Bolton v Port Vale result

Full-time · Bolton 3–6 Port Vale

League Two · Sat, 05 Dec 2020 15:00 GMT · University of Bolton Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Bolton 3–6 Port Vale — Port Vale won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Port Vale won 6–3 at University of Bolton Stadium in League Two on Saturday 5 December. Bolton have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Port Vale led 3–1 at half-time. The goals — Port Vale: E. Oyeleke (6’, assisted by C. Montaño), L. Legge (9’, assisted by D. Worrall), Tom Conlon (42’ pen), C. Montaño (46’, assisted by Devante Rodney), D. Worrall (50’, assisted by E. Oyeleke) and Nathan Smith (62’, assisted by D. Worrall); Bolton: Gethin Jones (11’), E. Doyle (66’, assisted by R. Greenidge) and L. Isgrove (78’, assisted by Gethin Jones).

Discipline

The bookings — Port Vale: Tom Conlon (52’).

What it changes

Port Vale’s three-goal margin was the biggest of round 16, across 12 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, D. Worrall (Port Vale) 13.6, C. Montaño (Port Vale) 10.1 and Gethin Jones (Bolton) 9.1 led the match.

Next up

Bolton next host Middlesbrough on 23 October 2026.

Port Vale next travel to Gillingham on 20 October 2026.

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

Next for Bolton: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Port Vale: Gillingham v Port Vale, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bolton 3–6 Port Vale · League Two
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium · Bolton
Referee: C. Boyeson
Recent form: Bolton 4W 0D 1L · Port Vale 0W 0D 5L

Bolton 3–6 Port Vale (League Two): 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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.67 / 4.67

Corners

against 6 / 4 · 0 of the last 1 over 9.5

over 3 matches

3.33 / 3.5

Shots on target

against 2.33 / 4.17 · 0 of the last 1 over 8.5

over 3 matches

0.67 / 1.67

Cards

against 0.67 / 1 · 0 of the last 1 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 November 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 November 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bolton for / against	Line	Port Vale for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.67 for · 6 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	4.67 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	12.33 for · 9 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	10.83 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.33 for · 2.33 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	3.5 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 13.33 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	13.17 for · 9.5 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	0.67 for · 0.67 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1.67 for · 1 against n 6 Last 5

Bolton

Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2020. 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. Comley n 8	49.3	3.7 6/5	2.1 5/3	—
R. Darcy n 8	22.6	3 2/2	0 0/0	—
R. Delaney n 8	90	1.9 8/5	0.5 3/1	—
P. Kioso n 8	89.5	1.8 8/5	2.4 8/6	E. Oyeleke
G. Jones n 8	83.5	1.3 6/4	0.8 5/1	E. Oyeleke

Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Crawford n 8	84	2.1 7/5	0.3 2/0
S. Miller n 8	21.6	2.1 3/1	1.6 2/1
A. Sarcevic n 8	89.5	1.8 8/3	0.8 5/1
E. Doyle n 8	82.8	1.6 7/3	1 4/2
A. Gnahoua n 8	58.8	1.3 6/1	0.4 2/0

Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Doyle n 8	82.8	0.7 4/1	0 0/0
N. Delfouneso n 8	73.9	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
A. Sarcevic n 8	89.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
A. Crawford n 8	84	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
A. Baptiste n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0.3 1/1

Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Sarcevic n 8	89.5	3.6 8/8
A. Tutte n 8	63.8	2.5 6/3
R. Delaney n 8	90	2.4 8/5
G. Jones n 8	83.5	2.2 7/4
S. Miller n 8	21.6	2.1 4/0

Bolton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Gilks n 8	90	1.9 3/2
W. Francis Crellin n 8	90	1.4 4/1

Port Vale

Port Vale — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2020. 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
T. Pope n 8	36.8	2.8 4/3	1.2 3/1	—
M. Cullen n 8	62.3	2.3 6/3	0.9 4/1	—
E. Oyeleke n 8	75.3	2.2 7/5	2.1 8/4	G. Jones
D. Rodney n 8	41	2.2 4/2	1.1 3/1	—
H. McKirdy n 8	53.1	1.9 6/2	1.3 4/1	—

Port Vale — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Rodney n 8	41	2.5 3/3	0.5 2/0
T. Pope n 8	36.8	2.4 4/2	1.5 2/1
C. Montaño n 8	69.3	1.8 6/2	0.6 2/1
T. Conlon n 8	84.4	1.6 7/5	0.4 2/1
H. McKirdy n 8	53.1	1.5 3/2	0.2 1/0

Port Vale — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Worrall n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.6 5/0
T. Pope n 8	36.8	0.6 1/1	0 0/0
D. Rodney n 8	41	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
T. Conlon n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
D. Amoo n 8	63.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Port Vale — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Crookes n 8	75.1	2.4 5/5
Zachary Louvaine Mills n 8	74.1	1.8 5/4
D. Amoo n 8	63.4	1.8 5/3
E. Oyeleke n 8	75.3	1.5 5/4
C. Montaño n 8	69.3	1.5 3/2

Port Vale — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Brown n 8	90	2.3 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bolton		Port Vale
66%	Possession	34%
19	Shots	14
7	Shots on target	11
6	Shots off target	2
6	Blocked shots	1
12	Shots inside the box	12
5	Corners	5
1	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	14
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	4
512	Passes	257
79%	Pass accuracy	56%

Bolton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. Gilks	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
Ricardo	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.7
P. Kioso	90	0	0	0	0	2	5	7.5
G. Jones	90	1	1	2	2	1	1	8
E. Doyle	90	1	0	5	2	4	0	8.2
N. Delfouneso	90	0	0	3	2	2	0	6.9
A. Sarcevic	79	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.6
A. Baptiste	55	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.2
G. Thomason	55	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
R. Delaney	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
A. Crawford	54	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
B. Comley sub	36	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.7
L. Isgrove sub	36	1	0	1	1	1	1	7.2
R. Greenidge sub	35	0	1	0	0	1	3	7
R. Darcy sub	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. White sub	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.9

Port Vale player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Brown	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Zachary Louvaine Mills	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
L. Legge	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.6
N. Smith	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
D. Fitzpatrick	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
L. Joyce	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7
T. Conlon	90	1	0	3	3	1	1	Y	6.7
D. Worrall	90	1	2	2	2	2	4	0	8.9
D. Rodney	90	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	7
E. Oyeleke	88	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	7.6
C. Montaño	69	1	1	3	3	3	1	0	8.3
A. Hurst sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
S. Burgess sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

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

Recent form

BoltonLWWWW

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

Port ValeLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 1.2 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bolton#3 pos79 pts46 pl+9 GD

Port Vale#13 pos60 pts46 pl0 GD

Goals per game

Bolton scored1.28

Port Vale scored1.24

Bolton conceded1.09

Port Vale conceded1.24

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