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Port Vale vs Rotherham match centre

Port Vale badgePort ValeHome · 22 in league
DLWLL
Momentum↘ Falling25/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
1:0
UK time · Europe/London
Rotherham badgeRotherhamAway · 23 in league
LDLLD
Momentum↓ Low14/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
R. Croasdale6′
Vale Park · Stoke on TrentSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

Awaiting usable data

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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Odds & probabilities Pre-match snapshot Home win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Draw—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Away win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Bookmaker odds awaiting availability Market probabilities adjusted for margin. Model estimates, not guarantees.
MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

90′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

What the match state suggests now

GOOD DATA
Current result estimate95.4%Port Vale
Draw4.5%at full time
Current result estimate0.1%Rotherham
Another goal8.2%before full time

Next goal: Port Vale 3.5% · no further goal 91.8% · Rotherham 4.7%.

Experimental model combining the pre-match forecast with score, time, shots, shots on target, possession, corners and red cards. This is not live xG or bookmaker odds.
Port ValeRotherham
4Corner Kicks5
15Fouls10
1Yellow Cards0
—Red Cards—
4Goalkeeper Saves1
291Total passes325
161Passes accurate212

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

League One: Regular season

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1Lincoln46+48103—
2Cardiff46+4091—
3Stockport County46+1377—
4Bradford46+777—
5Bolton46+1875—
6Stevenage46+375—
7Luton46+1274—
8Plymouth46+1273—
9Huddersfield46+1067—
10Mansfield Town46+1265—
11Wycombe46+1163—
12Reading46+463—
13Blackpool46-1160—
14Doncaster46-1960—
15Barnsley46-559—
16Wigan46-956—
17Burton Albion46-1054—
18Peterborough46-453—
19AFC Wimbledon46-2153—
20Leyton Orient46-1252—
21Exeter City46-949—
22Port Vale47-2445—
23Rotherham47-3141—
24Northampton46-3535—
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Port Vale 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Rotherham 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

HOME PERSPECTIVE

Port Vale

3/10Wins
0.7Goals / game
1.8Conceded / game

Keep in view: 4 losses in that sample. At home, 2 wins from 10 available matches.

Inspect Port Vale’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Rotherham

1/10Wins
0.4Goals / game
1.7Conceded / game

Keep in view: 6 losses in that sample. At away venues, 1 wins from 7 available matches.

Inspect Rotherham’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Port Vale at home with Rotherham away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 03:40 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

League One · 2025/26 · all league matches

Port ValeRotherham
38Matches played39
31Points earned37
7Wins9
0.8Goals scored / match0.9
1.4Goals conceded / match1.5
10Clean sheets9
20Failed to score17

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Port Vale at home with Rotherham away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Port Vale

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Jon Brady
  1. 46J. GauciG
  2. 6J. Lawrence-GabrielD
  3. 24Kyle JohnD
  4. 25C. HumphreysD
  5. 15L. GordonD
  6. 18R. CroasdaleM
  7. 12R. WaltersM
  8. 33G. HallM
  9. 8B. GarrityM
  10. 11E. ArcherM
  11. 21M. Sherif
Substitutes (7)

13 · B. Amos

9 · J. Stockley

19 · B. Waine

45 · A. Gray

26 · J. Shipley

5 · C. Hall

27 · E. Campbell

Rotherham

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Lee Clark
  1. 13T. CannG
  2. 2J. RaffertyD
  3. 15J. BaptisteD
  4. 3Z. JulesD
  5. 6R. JamesD
  6. 4L. KellyM
  7. 19J. BensonM
  8. 11A. MarthaM
  9. 20D. WatmoreM
  10. 24H. GrayM
  11. 10S. NombeF
Substitutes (7)

50 · B. Childs

28 · B. Cover

41 · J. Ayres

22 · D. Hall

26 · H. Douglas

29 · G. Biancheri

23 · J. Holmes

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Port Vale

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Joe Gauci907.7—0—34—
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel907.2—0—264
Kyle John907.0—0—322
Cameron Humphreys907.3—0—311
Liam Gordon877.2—0—212
Ryan Croasdale617.510128—
Rhys Walters906.6—0—341
George Hall887.2—01183
Ben Garrity906.3—01233
Ethon Archer616.6—0—12—
Martin Sherif616.2—018—
Andre Gray296.3—0—6—
Ben Waine296.9—0—101
Jayden Stockley296.9—01121
Connor Hall106.6—0—2—
Elijah Campbell96.9—0—21
Jordan Shipley———————
Ben Amos———————

Rotherham

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Ted Cann906.0—0—31—
Joe Rafferty726.2—0—18—
Jamal Baptiste907.3—0—39—
Zak Jules906.7—0—382
Reece James905.9—0—421
Liam Kelly906.9—01404
Josh Benson906.6—0150—
ArJany Martha636.3—0—17—
Duncan Watmore775.9—0114—
Harry Gray906.7—01182
Sam Nombe906.0—04151
Gabriele Biancheri276.5—0—92
Denzel Hall186.9—0—31
Jack Holmes136.3—0—9—
Brandon Cover———————
Josh Ayres———————
Hamish Douglas———————
Ben Childs———————
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