Port Vale v Bristol City result

Full-time · Port Vale 1–0 Bristol City

FA Cup · Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:45 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Port Vale 1–0 Bristol City — Port Vale won this FA Cup match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Port Vale beat Bristol City 1–0 in the FA Cup on Tuesday 3 March. Port Vale have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Port Vale: Benjamin Waine (112’, assisted by A. Gray).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Port Vale 0.00, Bristol City 0.00, from 11 shots to 16 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

E. Bell showed seven yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 20 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Port Vale: Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (37’), Rhys Walters (48’), Kyle John (65’), C. Humphreys (103’) and O. Hernández (120+3’); Bristol City: C. Pring (13’) and Jason Knight (105’).

What it changes

Port Vale sit eighth on 15 points from six games with a goal difference of +1 (2025/26 so far). Port Vale have scored nine goals, the 308th-most (shared) of the 748 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 6 games, ranked per game). Port Vale have conceded eight goals, the 237th-fewest (shared) of the 748 clubs.

Bristol City sit 279th on three points from two games with a goal difference of +3 (2025/26 so far). Bristol City have scored five goals, the 64th-most (shared) of the 748 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 2 games, ranked per game). Bristol City have conceded two goals, the 64th-fewest (shared) of the 748 clubs.

Port Vale are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Benjamin Waine (Port Vale) 6.9, Scott Twine (Bristol City) 5.9 and C. Pring (Bristol City) 5.5 led the match.

Next up

Port Vale next host Accrington ST on 14 November 2026.

Bristol City next travel to Middlesbrough on 21 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Port Vale: Port Vale v Accrington ST, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Bristol City: Middlesbrough v Bristol City, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Port Vale 1–0 Bristol City · FA Cup
Referee: E. Bell
Recent form: Port Vale 1W 3D 1L · Bristol City 2W 1D 2L

Port Vale 1–0 Bristol City (FA Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.13 / 4.25

Corners

against 4.63 / 4.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.38 / 4.13

Shots on target

against 3.38 / 4 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.63 / 2.13

Cards

against 2.5 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 February 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 28 February 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Port Vale for / against	Line	Bristol City for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.13 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.13 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	10.38 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.38 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.13 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.13 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.38 for · 13.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Port Vale

Port Vale Goalkeeper

Port Vale — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Gauci	24	902171 min	482 /90	261.1 /90	00 /90

Port Vale — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Port Vale before kick-off, to 28 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Gauci n 8	90	2.1 4/3

Port Vale Defensive

Port Vale — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Humphreys	32	862740 min	240.8 /90	291 /90	170.6 /90	1284.2 /90	180.6 /90	50.2 /90
J. Headley	21	601263 min	362.6 /90	110.8 /90	60.4 /90	886.3 /90	181.3 /90	30.2 /90
B. Heneghan	20	801593 min	140.8 /90	301.7 /90	201.1 /90	1257.1 /90	160.9 /90	50.3 /90
M. Clark	14	741035 min	232 /90	121 /90	30.3 /90	645.6 /90	40.3 /90	20.2 /90
M. Johnson	7	64451 min	112.2 /90	61.2 /90	00 /90	255 /90	51 /90	00 /90
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Port Vale — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Port Vale before kick-off, to 28 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Humphreys n 8	82	0.5 2/1	0.1 1/0	—
C. Hall n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.6 4/1	—
R. Croasdale n 8	73.1	1.1 6/1	1.2 5/3	—
G. Hall n 8	68.8	1.5 5/3	1.8 6/3	—
J. Gauci n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0	—
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Port Vale — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Port Vale before kick-off, to 28 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Humphreys n 8	82	0.8 4/2
C. Hall n 8	90	1.1 4/2
R. Croasdale n 8	73.1	1.5 6/3
G. Hall n 8	68.8	2.3 5/4
K. John n 8	84.1	2.5 7/6
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Port Vale Attacking

Port Vale — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
D. Cole	22	821806 min	80.4 /90	40.2 /90	311.5 /90	201 /90	170.8 /90	271.3 /90
J. Stockley	22	481047 min	30.3 /90	00 /90	161.4 /90	90.8 /90	80.7 /90	40.3 /90
M. Faal	12	43514 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	162.8 /90	81.4 /90	40.7 /90	71.2 /90
R. Croasdale	27	661777 min	20.1 /90	10.1 /90	150.8 /90	50.3 /90	120.6 /90	80.4 /90
G. Hall	25	671680 min	10.1 /90	30.2 /90	100.5 /90	40.2 /90	181 /90	271.4 /90
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Port Vale — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Port Vale before kick-off, to 28 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Humphreys n 8	82	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
C. Hall n 8	90	0.8 4/1	0.3 2/0
R. Croasdale n 8	73.1	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
G. Hall n 8	68.8	0.7 2/1	0.3 1/1
J. Gauci n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Port Vale — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Port Vale before kick-off, to 28 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Humphreys n 8	82	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
C. Hall n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Croasdale n 8	73.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Hall n 8	68.8	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
J. Gauci n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Bristol City

Bristol City Goalkeeper

Bristol City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded
R. Vítek	30	902700 min	893 /90	341.1 /90
M. O’Leary	5	90450 min	81.6 /90	51 /90
J. Lumley	3	90270 min	31 /90	31 /90

Bristol City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol City before kick-off, to 28 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Vítek n 8	90	2.1 5/2
M. O’Leary n 8	90	1.8 5/3

Bristol City Defensive

Bristol City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
R. Dickie	33	862851 min	321 /90	411.3 /90	300.9 /90	2056.5 /90	150.5 /90	40.1 /90
Z. Vyner	30	862592 min	451.6 /90	281 /90	200.7 /90	1133.9 /90	230.8 /90	40.1 /90
G. Tanner	30	862567 min	692.4 /90	281 /90	240.8 /90	1545.4 /90	110.4 /90	10 /90
R. Atkinson	26	741922 min	341.6 /90	321.5 /90	130.6 /90	1607.5 /90	50.2 /90	10 /90
C. Pring	12	66787 min	151.7 /90	151.7 /90	60.7 /90	475.4 /90	121.4 /90	50.6 /90
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Bristol City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol City before kick-off, to 28 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Randell n 8	72.4	0.2 1/0	1.4 5/2	—
S. Twine n 8	72	0.8 5/0	1.4 6/2	—
E. Riis n 8	59.1	0.8 4/0	1.1 5/1	—
R. Dickie n 8	89.6	0.8 6/0	1 7/1	—
Anis Mehmeti n 8	70.6	1.6 6/2	1 4/2	—
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Bristol City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol City before kick-off, to 28 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Randell n 8	72.4	1.6 6/3
S. Twine n 8	72	1.9 7/3
E. Riis n 8	59.1	0.6 2/1
R. Dickie n 8	89.6	1 6/2
Anis Mehmeti n 8	70.6	1 5/1
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Bristol City Attacking

Bristol City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
S. Twine	36	722584 min	100.3 /90	90.3 /90	451.6 /90	200.7 /90	632.2 /90	80.3 /90
E. Riis	36	662383 min	120.5 /90	30.1 /90	511.9 /90	250.9 /90	261 /90	150.6 /90
Anis Mehmeti	31	822543 min	90.3 /90	60.2 /90	541.9 /90	291 /90	511.8 /90	421.5 /90
S. Armstrong	30	481439 min	40.3 /90	00 /90	342.1 /90	191.2 /90	40.3 /90	100.6 /90
Y. Hirakawa	16	38614 min	20.3 /90	20.3 /90	50.7 /90	30.4 /90	71 /90	81.2 /90
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Bristol City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol City before kick-off, to 28 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Randell n 8	72.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
S. Twine n 8	72	1.9 6/3	1.1 5/1
E. Riis n 8	59.1	1.7 4/3	1.3 3/3
R. Dickie n 8	89.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Anis Mehmeti n 8	70.6	1.8 6/3	1.3 5/2
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Bristol City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol City before kick-off, to 28 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Randell n 8	72.4	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
S. Twine n 8	72	0.5 3/0	0.3 1/1
E. Riis n 8	59.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
R. Dickie n 8	89.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
Anis Mehmeti n 8	70.6	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Port Vale		Bristol City
28%	Possession	72%
11	Shots	16
4	Shots on target	2
6	Shots off target	4
1	Blocked shots	10
8	Shots inside the box	10
5	Corners	11
0	Offsides	4
14	Fouls	15
5	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
280	Passes	737
53%	Pass accuracy	84%

Port Vale Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Gauci	120	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
C. Humphreys	120	0	0	2	0	0	4	Y	7.2
C. Hall	120	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
J. Shipley	120	0	0	1	0	2	4	0	6.9
B. Waine	120	1	0	6	4	0	0	0	7.7
T. Magloire	98	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.2
R. Walters	82	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.5
E. Archer	80	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
J. Lawrence-Gabriel	64	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	7.2
L. Gordon	63	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Martin Sherif	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Headley sub	57	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
A. Gray sub	57	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
K. John sub	56	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.2
O. Hernández sub	40	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.9
G. Ward sub	38	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Elijah Xavier Campbell sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Bristol City Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Lumley	120	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
N. Eile	120	1	0	1	0	0	6.2
C. Pring	120	0	0	1	4	Y	8
S. Bell	120	3	0	1	1	0	6.3
Sam Morsy	120	0	0	2	0	0	7.9
S. Twine	94	0	0	2	5	0	6.3
Sebastian Naylor	85	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
S. Armstrong	78	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
M. Bird	61	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
D. Burgzorg	61	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
R. McCrorie	45	0	0	1	1	0	7
G. Tanner sub	75	0	0	0	3	0	6.2
T. Horvat sub	59	1	1	4	0	0	6.6
J. Knight sub	59	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
E. Riis sub	42	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Neto Borges sub	35	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
M. Sykes sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Port Vale v Bristol City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Port ValeDLDWD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Bristol CityWDLWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Goals per game

Port Vale scored1.2

Bristol City scored1.6

Port Vale conceded1.2

Bristol City conceded1.6

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