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Port Vale Dominates Harrogate Town in League Two Clash
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire – Port Vale secured a victory over Harrogate Town at Vale Park on March 4th, 2025, in a League Two matchday 35 encounter. While the scoreline may not fully reflect the match’s dynamics, Port Vale’s dominance was evident in their 63% possession. The home side unleashed 14 shots, four of which were on target, while Harrogate Town managed only 7 shots, with 3 on target, none finding the back of the net.
The match was characterized by Port Vale’s superior efficiency and Harrogate Town’s relatively disciplined play. Although Harrogate Town committed more fouls (8 to 5), they only received two yellow cards, to T. Cursons in the 59th minute and T. Sims in the 78th minute. Port Vale remained free of cautions. Corner statistics also highlighted Port Vale’s dominance with 10 corners compared to Harrogate Town’s 6.
In summary, a deserved victory for Port Vale, who capitalized on their chances more effectively against a Harrogate Town side that, despite their efforts, failed to create sufficient danger in front of the home goal. The discrepancy in possession and shots on target clearly reflects the home side’s superiority.
Substitutions harrogate town: at minute 69 S. Dooley came in and T. Hill went out., at minute 87 E. Solomon came in and T. Cursons went out.
Substitutions port vale: at minute 73 S. Hart came in and J. Shorrock went out., at minute 74 J. Umolu came in and Kyle John went out., at minute 74 R. Richards came in and R. Harper went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Port Vale
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