Stockport County FC vs Port Vale FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Stockport County FC vs Port Vale FC — League One at Edgeley Park.
- Stockport County FC 46 games · 77 pts (2025/26)
- Port Vale FC 46 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alex Chilowicz
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Apr Port Vale FC H 1–2 L 25 Apr Peterborough United FC H 3–1 W 21 Apr Mansfield Town FC H 0–1 L 18 Apr Exeter City FC A 3–3 D 15 Apr AFC Wimbledon A 2–0 W 06 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Apr Stockport County FC A 2–1 W 25 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–2 L 22 Apr Cardiff City FC A 0–1 L 19 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 0–0 D 16 Apr Peterborough United FC A 3–1 W 14 Apr Barnsley FC H 0–0 D Season Stats
Stockport County FC Port Vale FC #3 Position #22 77 Points 42 46 Played 46 22 / 11 / 13 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 24 71 Scored 36 58 Conceded 61 +13 GD -25 1.67 PPG 0.91 48% Win % 22% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Stockport County FC this season28% Clean Sheets
Port Vale FC this seasonStockport County FC are 3rd (77 pts). Port Vale FC are 22nd (42 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Edgeley Park that hosts another battle between Stockport County FC and Port Vale FC.
- 4' Goal! Martin Sherif scores his 1 goal in 306 matches.
- 9' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stockport County FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 14' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Port Vale FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 19' Ben Waine needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 23' GOAL! Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel scores on 23. Assisted by George Hall
- 28' Port Vale FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 33' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ethon Archer suffering a number of foals already.
- 36' The referee calls foul for Che Gardner. He receives a card.
- 41' Stockport County FC is showing some good football. However, Stockport County FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 46' Another substitution for Stockport County FC to replace Josh Stokes by Tayo Edun on 46 minute.
- 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Stockport County FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 65' The whistle greets Jack Diamond as he departs to be replaced by Lewis Bate.
- 70' Che Gardner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 75' It’s high time Dave Challinor made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Ben Heneghan. He replaces Grant Ward on 76 minute.
- 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
- 84' It’s gonna be a card for Jon Brady.
- 86' Goal! Odin Bailey scores his 10 goal in 382 matches.
- 89' Another substitution for Port Vale FC to replace Martin Sherif by George Byers on 89 minute.
- 90' Ben Osborn was booked on 90.
- With this win, Port Vale FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Stockport County FC
Starting XI- 23
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7
Jack Diamond ↓ Lewis Bate 65'
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28
Josh Stokes ↓ Tayo Edun 46'
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11
Malik Mothersille ↓ Louie Barry 46'
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48
Che Gardner ↓ Christy Grogan 46'
Bench-
14
Tayo Edun ↑ 46'
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20
Louie Barry ↑ 46'
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4
Lewis Bate ↑ 65'
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22
Benony Andresson ↑ 65'
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45
Christy Grogan ↑ 46'
Coach Dave ChallinorPort Vale FC
Starting XI-
28
Grant Ward ↓ Ben Heneghan 76'
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- 25
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19
Ben Waine ↓ Onel Hernandez 46'
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33
George Hall ↓ Ethon Archer 46'
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12
Rhys Walters ↓ Ryan Croasdale 89'
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21
Martin Sherif ↓ George Byers 89'
Bench-
7
George Byers ↑ 89'
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50
Onel Hernandez ↑ 46'
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4
Ben Heneghan ↑ 76'
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18
Ryan Croasdale ↑ 89'
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11
Ethon Archer ↑ 46'
Coach Jon Brady -
Head to Head
Stockport County FC Form
2026-04-28 Stockport County FC 1–2 Port Vale FC L 2026-04-25 Stockport County FC 3–1 Peterborough United FC W 2026-04-21 Stockport County FC 0–1 Mansfield Town FC L 2026-04-18 Exeter City FC 3–3 Stockport County FC D 2026-04-15 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Stockport County FC W 2026-04-06 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Stockport County FC DPort Vale FC Form