Off: George Hall
83′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.40 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6.38 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.41 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.72 | |
| 58 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.56 | |
| 66 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.32 | |
| 57 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.57 | |
| 83 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.32 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6.54 | |
| 66 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 6.99 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5.99 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 7.29 | |
| 33 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.82 | |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.76 | |
| 24 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.67 | |
| 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.56 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Port Vale
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Port Vale’s ground: 6 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Port Vale’s home games with Lincoln City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Port Vale
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Lincoln City
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Port Vale
Lincoln City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Port Vale
Lincoln City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Port Vale
Lincoln City
Previous meetings
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