Port Vale vs Barnsley: result 5-0 and analysis
EFL TrophyRound of 32Kick-off on December 2, 2025 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Barnsley?
Port Vale won 5-0 on December 2, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 5′R. PatonPort Vale
- 8′R. PatonPort Vale
- 72′D. BrownPort Vale
- 80′B. WainePort Vale
- 83′J. DebrahPort Vale
Official lineup for Port Vale vs Barnsley
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Port Vale
4-4-2- 17R. Paton
- 36M. Faal
- 19B. Waine
- 7G. Byers
- 12R. Walters
- 10D. Brown
- 3J. Headley
- 5C. Hall
- 22J. Debrah
- 24K. John
- 13B. Amos
Barnsley
4-2-3-1- 10D. McGoldrick
- 19R. Cleary
- 7Caylan Vickers
- 45Vimal Yoganathan
- 48L. Connell
- 30Jonathan Bland
- 6M. de Gevigney
- 5J. Shepherd
- 4M. Roberts
- 27T. Watson
- 1M. Mahoney
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Barnsley have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2025 | Lincoln(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Plymouth(home) | 0-1 | League One |
| Nov 15, 2025 | Wycombe(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Fleetwood Town(home) | 3-3 | EFL Trophy |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Bolton(away) | 0-4 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2025 | Stockport County(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Luton(home) | 5-0 | League One |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Lincoln(home) | 0-2 | EFL Trophy |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Doncaster(away) | 2-1 | League One |
| Nov 1, 2025 | York(home) | 3-2 | FA Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Port Vale wins, 0 draws, 4 Barnsley wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2025 | Barnsley 0-2 Port Vale | League One |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Port Vale 1-3 Barnsley | FA Cup |
| Dec 26, 2023 | Port Vale 2-3 Barnsley | League One |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Barnsley 7-0 Port Vale | League One |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Port Vale 1-3 Barnsley | League One |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Port Vale 2-1 Barnsley | EFL Trophy |
Last archived meeting: Barnsley vs Port Vale on Sep 27, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 1.1 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Barnsley score 1.8 and concede 1.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1.1 | 1.2 | 5 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
| Barnsley | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Port Vale sit 1st in EFL Trophy (7 points from 3 matches) and Barnsley sit 2nd (3 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port ValeGroup 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | BarnsleyGroup 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
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