Matchday

FA Cup 25/26, Round 2 · 6 Dec 2025

Port Vale 1–0 Bristol Rovers

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 0.6
Actual xG
–
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Port Vale favourites at 64%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Port Vale

2 Nov 2025W 5–1v Maldon & Tiptree FC FA Cup
24 Sep 2025L 0–2v Arsenal EFL Cup
26 Aug 2025W 1–0at Birmingham City EFL Cup
12 Aug 2025W 1–0at Blackpool EFL Cup

Bristol Rovers

1 Nov 2025W 2–1at Bromley FA Cup
12 Aug 2025L 0–2v Cambridge United EFL Cup

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Port Vale

No player stats recorded.

Bristol Rovers

No player stats recorded.