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Cardiff City v Port Vale : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 22nd Apr, 19:45 BST, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Brian Barry-Murphy welcomes Jon Brady to the Cardiff City Stadium on Friday afternoon, as their Cardiff City and Port Vale teams do battle in the League One. For each and every League One match preview, KickOff dives into the stats for seventeen major betting markets. Key stats, including head-to-head results, are then given alongside odds.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Cardiff 61%	-	-
Draw 21%	-	-
Port Vale 17%	-	-
Cardiff 1-0 11%	-	-
Cardiff 2-0 10%	-	-
Draw 1-1 10%	-	-
Cardiff 2-1 10%	-	-
Cardiff 3-0 7%	-	-
Cardiff 3-1 7%	-	-
Draw 0-0 5%	-	-
Port Vale 1-0 5%	-	-
Port Vale 2-1 5%	-	-
Draw 2-2 5%	-	-
Cardiff 4-0 3%	-	-
Cardiff 4-1 3%	-	-
Cardiff 3-2 3%	-	-
Port Vale 2-0 2%	-	-
Cardiff 4-2 2%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 56%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 44%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 57%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 40%	-	-
No 1st Goal 3%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 53%	-	-
BTTS - No 47%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 28%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 16%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 9%	-	-
Home/draw 83%	-	-
Away/draw 39%	-	-
Home/away 79%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 79%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 21%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 34%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 66%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 17%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 83%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 8%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 92%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	-	-
Home DNB 76%	-	-
Away DNB 32%	-	-
Cardiff win to nil 33%	-	-
Port Vale win to nil 9%	-	-

Win / draw / win League One table

Cardiff have played 39 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 37 games against teams below in the table, having won 23, drawn 8 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 15 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Cardiff have outscored their opponents by 73 goals to 29 goals.

Home League Performance

Cardiff have played 20 games at home winning 14, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored 42 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 22 goals at home.

Port Vale are in 24th position in the League One on 31 points having played 36 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 26 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 13 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

36 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 19 games, drawn 10 and won 7. Port Vale have conceded 49 goals, scored 29, failed to score in 18 fixtures and have kept 10 clean sheets.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Cardiff Port Vale
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Lincoln	39	25	9	5	40	84	l 0-2A	l 2-1A	May 2	l 1-0A
2	Cardiff	39	23	8	8	32	77	-	-	d 0-00-0	Apr 22
3	Bolton	39	17	15	7	16	66	Apr 11	l 1-0A	w 1-0F	l 4-0A
4	Bradford	39	19	8	12	5	65	l 1-3A	w 1-2F	l 0-2A	l 1-0A
5	Stevenage	38	17	9	12	3	60	w 2-1A	w 0-1F	l 1-2F	l 2-1F
6	Stockport	37	17	9	11	3	60	d 1-1A	d 1-1A	l 0-3A	Apr 28
7	Plymouth	39	18	5	16	6	59	w 4-0F	l 5-2A	l 0-1A	Apr 25
8	Reading	39	15	13	11	6	58	w 2-1A	Apr 18	d 1-1A	l 1-0A
9	Huddersfield	39	16	9	14	8	57	w 3-2F	Apr 14	d 0-00-0	l 5-0A
10	Wycombe	39	15	11	13	12	56	l 0-2A	d 1-1F	d 0-00-0	Mar 28
11	Luton	39	15	10	14	3	55	w 3-1F	w 0-1F	d 1-1A	d 2-2A
12	Peterborough	38	15	5	18	5	50	w 2-1A	Apr 6	l 0-1A	-
13	Barnsley	37	13	11	13	-1	50	w 4-0F	d 1-1F	-	w 0-2F
14	AFC Wim	38	14	8	16	-6	50	w 4-1F	w 0-1F	l 0-1A	d 1-1A
15	Mansfield	37	12	13	12	6	49	w 3-0F	May 2	w 2-1F	l 3-0A
16	L Orient	38	14	6	18	-7	48	w 4-3F	d 1-1A	l 2-3F	w 0-1F
17	Doncaster	38	13	8	17	-18	47	w 4-3A	w 0-4F	l 0-1A	Mar 24
18	Burton	39	12	10	17	-10	46	l 0-1A	d 2-2A	d 2-2F	d 0-00-0
19	Wigan	38	11	12	15	-10	45	w 1-0F	w 0-2F	Apr 19	l 1-0A
20	Exeter	39	11	9	19	-10	42	w 1-0F	w 0-4F	l 1-3A	w 0-2F
21	Blackpool	39	11	9	19	-17	42	d 0-00-0	l 3-1A	w 5-1A	l 3-2F
22	Rotherham	38	9	9	20	-23	36	w 3-0F	w 0-3F	Apr 6	l 2-1A
23	Northampton	39	9	8	22	-23	35	Apr 25	w 1-3F	d 0-00-0	w 0-1F
24	Port Vale	36	7	10	19	-20	31	Apr 22	d 0-00-0	-	-

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff	0 - 2	Wycombe
Cardiff	0 - 2	Lincoln
Cardiff	4 - 1	AFC Wim
Cardiff	3 - 1	Luton
Cardiff	4 - 0	Barnsley
Cardiff	1 - 1	Stockport
Cardiff	1 - 0	Wigan
Cardiff	2 - 1	Stevenage
Cardiff	1 - 0	Exeter
Cardiff	4 - 3	Doncaster
Cardiff	3 - 2	Huddersfield
Cardiff	3 - 0	Mansfield
Cardiff	2 - 1	Reading
Cardiff	4 - 3	L Orient
Cardiff	0 - 1	Burton
Cardiff	1 - 3	Bradford
Cardiff	4 - 0	Plymouth
Cardiff	3 - 0	Rotherham
Cardiff	2 - 1	Peterborough
Cardiff	0 - 0	West Brom

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Cardiff	0 - 2	Wycombe
A	Cardiff	4 - 0	Exeter
A	Cardiff	1 - 1	Barnsley
H	Cardiff	0 - 2	Lincoln
A	Cardiff	4 - 0	Doncaster
A	Cardiff	2 - 5	Plymouth
H	Cardiff	4 - 1	AFC Wim
H	Cardiff	3 - 1	Luton
A	Cardiff	3 - 0	Rotherham
A	Cardiff	2 - 2	Burton
H	Cardiff	4 - 0	Barnsley
H	Cardiff	1 - 1	Stockport
A	Cardiff	2 - 1	Bradford
A	Cardiff	1 - 1	L Orient
H	Cardiff	1 - 0	Wigan
A	Cardiff	1 - 1	Wycombe
H	Cardiff	2 - 1	Stevenage
H	Cardiff	1 - 0	Exeter
A	Cardiff	1 - 2	Lincoln
H	Cardiff	4 - 3	Doncaster

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

12 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

8 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackpool	3 - 2	Port Vale
Northampton	0 - 1	Port Vale
Stevenage	2 - 1	Port Vale
L Orient	0 - 1	Port Vale
Mansfield	3 - 0	Port Vale
Bradford	1 - 0	Port Vale
Huddersfield	5 - 0	Port Vale
Luton	2 - 2	Port Vale
Lincoln	1 - 0	Port Vale
Bolton	4 - 0	Port Vale
Wigan	1 - 0	Port Vale
AFC Wim	1 - 1	Port Vale
Barnsley	0 - 2	Port Vale
Exeter	0 - 2	Port Vale
Reading	1 - 0	Port Vale
Burton	0 - 0	Port Vale
Rotherham	2 - 1	Port Vale
AFC Wim	0 - 2	Port Vale
Carlisle	3 - 2	Port Vale
Walsall	2 - 3	Port Vale

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

10 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

10 / 20

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Port Vale	2 - 3	Blackpool
H	Port Vale	0 - 0	Huddersfield
H	Port Vale	0 - 2	Bradford
H	Port Vale	1 - 1	Luton
A	Port Vale	1 - 0	Northampton
H	Port Vale	1 - 1	Reading
A	Port Vale	1 - 2	Stevenage
H	Port Vale	2 - 2	Burton
H	Port Vale	0 - 1	AFC Wim
A	Port Vale	1 - 0	L Orient
H	Port Vale	1 - 3	Exeter
A	Port Vale	0 - 3	Mansfield
H	Port Vale	5 - 1	Blackpool
A	Port Vale	0 - 1	Bradford
A	Port Vale	0 - 5	Huddersfield
H	Port Vale	0 - 1	Peterborough
A	Port Vale	2 - 2	Luton
A	Port Vale	0 - 1	Lincoln
H	Port Vale	0 - 1	Plymouth
H	Port Vale	0 - 0	Wycombe

Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is fairly strong for Cardiff City in their clash with Port Vale, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 36 consecutive League One matches.

	Cardiff 2nd	Port Vale 24th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	2.0 goals	1.0 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 14% 1 27% 2 27% 3 18% 4+ 14% There is a 86% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals	0 39% 1 37% 2 17% 3 4+ There is a 76% probability of Port Vale scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+10 Cardiff’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	-4 Port Vale’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	2.1 average goals scored	1.0 average goals scored
	1.1 conceded	1.6 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season

50%

better

CAR

PTV

view stats

Games scored	33		17
Failed to score	5		18
Scored first	21		10
Goals scored	73		28
Avg. goals scored	1.9		0.8
Avg. shots per game	10		8
Avg. shots per goal	5		10
Conversion rate for	18		10
Avg. XG for	1.7		1.2
KickOff rating		+50%

17%

better

CAR

PTV

view stats

Games conceded	24		26
Clean sheets	14		9
Conceded first	16		20
Goals conceded	41		49
Avg. goals conceded	1.1		1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		8
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		6
Conversion rate against	13%		17%
Avg. XG against	1.2		1.3
KickOff rating		+17%

Cardiff v Port Vale League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
35	12	11	7
N Trott	Y Salech	O Tanner	J Bagan

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Bagan DEF	37	1	3	7 -
N Trott GLK	35			2 -
C Robinson FWD	35	7	1	1 -
C Willock FWD	35	7	5	3 -
R Wintle MID	34	1	5	3 1
C. Ashford FWD	34	4	3	-
D Turnbull MID	33	2	4	2 -
J Colwill MID	32	4	2	6 -
P Ng DEF	30	5	4	3 -
W Fish DEF	30	1		2 -
R. Kpakio DEF	29	1	6	4 -
O Kellyman MID	28	7	1	3 -
Y Salech FWD	27	12	4	3 -
I Davies FWD	27	4	1	1 -
A Robertson MID	26	5	2	6 -
D. Lawlor DEF	25	2	2	4 -
C Chambers DEF	24	2		4 -
R Colwill MID	23	6	4	3 -
O Tanner FWD	21	1	11	3 -
G Osho DEF	16			2 1
C. Scanlon DEF	6			-
M. Turner GLK	3			1 -
E King MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
12	28	11	11
Y Salech	Y Salech	O Tanner	O Tanner

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
Y Salech FWD	12	28	4	7
C Robinson FWD	7	21	1	3
C Willock FWD	7	12	5	9
O Kellyman MID	7	17	1	2
R Colwill MID	6	23	4	8
P Ng DEF	5	11	4	3
A Robertson MID	5	12	2	4
C. Ashford FWD	4	16	3	6
J Colwill MID	4	8	2	2
I Davies FWD	4	5	1	2
D Turnbull MID	2	10	4	3
D. Lawlor DEF	2	3	2	3
C Chambers DEF	2	8		1
J Bagan DEF	1	3	3	8
R Wintle MID	1	7	5	6
W Fish DEF	1	1		4
R. Kpakio DEF	1	4	6	4
O Tanner FWD	1	7	11	11
G Osho DEF		1
C. Scanlon DEF				1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
2044	59	162
R Wintle	J Bagan	Y Salech

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
R Wintle MID	2044	32	95
J Bagan DEF	1982	59	151
W Fish DEF	1439	21	101
P Ng DEF	1421	52	149
D. Lawlor DEF	1402	16	75
C Chambers DEF	1341	23	90
N Trott GLK	1198		15
A Robertson MID	1107	36	115
D Turnbull MID	1086	31	55
R. Kpakio DEF	848	36	85
R Colwill MID	828	25	98
C Willock FWD	798	31	88
G Osho DEF	673	24	85
J Colwill MID	637	38	129
C. Ashford FWD	634	26	108
O Tanner FWD	474	23	68
O Kellyman MID	396	28	128
Y Salech FWD	346	8	162
C Robinson FWD	277	7	30
I Davies FWD	173	16	48
M. Turner GLK	92
C. Scanlon DEF	68	7	12
E King MID			1

Port Vale League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
29	3	3	7
C Hall	J Stockley	J Shipley	F Ojo

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
C Hall DEF	29	1		4 -
C Humphreys DEF	27	1		5 -
G Hall MID	27		2	2 -
F Ojo MID	24			7 -
J Gauci GLK	23			-
K John DEF	23	1		4 -
B Heneghan DEF	23		1	5 -
R Croasdale MID	23	2		3 -
J Shipley MID	20		3	2 -
J Stockley FWD	20	3		2 -
J. Headley DEF	19	1		3 1
D Brown FWD	19	1	1	1 -
B Waine FWD	19	3		2 -
G Byers MID	18	1	1	4 1
L Gordon DEF	17			4 -
R. Walters MID	17	1		-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF	16	1		5 -
B Garrity MID	16		1	1 -
E Archer MID	9	1	1	-
E. Campbell DEF	8		1	1 -
A Gray FWD	8			1 -
B Amos GLK	7			-
M. Sherif FWD	6	1		1 -
T Magloire DEF	5			1 -
G Ward MID	1			-
O Hernández FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
3	8	3	8
J Stockley	J Stockley	J Shipley	G Hall

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
J Stockley FWD	3	8
B Waine FWD	3	8		1
R Croasdale MID	2	5		1
C Hall DEF	1	6		3
C Humphreys DEF	1	2		1
K John DEF	1	2		3
J. Headley DEF	1	5		2
D Brown FWD	1	5	1	2
G Byers MID	1	3	1	1
R. Walters MID	1	5
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF	1	3
E Archer MID	1	2	1	1
M. Sherif FWD	1	3
G Hall MID		6	2	8
F Ojo MID		2		2
J Gauci GLK				1
B Heneghan DEF		1	1	1
J Shipley MID		2	3	5
L Gordon DEF				2
B Garrity MID		6	1	1
E. Campbell DEF			1
A Gray FWD		3		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1120	42	192
C Hall	K John	C Hall

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
C Hall DEF	1120	32	192
C Humphreys DEF	1006	18	107
G Byers MID	739	40	85
F Ojo MID	737	25	87
J Gauci GLK	710		19
B Heneghan DEF	553	11	106
R Croasdale MID	509	29	84
J Shipley MID	453	18	34
K John DEF	436	42	123
B Garrity MID	432	31	131
J. Headley DEF	404	32	85
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF	374	10	68
L Gordon DEF	356	14	48
G Hall MID	264	41	110
J Stockley FWD	250	8	145
R. Walters MID	249	29	78
E. Campbell DEF	219	13	51
B Amos GLK	175	1	4
E Archer MID	173	16	44
D Brown FWD	127	7	37
T Magloire DEF	115	9	24
B Waine FWD	99	14	51
A Gray FWD	55	3	11
M. Sherif FWD	38	7	32
G Ward MID	19	1	3
O Hernández FWD	8		3