Port Vale v Barnsley result

Full-time · Port Vale 1–3 Barnsley

League One · Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:45 GMT · Vale Park

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Port Vale 1–3 Barnsley — Barnsley won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Barnsley won 3–1 at Vale Park in League One on Tuesday 14 February. Port Vale are winless in their last seven matches in all competitions. Barnsley are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

Barnsley led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Barnsley: Luca Connell (1’), Liam Kitching (21’, assisted by Luca Connell) and Adam Phillips (61’); Port Vale: Nathan Smith (14’, assisted by D. Worrall).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Port Vale 0.00, Barnsley 0.00, from 15 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. Barrott showed two yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 29 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Barnsley: Adam Phillips (76’) and Nicholas Cadden (86’).

What it changes

Barnsley have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Luca Connell (Barnsley) 9.1, Nathan Smith (Port Vale) 8.6 and Liam Kitching (Barnsley) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

Port Vale next travel to York on 24 October 2026.

Barnsley next travel to Reading on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Port Vale: York v Port Vale, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Barnsley: Reading v Barnsley, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Port Vale 1–3 Barnsley · League One
Venue: Vale Park · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Referee: S. Barrott
Head-to-head (last 1): Port Vale 0 · draws 1 · Barnsley 0 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Port Vale 0W 2D 3L · Barnsley 3W 1D 1L

Port Vale 1–3 Barnsley (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 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.14 / 6

Corners

against 4.43 / 4.6 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.57 / 3.2

Shots on target

against 3 / 3 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 2 / 2.2 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 February 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 February 2023. 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	Barnsley for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.14 for · 4.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	13.57 for · 10.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 10.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3.57 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.2 for · 3 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.86 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	14.2 for · 13.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5

Port Vale

Port Vale — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 February 2023. 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
S. Robinson n 8	47.1	2.9 5/3	1.4 4/1	—
D. Politic n 8	51.4	2.2 7/3	1.5 5/2	—
F. Ojo n 8	48.5	2.1 3/3	1.6 4/3	—
J. Proctor n 8	42.6	2.1 4/2	0.8 2/1	—
E. Harrison n 8	85.5	1.8 8/5	1.8 7/5	—

Port Vale — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 February 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Harrison n 8	85.5	2.6 7/6	0.7 5/0
D. Politic n 8	51.4	2.2 5/3	1.3 4/1
D. Butterworth n 8	56.4	1.6 6/1	0.6 2/1
T. Conlon n 8	79	1.4 6/3	0.7 4/1
G. Massey n 8	88	1.2 6/3	0.1 1/0

Port Vale — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 February 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Wilson n 8	52.9	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
D. Politic n 8	51.4	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
M. Odubeko n 8	28	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
J. Proctor n 8	42.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
E. Harrison n 8	85.5	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Port Vale — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 February 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Pett n 8	55.4	3.3 6/5
S. Robinson n 8	47.1	2.6 5/4
D. Jones n 8	83.4	1.8 6/3
D. Politic n 8	51.4	1.8 4/3
T. Conlon n 8	79	1.7 7/4

Barnsley

Barnsley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 February 2023. 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
Fábio Jaló n 8	13.4	5.9 6/1	4.2 4/1	—
Ziyad Mallah n 8	21.5	3.1 5/1	1.6 3/0	—
M. Watters n 8	27.4	2.9 3/2	0.8 2/0	—
O. Shaw n 8	30.9	2.2 5/1	0.7 2/0	—
Liam Kitching n 8	90	2.1 7/5	0.8 5/1	—

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 February 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Fábio Jaló n 8	13.4	3.4 3/1	1.7 2/0
J. Norwood n 8	67.6	2.2 6/5	1.8 5/4
O. Shaw n 8	30.9	1.8 3/2	0.7 2/0
A. Phillips n 8	78	1.7 6/3	0.3 2/0
D. Cole n 8	74.1	1.4 5/4	0.6 4/0

Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 February 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Barry Cotter n 4	20	0 0/0	1.1 1/0
J. Martin n 8	14.4	0.8 1/0	0 0/0
A. Phillips n 8	78	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
J. Norwood n 8	67.6	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
B. Thomas n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 February 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Connell n 8	81	2.8 7/4
J. Benson n 8	46.8	2.2 5/2
Ziyad Mallah n 8	21.5	2.1 3/1
O. Shaw n 8	30.9	1.8 3/2
J. Williams n 8	88.3	1.7 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Port Vale		Barnsley
62%	Possession	38%
15	Shots	7
2	Shots on target	4
6	Shots off target	3
7	Blocked shots	0
10	Shots inside the box	3
10	Corners	3
4	Offsides	2
9	Fouls	9
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
442	Passes	280
64%	Pass accuracy	51%

Port Vale player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
A. Stone	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
W. Forrester	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.3
N. Smith	90	1	0	1	1	0	3	7.5
A. Donnelly	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	6.3
D. Worrall	90	0	1	1	1	4	0	7
F. Ojo	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	6.3
B. Garrity	90	0	0	2	0	1	0	6.6
G. Massey	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	6.9
M. Benning	67	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.9
T. Conlon	62	0	0	0	0	1	2	6.7
J. Proctor	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Politic sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.9
M. Taylor sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.6
E. Harrison sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Barnsley player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
H. Isted	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.6
B. Thomas	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Andersen	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Liam Kitching	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
N. Cadden	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.3
L. Connell	90	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	8.3
H. Kane	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
J. Norwood	74	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
D. Cole	73	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Russell	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
A. Phillips sub	45	1	0	2	2	0	1	Y	7.5
O. Shaw sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Tedić sub	16	0	0	1	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 Barnsley — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Port ValeLDLDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

BarnsleyLWWDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Port Vale 0 · 1 draw · Barnsley 0 · 2 goals/game

2022-09-13 Barnsley 1–1 Port Vale

League standing · 2022/23

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Port Vale#18 pos49 pts46 pl-23 GD

Barnsley#4 pos86 pts46 pl+33 GD

Goals per game

Port Vale scored1.04

Barnsley scored1.74

Port Vale conceded1.54

Barnsley conceded1.02

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

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