Nathan Smith

TACTIX Impact rating, stats and recent form · played for Port Vale in 2020/21

Updated · refreshed from settled matches

Nathan Smith (Port Vale, defender) had 4 goals and 0 assists in 45 appearances in 2020/21 (4046 minutes, all competitions). Tackles per 90 in League Two: 1.34. Started 45 of 45.

Key facts

As of 8 May 2021: A defender for Port Vale, Nathan Smith has 44 appearances (3956 minutes) in League Two 2020/21.

As of 8 May 2021: In 2020/21 Nathan Smith has four goals, no assists and 45 appearances in the matches TACTIX holds.

As of 8 May 2021: Nathan Smith averages 2.6 Impact a match over 44 games in League Two matches — 61st percentile among the 532 League Two players who qualify.

Nathan Smith (Port Vale) averaged a TACTIX Impact of 2.6 per match across 45 appearances, and scored four goals and zero assists in 45 appearances in 2020/21 — per TACTIX Impact, an open rating with every weight published (as of 8 May 2021).

2.6
TACTIX Impact per match

An open, transparent rating built from raw match actions across 45 appearances in 2020/21 (all competitions) — every weight is published. Higher is better; a negative score just means costly actions outweighed productive ones in that sample — not a verdict on the player.

Profile

Nathan Smith is a defender at Port Vale, with 44 appearances and 3956 minutes in League Two 2020/21. TACTIX Impact: 2.6 per match across 44 appearances in League Two matches, the 61st percentile of 532 qualifying League Two players. Nathan Smith has started 45 of 45 appearances in 2020/21 (all competitions), averaging 90 minutes. That is 96% of the League Two minutes available to him (3956 of 4140 across 46 club matches).

Keeper, venue and career

Home and away differ: 0.91 tackles per 90 at home (1980 minutes) against 1.79 away (2066 minutes), all competitions 2020/21. Against his career: 1.36 tackles per 90 in 2020/21 (4046 minutes) versus 1.06 across every season on record (26233 minutes).

By the numbers

Blocks per 90 is down from 0.57 last season (2378 minutes in League Two) to 0.18 in 2020/21. Nathan Smith recorded a tackle in 6 of the last 10 appearances where it was measured (all competitions).

Form and availability

Impact over the last five matches (newest first): 1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.5, 0.7 — broadly level, averaging 1.7 against a season figure of 2.6. Discipline: two yellow cards in 45 appearances in 2020/21, and 0.93 fouls per 90 in League Two.

Season 2020/21 · all competitions

45
Apps
4
Goals
0
Assists
4046
Minutes
2
Yellow
0
Red

Started 45 of 45 appearances · 90 minutes per appearance · 96% of the League Two minutes available (3956 of 4140).

Against his career: 1.36 tackles per 90 in 2020/21 (4046 minutes) · 1.06 across every season on record (26233 minutes).

League Two only: 44 apps · 2.6 Impact per match in 2020/21. The figures above cover all 2 competitions played that season, which is why they can differ. See the League Two Impact leaderboard.

Nathan Smith stats per 90 · League Two 2020/21, defender

StatNathan Smithvs cohortLast season
Tacklesper 901.34—1.32
Interceptionsper 900.50—0.79
Blocksper 900.18—0.57
Duels wonper 906.55—0.00
Duel win rate65.9%——
Fouls committedper 900.93—0.98
Cardsper 900.05—0.04
Passesper 9027.41—19.60
Pass accuracy56.6%——

Per 90 minutes over 3956 minutes in League Two 2020/21. League ranks appear once the nightly cohort build has run for this season. Last season: the same competition, 2378 minutes.

Last 10 appearances · all competitions

How often, not how much: the matches where each line happened, out of the matches where it was recorded (2021-03-20 to 2021-05-08, newest first). History, not a forecast — the model’s player projections are on Pro.

Profile radar · League Two 2020/21, defender

Nathan Smith — season figures, League Two 2020/21ShootingScoringCreationPassingDribblingDuelsDefendingDiscipline

No cohort has been computed for League Two 2020/21 yet, so the figures below stand alone.

AxisNathan SmithMedianPct
Shootingshots p900.41on target 27.8%——
Scoringgoals p900.09——
Creationkey passes + assists p900.16——
Passingpasses p9027.41accuracy 56.6%——
Dribblingsuccessful dribbles p900.02success 50.0%——
Duelsduels won p906.55win rate 65.9%——
Defendingtackles + interceptions + blocks p902.02——
Disciplinecards + fouls p90 (fewer is better)0.98——

Where that sits in League Two

League Two 2020/21: this player is in the 61th percentile of 532 qualifying players by Impact per match.0.25.2

2.6 per match — 61th percentile of 532 qualifying League Two players (10+ apps), 2020/21. Shaded band = 10th–90th percentile; the line is the median.

Career · every team, by season · all competitions

SeasonTeamAppsGoalsAssistsTkl+Int/90KP/90Impact
2026/27Tranmere12001.960.092.3
2025/26Tranmere47501.650.193.0
2024/25Port Vale24011.810.432.7
2023/24Port Vale45221.590.332.3
2022/23Port Vale46312.270.243.1
2021/22Port Vale48212.320.213.0
2020/21Port Vale45401.850.162.6
2019/20Port Vale29402.120.262.0
2018/19Port Vale1001.000.001.6
2017/18Port Vale3000.000.000.0

Game log · last 10 appearances · all competitions

DateOpponentMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRatingImpact
2021-05-08v Mansfield Town9000000006.31.1Match →
2021-05-01@ Grimsby9000100106.51.2Match →
2021-04-24v Bradford9000000006.62.2Match →
2021-04-20@ Barrow90000002073.5Match →
2021-04-17@ Carlisle9000000007.20.7Match →
2021-04-10v Morecambe9010110007.25.3Match →
2021-04-05@ Harrogate Town9000000106.92.4Match →
2021-04-02v Exeter City9000000107.22.2Match →
2021-03-27@ Crawley Town90101114088.3Match →
2021-03-20@ Colchester90000002072.2Match →

Min = minutes; Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that match. Rating is the data provider’s; Impact is TACTIX’s published formula.

Home v away · per 90 · 2020/21 · all competitions: Tackles 0.91 at home (1980 min), 1.79 away (2066 min); Interceptions 0.41 at home (1980 min), 0.57 away (2066 min).

Impact trend · last 10 matches

Nathan Smith: Impact per match over the last 10 matches, from 2.2 on 2021-03-20 to 1.1 on 2021-05-08.2021-03-202021-05-08

2020/21 is complete — this page is Nathan Smith’s record for that season. See Nathan Smith’s current season.

Frequently asked questions

How many tackles does Nathan Smith average per 90?
Nathan Smith averages 1.34 tackles per 90 minutes in League Two 2020/21 (3956 minutes).
How many goals and assists did Nathan Smith have in 2020/21?
In 2020/21 Nathan Smith had 4 goals and 0 assists in 45 appearances (4046 minutes played).
Did Nathan Smith start regularly in 2020/21?
Nathan Smith started 45 of 45 appearances in 2020/21, averaging 90 minutes per appearance (all competitions).
What was Nathan Smith’s TACTIX Impact in 2020/21?
Nathan Smith averaged a TACTIX Impact of 2.6 per match across 45 appearances in 2020/21 in all competitions — an open rating built from raw match actions, with every weight published.

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