Port Vale v Cheltenham result

Full-time · Port Vale 0–0 Cheltenham

League Two · Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:00 GMT · Vale Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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Port Vale 0–0 Cheltenham — this League Two match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Port Vale and Cheltenham drew 0–0 at Vale Park in League Two on Wednesday 1 January. Port Vale are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Port Vale 0.00, Cheltenham 0.00, from 16 shots to 13 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Port Vale: Connor Hall (12’) and Ryan Croasdale (90+4’); Cheltenham: S. Bennett (57’).

What it changes

Port Vale have scored 65 goals, the sixth-most of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 46 games, ranked per game). Port Vale have conceded 46 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Cheltenham have scored 60 goals, the 11th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 46 games, ranked per game). Cheltenham have conceded 70 goals, the fourth-most of the 24 clubs.

It was the only goalless draw of round 24, across 12 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ronan Curtis (Port Vale) 6.3, Brandon Ashley Cover (Port Vale) 6.1 and Ryan Croasdale (Port Vale) 4.5 led the match.

Head-to-head

Cheltenham are unbeaten in the last six meetings with Port Vale, every meeting checked.

Next up

Port Vale next host Accrington ST on 14 November 2026.

Cheltenham next travel to Exeter City on 14 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 Cheltenham: Exeter City v Cheltenham, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Port Vale 0–0 Cheltenham · League Two
Venue: Vale Park · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Referee: J. Bell
Head-to-head (last 6): Port Vale 0 · draws 3 · Cheltenham 3 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: Port Vale 0W 2D 3L · Cheltenham 2W 2D 1L

Port Vale 0–0 Cheltenham (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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.5 / 1.63

Goals

against 1 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.71 / 4

Corners

against 5.71 / 6.33 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 3 matches

2.43 / 4.33

Shots on target

against 4.86 / 3.33 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2 / 1.67

Cards

against 1.43 / 2 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 December 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 29 December 2024. 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	Cheltenham for / against
Goals scored	0.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.71 for · 5.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 6.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	12.14 for · 14.57 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11 for · 12.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	2.43 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.33 for · 3.33 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.29 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 11.33 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.67 for · 2 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: J. Bell.

Port Vale

Port Vale Defensive

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 29 December 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
C. Ripley n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 1/1	—
C. Hall n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.4 2/1	T. Bradbury
J. Stockley n 8	74	1.5 6/4	0.9 5/1	—
R. Croasdale n 8	85.9	1.7 8/4	1.4 7/3	L. Young
T. Sang n 8	84.4	0.9 4/2	0.9 5/2	—
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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 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Ripley n 8	90	0 0/0
C. Hall n 8	90	1.5 8/3
J. Stockley n 8	74	1.2 5/2
R. Croasdale n 8	85.9	3.4 8/6
T. Sang n 8	84.4	2.1 6/5
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Port Vale Attacking

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 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Ripley n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Hall n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
J. Stockley n 8	74	2.3 7/5	0.6 3/1
R. Croasdale n 8	85.9	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
T. Sang n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	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 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Ripley n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Hall n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Stockley n 8	74	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
R. Croasdale n 8	85.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Sang n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Cheltenham

Cheltenham Defensive

Cheltenham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cheltenham before kick-off, to 29 December 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
E. Archer n 8	85.9	0.8 4/2	2.2 6/6	—
L. Young n 8	88.8	0.9 6/1	0.8 6/0	R. Croasdale
J. Colwill n 8	79.8	1.3 8/1	1.4 5/3	—
S. Stubbs n 8	90	1.1 7/2	1.4 6/4	—
T. Bradbury n 8	90	1.1 6/2	0.3 2/0	C. Hall
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Cheltenham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cheltenham before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Archer n 8	85.9	1.6 7/2
L. Young n 8	88.8	2 6/5
J. Colwill n 8	79.8	1.3 6/2
S. Stubbs n 8	90	1.6 5/3
T. Bradbury n 8	90	1.5 7/4
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Cheltenham Attacking

Cheltenham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cheltenham before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Archer n 8	85.9	1 5/2	0.5 3/1
L. Young n 8	88.8	0.9 4/1	0.6 3/1
J. Colwill n 8	79.8	1.7 7/3	0.8 4/2
S. Stubbs n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
T. Bradbury n 8	90	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
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Cheltenham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cheltenham before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Archer n 8	85.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
L. Young n 8	88.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Colwill n 8	79.8	0.6 3/1	0.1 1/0
T. Bradbury n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
S. Stubbs n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Port Vale		Cheltenham
51%	Possession	49%
16	Shots	13
4	Shots on target	4
7	Shots off target	5
5	Blocked shots	4
7	Shots inside the box	6
6	Corners	6
1	Offsides	0
14	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	4
268	Passes	262
60%	Pass accuracy	61%

Port Vale Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Amos	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
B. Heneghan	90	1	0	0	0	0	7.2
C. Hall	90	0	0	2	0	Y	7.3
Brandon Ashley Cover	90	0	0	1	6	0	7.2
R. Croasdale	90	0	0	1	5	Y	7.2
K. John	90	2	1	0	1	0	6.9
R. Richards	90	2	0	2	3	0	7.5
R. Curtis	86	3	2	4	4	0	7.7
N. Smith	82	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
B. Garrity	62	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Tolaj	62	2	1	2	0	0	7.2
A. Hackford sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
E. Chislett sub	28	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
S. Hart sub	8	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
R. Paton sub	8	1	0	0	0	0	6.7

Cheltenham Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Day	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
L. Payne	90	0	0	4	0	0	7
S. Stubbs	90	2	2	0	0	0	8.2
T. Bradbury	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Young	90	2	0	2	1	0	7.7
L. Kinsella	90	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
J. Thomas	90	4	1	1	1	0	7.2
J. Colwill	90	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
E. Archer	86	0	0	3	3	0	6.5
S. Bennett	66	0	0	0	1	Y	7
R. Bowman	66	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd sub	24	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
M. Taylor sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Dulson sub	8	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 Port Vale v Cheltenham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Port ValeLDDLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

CheltenhamDWDWL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2.2 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Port Vale 0 · 3 draws · Cheltenham 3 · 3.17 goals/game

2024-12-03 Cheltenham 1–1 Port Vale
2024-02-17 Cheltenham 3–2 Port Vale
2023-10-28 Port Vale 1–2 Cheltenham
2023-01-28 Cheltenham 0–0 Port Vale
2022-09-03 Port Vale 2–2 Cheltenham
2021-03-06 Cheltenham 3–2 Port Vale

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Port Vale#2 pos80 pts46 pl+19 GD

Cheltenham#15 pos60 pts46 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Port Vale scored1.41

Cheltenham scored1.3

Port Vale conceded1

Cheltenham conceded1.52

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What is the head-to-head record between Port Vale and Cheltenham?: In their last 6 meetings, Port Vale won 0, Cheltenham won 3 and there were 3 draws, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Port Vale and Cheltenham?: Recent form — Port Vale 0W 2D 3L; Cheltenham 2W 2D 1L.

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