Blackpool v Port Vale result

Full-time · Blackpool 3–2 Port Vale

League One · Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:45 GMT

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

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Blackpool 3–2 Port Vale — Blackpool won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Blackpool beat Port Vale 3–2 in League One on Tuesday 17 March.

Port Vale have scored 36 goals, the fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games).

The goals

Blackpool came from behind: Port Vale led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Port Vale: Dajaune Brown (2’) and Rhys Walters (59’, assisted by Jordan Shipley); Blackpool: Niall Ennis (46’, assisted by Joshua Bowler), Ashley Fletcher (72’, assisted by Tom Bloxham) and R. Walters (81’, assisted by James Husband).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Blackpool 0.00, Port Vale 0.00, from 14 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

W. Finnie showed three yellow cards — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Port Vale: Martin Sherif (74’), Liam Gordon (76’) and T. Magloire (90+5’).

What it changes

Blackpool stay 21st after this result (38 league matches played). Blackpool have scored 54 goals, the 10th-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Blackpool have conceded 65 goals, the eighth-most of the 24 clubs.

Port Vale stay 24th after this result (35 league matches played). Port Vale have conceded 61 goals, the 12th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games).

Port Vale are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Rhys Walters (Port Vale) 7.0, Dajaune Brown (Port Vale) 6.9 and Joshua Bowler (Blackpool) 6.7 led the match.

Head-to-head

Port Vale are unbeaten in the last four meetings with Blackpool, every meeting checked.

Next up

Blackpool next travel to AFC Wimbledon on 14 November 2026.

Port Vale next host Accrington ST on 14 November 2026.

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

Next for Blackpool: AFC Wimbledon v Blackpool, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Port Vale: Port Vale v Accrington ST, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Blackpool 3–2 Port Vale · League One
Referee: W. Finnie
Head-to-head (last 4): Blackpool 0 · draws 1 · Port Vale 3 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Blackpool 0W 2D 3L · Port Vale 2W 2D 1L

Blackpool 3–2 Port Vale (League One): 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 / 0.63

Goals

against 2.38 / 0.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 3.57

Corners

against 6.38 / 6.71 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

2.25 / 3

Shots on target

against 5.38 / 5.29 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

3.38 / 1.71

Cards

against 1 / 1.86 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

3.89 yellows

Referee · W. Finnie

24 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 March 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 14 March 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	Blackpool for / against	Line	Port Vale for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.5 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.57 for · 6.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	8.13 for · 13.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9.14 for · 16 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	2.25 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.75 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.57 for · 13 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	3.38 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.71 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: W. Finnie — 3.89 yellow cards a game, 0.11 red cards, 24 fouls over 9 matches.

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Blackpool

Blackpool Goalkeeper

Blackpool — 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
B. Peacock-Farrell	38	893375 min	1143 /90	621.7 /90	10 /90

Blackpool — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 14 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	84.4	3.2 6/5

Blackpool Defensive

Blackpool — 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
O. Casey	38	883361 min	641.7 /90	561.5 /90	330.9 /90	2356.3 /90	451.2 /90	60.2 /90
C. Hamilton	30	641924 min	331.5 /90	80.4 /90	50.2 /90	783.6 /90	160.7 /90	10 /90
Z. Ashworth	24	741780 min	532.7 /90	211.1 /90	80.4 /90	1648.3 /90	351.8 /90	60.3 /90
F. Horsfall	21	821725 min	201 /90	251.3 /90	120.6 /90	1658.6 /90	221.1 /90	80.4 /90
A. Lyons	16	58924 min	151.5 /90	90.9 /90	131.3 /90	525.1 /90	151.5 /90	10.1 /90
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Blackpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 14 March 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
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0.4 2/1	—
O. Casey n 8	84.4	1.9 6/4	0.4 3/0	C. Hall
J. Brown n 8	82.5	1.4 7/2	0.8 5/1	—
A. Fletcher n 8	71.6	0.8 4/1	1.3 5/2	—
T. Bloxham n 8	39.1	2.9 5/3	0.9 2/1	—
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Blackpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 14 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Casey n 8	84.4	2.8 7/6
J. Brown n 8	82.5	2.7 8/6
A. Fletcher n 8	71.6	0.9 4/2
T. Bloxham n 8	39.1	1.4 4/1
C. Hamilton n 8	58.4	1.9 6/1
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Blackpool Attacking

Blackpool — 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
A. Fletcher	37	772854 min	170.5 /90	40.1 /90	481.5 /90	270.9 /90	280.9 /90	220.7 /90
T. Bloxham	36	612186 min	60.2 /90	30.1 /90	271.1 /90	150.6 /90	190.8 /90	210.9 /90
J. Brown	38	782954 min	00 /90	40.1 /90	130.4 /90	30.1 /90	260.8 /90	130.4 /90
G. Honeyman	29	812360 min	20.1 /90	40.2 /90	80.3 /90	50.2 /90	251 /90	150.6 /90
H. Coulson	25	741860 min	10 /90	00 /90	100.5 /90	10 /90	60.3 /90	50.2 /90
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Blackpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 14 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Casey n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
J. Brown n 8	82.5	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
A. Fletcher n 8	71.6	2 6/4	0.8 4/1
T. Bloxham n 8	39.1	0.9 3/0	0.3 1/0
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Blackpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 14 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Casey n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
J. Brown n 8	82.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
A. Fletcher n 8	71.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
T. Bloxham n 8	39.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
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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	27	902441 min	682.5 /90	281 /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 14 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Gauci n 8	90	4.3 6/6

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	33	842785 min	250.8 /90	290.9 /90	170.5 /90	1324.3 /90	180.6 /90	50.2 /90
C. Hall	31	872700 min	341.1 /90	301 /90	90.3 /90	2016.7 /90	220.7 /90	40.1 /90
K. John	26	751942 min	462.1 /90	261.2 /90	120.6 /90	1336.2 /90	120.6 /90	50.2 /90
J. Headley	22	611336 min	402.7 /90	110.7 /90	70.5 /90	996.7 /90	191.3 /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
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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 14 March 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	84.4	0.5 2/1	0 0/0	—
C. Hall n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.8 5/1	O. Casey
G. Hall n 8	68.6	1.3 5/2	2.3 6/4	—
J. Gauci n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0	—
R. Croasdale n 8	73.1	1.1 6/1	1.2 5/3	—
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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 14 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Humphreys n 8	84.4	0.9 5/2
C. Hall n 8	90	1.6 6/4
G. Hall n 8	68.6	2.6 5/5
R. Croasdale n 8	73.1	1.5 6/3
K. John n 8	89.8	2.3 7/5
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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
D. Brown	13	45588 min	00 /90	20.3 /90	81.2 /90	20.3 /90	71.1 /90	81.2 /90
M. Faal	12	43514 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	162.8 /90	81.4 /90	40.7 /90	71.2 /90
A. Gray	7	46319 min	00 /90	00 /90	51.4 /90	20.6 /90	20.6 /90	00 /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 14 March 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	84.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
C. Hall n 8	90	0.8 4/1	0.1 1/0
G. Hall n 8	68.6	1 3/2	0.7 3/1
J. Gauci n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Croasdale n 8	73.1	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
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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 14 March 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	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Hall n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Hall n 8	68.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
J. Gauci n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Croasdale n 8	73.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Blackpool		Port Vale
54%	Possession	46%
14	Shots	12
4	Shots on target	5
4	Shots off target	2
6	Blocked shots	5
9	Shots inside the box	7
6	Corners	5
3	Offsides	0
11	Fouls	13
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	1
349	Passes	297
71%	Pass accuracy	66%

Blackpool Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
B. Peacock-Farrell	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
R. Walters	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	6.5
O. Casey	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.9
J. Brown	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Bowler	90	0	1	2	0	3	0	7.3
A. Fletcher	90	1	0	2	2	0	1	7.2
M. Ihiekwe	71	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.6
N. Ennis	71	1	0	1	1	0	0	7.2
H. Coulson	65	0	0	0	0	3	2	6.2
G. Honeyman	65	0	0	1	0	1	1	6.5
J. Randall	64	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
C. Hamilton sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Clarkson sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Karoy Anderson sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
J. Husband sub	19	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
T. Bloxham sub	19	0	1	0	0	1	1	7.9

Port Vale Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Gauci	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
T. Magloire	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.2
C. Hall	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
Elijah Xavier Campbell	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
J. Lawrence-Gabriel	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
F. Ojo	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
R. Walters	79	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.7
L. Gordon	79	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	7
Martin Sherif	79	0	0	1	1	0	1	Y	6.5
J. Shipley	69	0	1	2	1	2	3	0	7
D. Brown	69	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	7.7
B. Garrity sub	21	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
A. Gray sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Headley sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
G. Hall sub	11	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6.6
O. Hernández sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

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

Recent form

BlackpoolDLDLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Port ValeDWWLD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 0.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Blackpool 0 · 1 draw · Port Vale 3 · 2.5 goals/game

2026-01-01 Port Vale 5–1 Blackpool
2025-08-12 Blackpool 0–1 Port Vale
2023-12-29 Port Vale 3–0 Blackpool
2023-08-15 Blackpool 0–0 Port Vale

League standing · 2025/26

Blackpool#13 pos60 pts46 pl-11 GD

Port Vale#22 pos42 pts46 pl-25 GD

Goals per game

Blackpool scored1.17

Port Vale scored0.78

Blackpool conceded1.41

Port Vale conceded1.33

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Blackpool and Port Vale?: In their last 4 meetings, Blackpool won 0, Port Vale won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Blackpool and Port Vale?: Recent form — Blackpool 0W 2D 3L; Port Vale 2W 2D 1L.

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