Port Vale vs Peterborough United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Port Vale play Peterborough United in EFL League One (England). The match date is 20 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Port Vale: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Peterborough United: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Port Vale scores 0.78 and concedes 1.33 goals per match. Peterborough United scores 1.39 and concedes 1.48. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Port Vale 35%, Peterborough United 59%. Over 2.5: Port Vale 39%, Peterborough United 57%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Peterborough United has higher xG: 1.34 vs 1.24. Port Vale: 11.1 shots per match, Peterborough United: 12.1.

Match halves

Port Vale: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.37. Peterborough United: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.83.

Goals by minute

Port Vale: 0-15 (10 goals). Peterborough United: 76-90+ (16 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.62 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

38Possession (%)62
Port ValePeterborough United
12Shots15
Port ValePeterborough United
3Shots on target7
Port ValePeterborough United
1.29xG1.71
Port ValePeterborough United
8Corners5
Port ValePeterborough United
44Dangerous attacks39
Port ValePeterborough United
12Fouls8
Port ValePeterborough United
2Cards2
Port ValePeterborough United

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.

Port ValePeterborough United
0.78Goals scored / match1.39
Port ValePeterborough United
1.33Goals conceded / match1.48
Port ValePeterborough United
46%Average possession55%
Port ValePeterborough United
3.11Shots on target / match4.24
Port ValePeterborough United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.13Shots per match12.11
Port ValePeterborough United
3.11Shots on target4.24
Port ValePeterborough United
7%Shot conversion11.5%
Port ValePeterborough United
46%Possession55%
Port ValePeterborough United
1.24xG for1.34
Port ValePeterborough United
1.38xG against1.6
Port ValePeterborough United

Shooting quality

Port Vale: BalancedPeterborough United: Balanced
Port ValePeterborough United
Accuracy (shots on target)28%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.33

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.

Port Vale is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Port Vale · 0.4 pts / match - Peterborough United

Port Vale
DLLWL
Season result split
22% W26% R52% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-12-24
0.91 pts / match · goal difference -25
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-9-10
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WWDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Peterborough United
LDLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W17% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-8-23
1.15 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-2-14
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LDLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.82BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Peterborough United is 78% better for: goals scored per match.

0.78 goals / match - Port Vale · 1.39 goals / match - Peterborough United

Port Vale is 11% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.33 goals / match - Port Vale · 1.48 goals / match - Peterborough United

Port Vale scoring profile: strong

Port Vale scores in 48% of matches (22 of 46 matches), while Peterborough United keeps a clean sheet in 22% (10 of 46 matches).

Peterborough United scoring profile: very strong

Peterborough United scores in 78% of matches (36 of 46 matches), while Port Vale keeps a clean sheet in 28% (13 of 46 matches).

36Goals scored (season)64
Port ValePeterborough United
61Goals conceded (season)68
Port ValePeterborough United
2.11Average goals in match2.87
Port ValePeterborough United
3Goals scored (last 5)4
Port ValePeterborough United
6Goals conceded (last 5)10
Port ValePeterborough United

How often they score at least...

48%1 goal78%
Port ValePeterborough United
22%2 goals33%
Port ValePeterborough United
4%3 goals13%
Port ValePeterborough United
2%4 goals7%
Port ValePeterborough United

How often they concede at least...

72%1 goal78%
Port ValePeterborough United
35%2 goals43%
Port ValePeterborough United
17%3 goals22%
Port ValePeterborough United
7%4 goals2%
Port ValePeterborough United

* 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.

59%
Peterborough United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.27 of 46 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

15%BTTS at half-time17%
Port ValePeterborough United
4%BTTS in both halves2%
Port ValePeterborough United
9%Scored in both halves22%
Port ValePeterborough United

BTTS and goal count

28%Min. 3 goals and BTTS46%
Port ValePeterborough United
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Port ValePeterborough United
40%BTTS - last 580%
Port ValePeterborough United

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

59%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Port ValePeterborough United
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
Port ValePeterborough United
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Port ValePeterborough United

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
Port ValePeterborough United
28%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Port ValePeterborough United
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Port ValePeterborough United

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.

Port Vale - half-time state
22% leading48% draw30% trailing
Peterborough United - half-time state
26% leading35% draw39% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per match (1st half)1.13
Port ValePeterborough United
0.41Goals scored (1st half)0.57
Port ValePeterborough United
0.59Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Port ValePeterborough United
1Average goals (1st half)1.2
Port ValePeterborough United
59%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Port ValePeterborough United
67%No goal before half-time59%
Port ValePeterborough United

After half-time (2nd half)

0.83Points per match (2nd half)1.35
Port ValePeterborough United
0.37Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
Port ValePeterborough United
0.74Goals conceded (2nd half)0.85
Port ValePeterborough United
1.11Average goals (2nd half)1.67
Port ValePeterborough United
48%Clean sheet after half-time46%
Port ValePeterborough United
76%No goal after half-time41%
Port ValePeterborough United

Port Vale - second-half results

13% W43% R43% P
52
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 22%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Peterborough United - second-half results

35% W30% R35% P
52
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
62
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Port Vale - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.20
Goals scored / match0.60.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.00.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%100%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Peterborough United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.80
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Port Vale
ScoredConceded
10
8
0-15
4
11
16-30
5
8
31-45
8
13
46-60
3
10
61-75
6
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (10 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Peterborough United
ScoredConceded
6
7
0-15
7
11
16-30
13
11
31-45
10
21
46-60
12
7
61-75
16
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (21). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.49
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+61%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
37%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Port Vale

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.41
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
53%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
116%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 28% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Peterborough United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.75
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

Port ValeLigaPeterborough United
Average goals in match 2.112.62 2.87
Both teams scored 35%52% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%51% 57%
Clean sheets 28%27% 22%
Goal before half-time 59%70% 74%
Goal after half-time 63%81% 85%

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

2.62
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.15
Away goals / match
+29%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Port Vale 1 - 0 - 0 Peterborough United. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Port Vale vs Peterborough United?

The EFL League One match finished Port Vale 0:1 Peterborough United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Port Vale vs Peterborough United?

Port Vale score 0.78 goals per game on average and Peterborough United 1.39. The EFL League One average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 35% of Port Vale's matches and 59% of Peterborough United's.

What form are Port Vale and Peterborough United in?

Over the last 5 games Port Vale have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Peterborough United 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Port Vale vs Peterborough United?

The statistical background for Port Vale vs Peterborough United — 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.