Port Vale – Exeter City

Port Vale secured a narrow 1‑0 victory over Exeter City at Vale Park, extending their modest haul to five points from eight games and keeping them perched in 22nd place. The win nudged them just above Exeter, who also sit on five points but trail in the table at 19th thanks to an inferior goal difference of 4‑5 compared with Vale’s 3‑7. The solitary goal proved enough to maintain Vale’s solitary win of the season, while Exeter’s record remains unchanged with one triumph and two draws. Their head‑to‑head this campaign now favors Port Vale, who have the only win in the two meetings so far.