Port Vale vs Plymouth Argyle: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Port Vale play Plymouth Argyle in EFL League One (England). The match date is 22 November 2025 at 13:30. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Port Vale: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Plymouth Argyle: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Port Vale scores 0.78 and concedes 1.33 goals per match. Plymouth Argyle scores 1.63 and concedes 1.37. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Port Vale 35%, Plymouth Argyle 54%. Over 2.5: Port Vale 39%, Plymouth Argyle 59%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Plymouth Argyle has higher xG: 1.53 vs 1.24. Port Vale: 11.1 shots per match, Plymouth Argyle: 13.8.

Match halves

Port Vale: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.37. Plymouth Argyle: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.89.

Goals by minute

Port Vale: 0-15 (10 goals). Plymouth Argyle: 31-45+ (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: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

57Possession (%)43
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
13Shots5
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
3Shots on target2
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
1.41xG0.63
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
8Corners2
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
54Dangerous attacks23
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
7Fouls15
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
1Cards3
Port ValePlymouth Argyle

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 ValePlymouth Argyle
0.78Goals scored / match1.63
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
1.33Goals conceded / match1.37
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
46%Average possession48%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
3.11Shots on target / match4.85
Port ValePlymouth Argyle

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.13Shots per match13.78
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
3.11Shots on target4.85
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
7%Shot conversion11.8%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
46%Possession48%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
1.24xG for1.53
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
1.38xG against1.39
Port ValePlymouth Argyle

Shooting quality

Port Vale: BalancedPlymouth Argyle: Balanced
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
Accuracy (shots on target)28%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.34

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.

Plymouth Argyle is 175% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Port Vale · 2.2 pts / match - Plymouth Argyle

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%
Plymouth Argyle
DWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
48% W15% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-7-17
1.59 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
12-3-8
Last 5 away
3-2-0
DWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 2.05Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 100%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.

Plymouth Argyle is 109% better for: goals scored per match.

0.78 goals / match - Port Vale · 1.63 goals / match - Plymouth Argyle

Port Vale scoring profile: mixed

Port Vale scores in 48% of matches (22 of 46 matches), while Plymouth Argyle keeps a clean sheet in 26% (12 of 46 matches).

Plymouth Argyle scoring profile: very strong

Plymouth Argyle scores in 80% of matches (37 of 46 matches), while Port Vale keeps a clean sheet in 28% (13 of 46 matches).

36Goals scored (season)75
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
61Goals conceded (season)63
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
2.11Average goals in match3
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
3Goals scored (last 5)11
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
Port ValePlymouth Argyle

How often they score at least...

48%1 goal80%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
22%2 goals39%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
4%3 goals28%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
2%4 goals11%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle

How often they concede at least...

72%1 goal74%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
35%2 goals41%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
17%3 goals15%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
7%4 goals7%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle

* 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.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

15%BTTS at half-time26%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
4%BTTS in both halves4%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
9%Scored in both halves33%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle

BTTS and goal count

28%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
40%BTTS - last 5100%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle

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-time76%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time87%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
28%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle

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.

Plymouth Argyle is 21% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.13 pts / match - Port Vale · 1.37 pts / match - Plymouth Argyle

Port Vale - half-time state
22% leading48% draw30% trailing
Plymouth Argyle - half-time state
33% leading39% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per match (1st half)1.37
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
0.41Goals scored (1st half)0.74
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
0.59Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
1Average goals (1st half)1.41
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
59%Clean sheet before half-time48%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
67%No goal before half-time50%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle

After half-time (2nd half)

0.83Points per match (2nd half)1.59
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
0.37Goals scored (2nd half)0.89
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
0.74Goals conceded (2nd half)0.7
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
1.11Average goals (2nd half)1.59
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
48%Clean sheet after half-time52%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle
76%No goal after half-time37%
Port ValePlymouth Argyle

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.

Plymouth Argyle - second-half results

43% W28% R28% P
63
Half-time points
34
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
73
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding145%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 48%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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
Plymouth Argyle - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.00
Goals scored / match1.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

Plymouth Argyle
ScoredConceded
8
10
0-15
10
10
16-30
16
11
31-45
13
13
46-60
16
7
61-75
12
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (16 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.56
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+17%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 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%

Plymouth Argyle

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.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.10
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.
142%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* 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 ValeLigaPlymouth Argyle
Average goals in match 2.112.62 3.00
Both teams scored 35%52% 54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%51% 59%
Clean sheets 28%27% 26%
Goal before half-time 59%70% 76%
Goal after half-time 63%81% 87%

^ 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 0 - 0 - 1 Plymouth Argyle. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Port Vale vs Plymouth Argyle?

The EFL League One match finished Port Vale 0:1 Plymouth Argyle. 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 Plymouth Argyle?

Port Vale score 0.78 goals per game on average and Plymouth Argyle 1.63. 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 54% of Plymouth Argyle's.

What form are Port Vale and Plymouth Argyle in?

Over the last 5 games Port Vale have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Plymouth Argyle 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Port Vale vs Plymouth Argyle?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.