Huddersfield Town vs Port Vale: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Huddersfield Town played Port Vale in EFL League One (England). The match was played on 26 December 2025. Final score: 5:0.

Current form

Huddersfield Town: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match. Port Vale: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Huddersfield Town scores 1.67 and concedes 1.48 goals per match. Port Vale scores 0.65 and concedes 1.20. League average: 2.52 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Huddersfield Town 67%, Port Vale 30%. Over 2.5: Huddersfield Town 67%, Port Vale 35%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Huddersfield Town has higher xG: 1.51 vs 1.40. Huddersfield Town: 13.0 shots per match, Port Vale: 12.7.

Match halves

Huddersfield Town: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.00. Port Vale: half-time lead 10%, second-half goals 0.40.

Goals by minute

Huddersfield Town: 76-90+ (11 goals). Port Vale: 46-60 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.52 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

3 : 0
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

51Possession (%)49
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
18Shots9
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
10Shots on target0
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
2.1xG0.9
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
6Corners5
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
37Dangerous attacks45
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
13Fouls10
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
2Cards2
Huddersfield TownPort Vale

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Huddersfield TownPort Vale
1.67Goals scored / match0.65
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
1.48Goals conceded / match1.2
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
52%Average possession46%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
5Shots on target / match3.35
Huddersfield TownPort Vale

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13Shots per match12.65
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
5Shots on target3.35
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
12.8%Shot conversion5.1%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
52%Possession46%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
1.51xG for1.4
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
1.27xG against1.22
Huddersfield TownPort Vale

Shooting quality

Huddersfield Town: BalancedPort Vale: Balanced
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
Accuracy (shots on target)38%26%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.19

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Huddersfield Town is 200% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Huddersfield Town · 0.4 pts / match - Port Vale

Huddersfield Town
DLDDW
Season result split
43% W19% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-4-8
1.48 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-2
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
LLWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%
Port Vale
DLLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
15% W30% D55% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-6-11
0.75 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-5
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Huddersfield Town is 157% better for: goals scored per match.

1.67 goals / match - Huddersfield Town · 0.65 goals / match - Port Vale

Port Vale is 23% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.48 goals / match - Huddersfield Town · 1.2 goals / match - Port Vale

Huddersfield Town scoring profile: very strong

Huddersfield Town scores in 90% of matches (19 of 21 matches), while Port Vale keeps a clean sheet in 30% (6 of 20 matches).

Port Vale scoring profile: mixed

Port Vale scores in 40% of matches (8 of 20 matches), while Huddersfield Town keeps a clean sheet in 29% (6 of 21 matches).

35Goals scored (season)13
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
31Goals conceded (season)24
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
3.14Average goals in match1.85
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
10Goals scored (last 5)2
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
9Goals conceded (last 5)5
Huddersfield TownPort Vale

How often they score at least...

90%1 goal40%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
48%2 goals25%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
29%3 goals0%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
0%4 goals0%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal70%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
48%2 goals30%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
29%3 goals15%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
0%4 goals5%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

67%
Huddersfield Town - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.14 of 21 matches
51%
League average

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time10%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
0%BTTS in both halves10%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
10%Scored in both halves10%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale

BTTS and goal count

57%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
100%BTTS - last 520%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time40%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
19%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time65%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Huddersfield Town is 36% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.29 pts / match - Huddersfield Town · 0.95 pts / match - Port Vale

Huddersfield Town - half-time state
33% leading29% draw38% trailing
Port Vale - half-time state
10% leading65% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.29Points per match (1st half)0.95
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.25
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.55
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
1.33Average goals (1st half)0.8
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
57%Clean sheet before half-time70%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
57%No goal before half-time80%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale

After half-time (2nd half)

1.52Points per match (2nd half)0.95
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.4
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
0.81Goals conceded (2nd half)0.65
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
1.81Average goals (2nd half)1.05
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
43%Clean sheet after half-time45%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale
43%No goal after half-time70%
Huddersfield TownPort Vale

Huddersfield Town - second-half results

38% W38% D24% L
27
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding130%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Port Vale - second-half results

15% W50% D35% L
19
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.95
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 10% of matches and wins 15%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Huddersfield Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match1.62.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Port Vale - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.60
Goals scored / match0.20.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.60.8
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Huddersfield Town
ScoredConceded
5
4
0-15
4
3
16-30
5
7
31-45
4
3
46-60
6
5
61-75
11
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Port Vale
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
0
4
16-30
3
4
31-45
4
3
46-60
1
5
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
36%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Huddersfield Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
118%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
135%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.28
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Port Vale

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.73
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.75
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
59%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

Huddersfield TownLigaPort Vale
Average goals in match 3.142.52 1.85
Both teams scored 67%51% 30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%49% 35%
Clean sheets 29%27% 30%
Goal before half-time 76%68% 40%
Goal after half-time 81%82% 65%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.52
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / match
1.10
Away goals / match
+29%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Huddersfield TownGoalLeo CastledineAssist: Marcus Harness
  2. Port ValeYellow cardGeorge William Byers
  3. Huddersfield TownGoalRyan LedsonAssist: Marcus Harness
  4. Huddersfield TownGoalBojan Radulović Samouković
  5. Port ValeSubstitutionOn: Jayden StockleyOff: Benjamin Peter Waine
  6. Huddersfield TownGoalAlfie Ben MayAssist: Sean Roughan
  7. Huddersfield TownGoalLeo CastledineAssist: Bojan Radulović Samouković
  8. Huddersfield TownSubstitutionOn: Dion Elie CharlesOff: Bojan Radulović Samouković
  9. Huddersfield TownYellow cardRuben Roosken
  10. Huddersfield TownSubstitutionOn: David KasumuOff: Ryan Ledson
  11. Huddersfield TownYellow cardCameron Ashia
  12. Port ValeYellow cardBen Heneghan

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Martin WoodsMatches officiated: 16
3.56Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 263%Home wins25%Draws13%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Huddersfield Town vs Port Vale?

The EFL League One match finished Huddersfield Town 5:0 Port Vale. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Huddersfield Town vs Port Vale?

Huddersfield Town score 1.67 goals per game on average and Port Vale 0.65. The EFL League One average is 2.52 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Huddersfield Town's matches and 30% of Port Vale's.

What form are Huddersfield Town and Port Vale in?

Over the last 5 games Huddersfield Town have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Port Vale 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Huddersfield Town vs Port Vale?

The statistical background for Huddersfield Town vs Port Vale — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.