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

Key match information

Port Vale played Peterborough United in EFL League One (England). The match was played on 20 December 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Port Vale: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Peterborough United: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Port Vale scores 0.68 and concedes 1.21 goals per match. Peterborough United scores 1.21 and concedes 1.42. League average: 2.49 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Port Vale 32%, Peterborough United 47%. Over 2.5: Port Vale 37%, Peterborough United 63%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Port Vale has higher xG: 1.41 vs 1.27. Port Vale: 12.7 shots per match, Peterborough United: 11.9.

Match halves

Port Vale: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.42. Peterborough United: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 0.53.

Goals by minute

Port Vale: 46-60 (4 goals). Peterborough United: 31-45+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.49 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

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

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
0.68Goals scored / match1.21
Port ValePeterborough United
1.21Goals conceded / match1.42
Port ValePeterborough United
47%Average possession53%
Port ValePeterborough United
3.37Shots on target / match3.68
Port ValePeterborough United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.68Shots per match11.89
Port ValePeterborough United
3.37Shots on target3.68
Port ValePeterborough United
5.4%Shot conversion10.2%
Port ValePeterborough United
47%Possession53%
Port ValePeterborough United
1.41xG for1.27
Port ValePeterborough United
1.2xG against1.42
Port ValePeterborough United

Shooting quality

Port Vale: BalancedPeterborough United: Balanced
Port ValePeterborough United
Accuracy (shots on target)27%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.200.33

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.

Peterborough United is 350% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Port Vale · 1.8 pts / match - Peterborough United

Port Vale
LDLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
16% W32% D53% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-6-10
0.79 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-3-5
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
WDLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Peterborough United
WLLWW
Season result split
37% W5% D58% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-1-11
1.16 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-6
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

0.68 goals / match - Port Vale · 1.21 goals / match - Peterborough United

Port Vale is 17% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.21 goals / match - Port Vale · 1.42 goals / match - Peterborough United

Port Vale scoring profile: mixed

Port Vale scores in 42% of matches (8 of 19 matches), while Peterborough United keeps a clean sheet in 21% (4 of 19 matches).

Peterborough United scoring profile: strong

Peterborough United scores in 68% of matches (13 of 19 matches), while Port Vale keeps a clean sheet in 32% (6 of 19 matches).

13Goals scored (season)23
Port ValePeterborough United
23Goals conceded (season)27
Port ValePeterborough United
1.89Average goals in match2.63
Port ValePeterborough United
2Goals scored (last 5)8
Port ValePeterborough United
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
Port ValePeterborough United

How often they score at least...

42%1 goal68%
Port ValePeterborough United
26%2 goals32%
Port ValePeterborough United
0%3 goals11%
Port ValePeterborough United
0%4 goals5%
Port ValePeterborough United

How often they concede at least...

68%1 goal79%
Port ValePeterborough United
32%2 goals47%
Port ValePeterborough United
16%3 goals16%
Port ValePeterborough United
5%4 goals0%
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.

47%
Peterborough United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 19 matches
50%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time11%
Port ValePeterborough United
11%BTTS in both halves0%
Port ValePeterborough United
11%Scored in both halves21%
Port ValePeterborough United

BTTS and goal count

26%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
Port ValePeterborough United
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS21%
Port ValePeterborough United
20%BTTS - last 560%
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

42%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
Port ValePeterborough United
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time37%
Port ValePeterborough United
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Port ValePeterborough United

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Port ValePeterborough United
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
Port ValePeterborough United
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
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.

Peterborough United is 44% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.95 pts / match - Port Vale · 1.37 pts / match - Peterborough United

Port Vale - half-time state
11% leading63% draw26% trailing
Peterborough United - half-time state
37% leading26% draw37% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.95Points per match (1st half)1.37
Port ValePeterborough United
0.26Goals scored (1st half)0.68
Port ValePeterborough United
0.58Goals conceded (1st half)0.58
Port ValePeterborough United
0.84Average goals (1st half)1.26
Port ValePeterborough United
68%Clean sheet before half-time58%
Port ValePeterborough United
79%No goal before half-time53%
Port ValePeterborough United

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.05
Port ValePeterborough United
0.42Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
Port ValePeterborough United
0.63Goals conceded (2nd half)0.84
Port ValePeterborough United
1.05Average goals (2nd half)1.37
Port ValePeterborough United
47%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Port ValePeterborough United
68%No goal after half-time58%
Port ValePeterborough United

Port Vale - second-half results

16% W53% D32% L
18
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.95
PPG before half-time
Lead holding145%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 16%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Peterborough United - second-half results

21% W42% D37% L
26
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 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 match0.600.60
Goals scored / match0.20.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-3-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Peterborough United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.80
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Peterborough United
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
2
4
16-30
8
3
31-45
3
8
46-60
2
4
61-75
5
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - 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

2.26
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
29%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
19%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 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.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.74
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.73
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
48%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.39
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%

Peterborough United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
112%
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.
+0.64
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* 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 1.892.49 2.63
Both teams scored 32%50% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 37%47% 63%
Clean sheets 32%28% 21%
Goal before half-time 42%68% 79%
Goal after half-time 63%82% 74%

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

2.49
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / match
1.08
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
13%
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. Port ValeSubstitutionOn: Jesse DebrahOff: Connor Hall
  2. Peterborough UnitedSubstitutionOn: Carl Robert JohnstonOff: Jacob Mendy
  3. Peterborough UnitedYellow cardJimmy Jay Morgan
  4. Port ValeSubstitutionOn: Ronan CurtisOff: Benjamin Peter Waine
  5. Peterborough UnitedSubstitutionOn: Cian HayesOff: Jimmy Jay Morgan
  6. Peterborough UnitedSubstitutionOn: Thomas James O'ConnorOff: Tom Lees
  7. Peterborough UnitedSubstitutionOn: Gustav LindgrenOff: Matthew Jimmy David Garbett
  8. Port ValeYellow cardBen Heneghan
  9. Port ValeSubstitutionOn: Mo FaalOff: Mitchell Clark
  10. Peterborough UnitedGoalHarry LeonardAssist: Kyrell Lisbie
  11. Port ValeYellow cardDevante Lavon Andrew Cole
  12. Peterborough UnitedYellow cardHarry Leonard

Referee and managers

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

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 0.68 goals per game on average and Peterborough United 1.21. The EFL League One average is 2.49 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 32% of Port Vale's matches and 47% of Peterborough United's.

What form are Port Vale and Peterborough United in?

Over the last 5 games Port Vale have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Peterborough United 3-0-2 (1.80 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.