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Wolverhampton Wanderers v Port Vale : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 7th Aug, 19:45 BST, Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton

Paulo César da Silva Peixoto welcomes Jon Brady to the Molineux Stadium on Friday evening, as their Wolverhampton Wanderers and Port Vale charges go head to head in the League Cup. Statistics for our tip of Wolves to win are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Changing the market using the tabs below changes all stats and the odds, so be sure to have a browse to find the best bet for you.


Best Tip: Wolves to win

A League Cup home win for Paulo César da Silva Peixoto's Wolves side win in the win / draw / win market is what we're predicting. Stats suggest they have what it takes, and they should have too much for their opponents. The odds from the bookies are pointing in the same direction, and when that happens you've got reason to feel confident. A Wolves win is the bet we'd suggest, even if a tight match is possible.

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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Wolves are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 70% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.36.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Wolves
70%
1.331.36
Draw
18%
5.505.25
Port Vale
12%
6.258.00
Wolves 2-0
11%
7.006.50
Wolves 2-1
10%
9.00
6%
7.50
Wolves 1-0
9%
8.50
6%
7.00
Wolves 3-0
9%
9.008.00
Draw 1-1
8%
11.008.50
Wolves 3-1
8%
11.009.50
Wolves 4-0
5%
15.0012.00
Wolves 4-1
4%
17.00
11%
15.00
Draw 2-2
4%
21.0015.00
Draw 0-0
4%
19.0015.00
Port Vale 2-1
4%
19.0017.00
Port Vale 1-0
3%
19.0017.00
Wolves 3-2
3%
23.0019.00
Wolves 5-0
2%
26.00
10%
19.00
Wolves 5-1
2%
34.0023.00
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
1.53
3%
1.57
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
2.40
2%
2.30
Home 1st Goal
60%
1.331.30
Away 1st Goal
38%
3.253.60
No 1st Goal
2%
19.0015.00
BTTS - Yes
53%
1.91
2%
1.91
BTTS - No
47%
1.91
6%
1.83
BTTS - Home Win
33%
2.882.90
BTTS - Draw
14%
7.00
7%
6.00
BTTS - Away Win
7%
12.0012.00
Home/draw
88%
1.131.08
Away/draw
30%
3.253.10
Home/away
82%
1.141.15
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1.17
1%
1.17
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
5.00
11%
4.60
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
2.38
5%
2.40
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
1.53
2%
1.50
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
4.00
8%
4.20
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
1.22
2%
1.20
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
9.008.00
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1.071.07
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1.021.02
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
19.0015.00
Home DNB
82%
1.141.11
Away DNB
25%
5.505.75
Wolves win to nil
37%
2.25-
Port Vale win to nil
6%
13.00-
Wolves / Wolves
42%
1.911.91
Wolves / Port Vale
2%
34.0034.00
Wolves / Draw
5%
17.0015.00
Draw / Wolves
19%
4.004.33
Draw / Port Vale
5%
15.0015.00
Draw / Draw
10%
8.00
7%
7.50
Port Vale / Wolves
4%
19.0017.00
Port Vale / Port Vale
6%
15.0011.00
Port Vale / Draw
4%
21.00
11%
15.00
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Win / draw / win form
Wolves
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Port Vale
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goal Statistics
Wolves Port Vale
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.3
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
10%
1
22%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
21%
There is a 68% probability that Wolves will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Port Vale scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away games
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season
Wolves
PG (predicted goals)
Port Vale
2.3
0.9
Attack rating
9%
better
WOL
PTV
view stats
Games scored11
10
Failed to score9
10
Scored first6
8
Goals scored20
14
Avg. goals scored1
0.7
Avg. shots per game9
6
Avg. shots per goal9
9
Conversion rate for12
11
Avg. XG for1.1
0.8
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
WOL
PTV
21%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
12
Clean sheets4
8
Conceded first12
9
Goals conceded31
26
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded11
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.7
KickOff rating
+21%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Wolves v Port Vale will show here when available.

Wolves League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
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Port Vale League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
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