Port Vale Shots Stats 2026/2027

Port Vale Shots Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Port Vale are averaging 8.6 shots per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 18 total shots on average. That puts them 17th of 24 for team shots per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Grimsby, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Port Vale players take the most shots?

Ben Garrity leads with 11 shots across 5 qualifying appearances (2.2/g, 100% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every Port Vale player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.

How does Port Vale's shot profile look this season?

Port Vale are averaging 8.6 shots per game over 10 games and concede 9.4 for a match-total of 18. That ranks 17th of 24 for team shots in their primary competition.

How is the shots matchup read calculated?

Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Grimsby, the page weights each Port Vale attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.

Where do these shot stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Port Vale fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Why is possession shown alongside shots?

Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.

Port Vale player shots rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots	Per game	1+ hit rate
George Byers	midfielder	5	5	1	100%
Ben Garrity	midfielder	5	11	2.2	100%
Mo Faal	attacker	3	8	2.67	100%
Maleace Asamoah	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Ryan Croasdale	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Oliver Lynch	attacker	7	11	1.57	86%
Jaheim Headley	defender	6	5	0.83	83%
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel	defender	8	10	1.25	75%
Connor Hall	defender	5	4	0.8	60%
Onel Lázaro Hernández Mayea	attacker	7	5	0.71	57%
Lewis Montsma	defender	7	5	0.71	57%
K. Dempsey	midfielder	8	7	0.88	50%
Ben Waine	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
George Hall	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Liam Gordon	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
C. Humphreys	defender	5	3	0.6	20%
Rhys Walters	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
J. Smith	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Kyle John	defender	3	0	0	0%
Tyreece Simpson	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Marko Maroši	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%
Max Watters	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Keyrol Figueroa	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Matthew Craig	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Port Vale shots match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots	Opposition shots	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	League Two	Colchester United	Away	0-0	0	0	0
26 Sep 2026	League Two	Northampton Town	Home	0-0	0	0	0
19 Sep 2026	League Two	Walsall	Away	2-0	9	15	24	Ben Garrity (2)
12 Sep 2026	League Two	Exeter City	Home	1-0	14	10	24	Ben Garrity (4)
5 Sep 2026	League Two	Salford City	Away	1-0	13	8	21	Connor Hall (2)
1 Sep 2026	League Two	Swindon Town	Away	3-1	7	14	21	K. Dempsey (2)
29 Aug 2026	League Two	Crewe Alexandra	Home	0-0	11	14	25	Ben Garrity (2)
22 Aug 2026	League Two	Tranmere Rovers	Home	1-1	9	6	15	Mo Faal (4)
15 Aug 2026	League Two	Oldham Athletic	Away	2-0	12	11	23	C. Humphreys (3)
7 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Away	3-0	11	16	27	Mo Faal (2)

Port Vale shots 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots for per game: 10.9
Shots against per game: 11.8
Match total shots per game: 22.7
Games: 10
League rank for match shots: 23 of 24

Port Vale Shots for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	11.75	100%	75%	50%	0%	0%
Away	6	10.33	83%	50%	17%	0%	0%
Overall	10	10.9	90%	60%	30%	0%	0%

Port Vale Shots against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	10.25	75%	50%	25%	0%	0%
Away	6	12.83	83%	83%	67%	33%	0%
Overall	10	11.8	80%	70%	50%	20%	0%

Port Vale Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	4	22	75%	75%	75%	25%	0%
Away	6	23.17	100%	100%	67%	17%	17%
Overall	10	22.7	90%	90%	70%	20%	10%

Port Vale Team shots 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots	Overall	Home	Away
Shots / match	10.9	11.75	10.33
Shots on target / match	2.8	3.25	2.5
Shots off target / match	8.1	8.5	7.83
Shot conversion	5%	4%	5%
Shots per goal	21.8	23.5	20.7
Shots on target per goal	5.6	6.5	5
Shots over 8.5	90%	100%	83%
Shots over 10.5	60%	75%	50%
Shots over 12.5	30%	50%	17%
Shots over 14.5	0%	0%	0%
Shots over 16.5	0%	0%	0%

Port Vale Shots against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots against / match	11.8	10.25	12.83
Shots against over 8.5	80%	75%	83%
Shots against over 10.5	70%	50%	83%
Shots against over 12.5	50%	25%	67%
Shots against over 14.5	20%	0%	33%
Shots against over 16.5	0%	0%	0%

Port Vale Match shots 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots / match	22.7	22	23.17
Match shots over 18.5	90%	75%	100%
Match shots over 20.5	90%	75%	100%
Match shots over 22.5	70%	75%	67%
Match shots over 24.5	20%	25%	17%
Match shots over 26.5	10%	0%	17%

Port Vale 1st-half shots for 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	2	5.5	100%	50%	0%
Away	3	5.67	100%	67%	0%
Overall	5	5.6	100%	60%	0%

Port Vale 1st-half shots against 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	2	3.5	50%	0%	0%
Away	3	6	100%	67%	33%
Overall	5	5	80%	40%	20%

Port Vale 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 7.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	2	9	100%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	11.67	100%	100%	67%	0%
Overall	5	10.6	100%	60%	40%	0%

Port Vale shots match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	League Two	Walsall (A)	2-0	9	15	24	-
12 Sep	League Two	Exeter City (H)	1-0	14	10	24	-
5 Sep	League Two	Salford (A)	1-0	13	8	21	-
1 Sep	League Two	Swindon (A)	3-1	7	14	21	-
29 Aug	League Two	Crewe (H)	0-0	11	14	25	-
22 Aug	League Two	Tranmere (H)	1-1	9	6	15	9
15 Aug	League Two	Oldham (A)	2-0	12	11	23	11
7 Aug	Carabao Cup	Wolves (A)	3-0	11	16	27	12
2 May	League One	Lincoln (H)	0-2	13	11	24	9
28 Apr	League One	Stockport (A)	1-2	10	13	23	12

League Two shots table 2026/2027: every team's shots per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
1	Walsall	8	14.63	15.5	30.13	88%
2	York City	8	16.88	12.5	29.38	88%
3	Chesterfield	9	18.56	10.56	29.11	78%
4	Salford City	9	15.33	13.56	28.89	78%
5	Crawley Town	7	14	14.29	28.29	86%
6	Accrington Stanley	9	14.44	13.56	28	100%
7	Crewe Alexandra	9	12	15.44	27.44	78%
8	Fleetwood Town	9	14.44	12.89	27.33	89%
9	Barnet	7	15.71	11.43	27.14	86%
10	Colchester United	8	12.63	14.25	26.88	75%
11	Oldham Athletic	8	15	11.63	26.63	88%
12	Bristol Rovers	9	16.11	9.67	25.78	67%
13	Grimsby Town	9	15.67	10	25.67	67%
14	Cheltenham Town	9	9.33	16.11	25.44	67%
15	Swindon Town	9	9.11	16	25.11	67%
16	Tranmere Rovers	9	11.22	13.67	24.89	67%
17	Newport County	9	10.44	14.11	24.56	56%
18	Rochdale	9	8.89	15.67	24.56	67%
19	Shrewsbury Town	9	13.22	11.22	24.44	56%
20	Gillingham	9	10.33	13.89	24.22	67%
21	Rotherham United	9	12.44	11.33	23.78	67%
22	Exeter City	9	11.11	12.44	23.56	56%
23	Port Vale	7	10.71	11.14	21.86	57%
24	Northampton Town	7	10	10	20	29%

Port Vale shots against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Vs top six	2	12	11	23	50%
Vs top half	4	10.5	10.75	21.25	50%
Vs bottom half	3	11	11.67	22.67	67%
Vs bottom six	2	13	10.5	23.5	100%

Port Vale shots per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
League Two	2026/2027	7	10.71	11.14	21.86	57%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	11	16	27	100%
League One	2025/2026	46	11.13	12.13	23.26	61%
FA Cup	2025/2026	6	11.83	13.17	25	83%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	3	8	10.33	18.33	0%
League Two	2024/2025	45	12.07	10.93	23	56%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	1	6	20	26	100%
FA Cup	2024/2025	1	11	15	26	100%

Port Vale next three opponents: shots per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots for	Their shots against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 10 Oct 14:00	Grimsby (home)	25.67	15.67	10	25	13.5	11.5
Sat 17 Oct 14:00	Chesterfield (home)	29.11	18.56	10.56	24.75	15.25	9.5
Tue 20 Oct 19:00	Gillingham (away)	24.22	10.33	13.89	23	11	12

Port Vale players with the most games of 1+ shots 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Oliver Lynch	attacker	7	8	88%
2	Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel	defender	6	8	75%
3	George Byers	midfielder	5	5	100%
4	Ben Garrity	midfielder	5	6	83%
5	Jaheim Headley	defender	5	7	71%

Port Vale players with the most games of 2+ shots 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Oliver Lynch	attacker	6	8	75%
2	Ben Garrity	midfielder	4	6	67%
3	Mo Faal	attacker	3	3	100%
4	Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel	defender	3	8	38%
5	K. Dempsey	midfielder	3	8	38%

Port Vale players with the most games of 3+ shots 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Mo Faal	attacker	1	3	33%
2	Ben Garrity	midfielder	1	6	17%
3	C. Humphreys	defender	1	6	17%
4	Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel	defender	1	8	13%

Grimsby shots match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	League Two	Shrewsbury (H)	1-2	21	9	30	-
26 Sep	League Two	Newport (A)	2-1	10	10	20	-
19 Sep	League Two	Crawley (H)	2-0	22	13	35	-
12 Sep	League Two	Bristol Rovers (H)	2-0	8	3	11	-
5 Sep	League Two	Cheltenham (A)	2-2	12	8	20	-
1 Sep	League Two	Accrington (A)	2-2	19	12	31	-
29 Aug	League Two	Fleetwood (H)	2-2	15	11	26	-
22 Aug	League Two	Walsall (A)	0-0	13	16	29	12
15 Aug	League Two	Exeter City (H)	1-0	21	8	29	10
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Blackpool (H)	1-3	13	10	23	12