Reading v Port Vale result

Full-time · Reading 2–0 Port Vale

League One · Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:00 GMT · Select Car Leasing Stadium

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Reading 2–0 Port Vale — Reading won this League One match.

Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Port Vale: Gillingham v Port Vale, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Reading 2–0 Port Vale · League One
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium · Reading, Berkshire
Referee: R. Joyce
Head-to-head (last 1): Reading 0 · draws 0 · Port Vale 1 · 1 goals/game
Recent form: Reading 2W 2D 1L · Port Vale 0W 1D 4L

Reading 2–0 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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.38

Goals

against 1 / 1.88 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 3.33

Corners

against 6 / 7 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 3 matches

3 / 4

Shots on target

against 3 / 4.33 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2.75 / 2.67

Cards

against 0.5 / 2.67 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 3 matches

4 yellows

Referee · R. Joyce

1.67 home / 2.33 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 February 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 February 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Reading for / against	Line	Port Vale for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.5 for · 6 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	3.33 for · 7 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	8 for · 11.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	11.33 for · 15 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 4.33 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.75 for · 8 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	12.67 for · 12.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	2.75 for · 0.5 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2.67 for · 2.67 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: R. Joyce — 4 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 26.33 fouls over 6 matches (1.67 to the home side, 2.33 to the away side).

Home 1.67Away 2.33

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. 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. Yiadom n 8	82.6	2.3 7/5	1.9 5/4	T. Sang
B. Elliott n 8	15	2.3 3/0	2.3 3/0	—
K. Ehibhatiomhan n 8	52.1	2.2 5/3	0.9 3/1	—
J. Wareham n 6	34.3	2.2 4/1	0.4 1/0	—
J. Dorsett n 8	60.6	1.5 4/2	0.4 2/0	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Azeez n 8	89.1	1.6 7/4	0.6 4/1
S. Smith n 8	83.1	1.6 6/5	0.9 5/2
P. Mukairu n 8	59	1.3 3/3	0.8 3/1
K. Ehibhatiomhan n 8	52.1	1.1 4/1	0.9 3/1
L. Wing n 8	86.6	1 5/3	0.6 4/1

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Dorsett n 8	60.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
C. Savage n 8	58.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
O. Azeez n 8	89.1	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
Caylan Vickers n 8	34.5	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
P. Mukairu n 8	59	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Elliott n 8	15	3 3/1
A. Yiadom n 8	82.6	2.7 7/6
H. Knibbs n 8	90	2.5 7/6
P. Mukairu n 8	59	2.3 6/4
K. Abrefa n 8	30	2.3 4/2

Port Vale

Port Vale — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. 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
U. Ikpeazu n 8	58	2.3 7/3	3.1 7/4	—
Daniel Gore n 3	28	2.1 2/0	3.2 2/1	—
T. Sang n 8	40.9	1.9 4/3	0.8 3/0	A. Yiadom
A. Iacovitti n 8	63.4	1.8 5/3	0.5 2/1	—
R. Loft n 8	61.4	1.8 5/2	1.5 4/2	—

Port Vale — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
U. Ikpeazu n 8	58	3.1 6/4	1.6 4/2
E. Chislett n 8	86	2.1 7/5	1 5/2
J. Shorrock n 7	43	1.5 4/1	0.9 3/0
J. Wilson n 8	69.5	1.3 4/2	1 4/1
Baylee Dipepa n 8	17.5	1.3 2/0	0.6 1/0

Port Vale — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Garrity n 8	88.9	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
E. Chislett n 8	86	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1
Baylee Dipepa n 8	17.5	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
N. Smith n 8	80.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
U. Ikpeazu n 8	58	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Port Vale — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Weir n 8	47.5	2.6 7/3
Daniel Gore n 3	28	2.1 2/0
R. Loft n 8	61.4	1.8 3/3
R. Walters n 8	37.8	1.8 5/1
E. Chislett n 8	86	1.7 7/3

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Match statistics & details

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
D. Button	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
A. Yiadom	90	0	0	0	0	3	6.6
A. Mbengue	90	0	1	0	0	0	7.2
Tyler Bindon	90	0	1	0	0	1	7.2
C. Mola	90	0	0	0	1	1	7
L. Wing	90	1	2	1	1	3	7.9
O. Azeez	90	0	5	2	2	1	8
H. Knibbs	90	1	1	1	1	4	8
S. Smith	90	0	1	1	3	0	6.9
K. Ehibhatiomhan	60	0	3	1	2	1	7.2
M. Craig	45	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
C. Savage sub	45	0	0	0	0	2	6.6
B. Elliott sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	6

Port Vale player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
C. Ripley	90	0	0	0	0	7.2
T. Sang	90	0	0	1	1	7
N. Smith	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Debrah	90	2	0	1	0	7.2
J. Lowe	90	1	0	1	1	6.9
F. Ojo	90	0	0	1	2	6.9
J. Weir	90	2	1	2	2	6.6
R. Loft	77	0	0	0	1	6.7
E. Chislett	73	1	1	1	0	6.3
A. Mighten	73	2	0	1	0	7.3
D. Jones	59	0	0	0	1	6.9
C. Grant sub	31	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Garrity sub	17	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. Massey sub	17	0	0	0	1	6.7
J. Wilson sub	13	0	0	0	0	6.5

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

Recent form

ReadingDWWDL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Port ValeLLLDL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.8 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Reading 0 · 0 draws · Port Vale 1 · 1 goals/game

2023-08-12 Port Vale 1–0 Reading

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Reading#17 pos53 pts46 pl-2 GD

Port Vale#23 pos41 pts46 pl-33 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored1.48

Port Vale scored0.89

Reading conceded1.52

Port Vale conceded1.61

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Frequently asked questions

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

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