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

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Jon Brady is aiming for a precious away win in the League One on Wednesday evening, as he takes his Port Vale side to the Cardiff City Stadium to visit Cardiff City and Brian Barry-Murphy. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games for each team (home, away and overall) with additional weight given to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are designed specifically for the betting market in question. Head-to-head statistics between the team are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided straight from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Cardiff City's next match is v Northampton at 15:00 on Saturday 25th April
Port Vale's next match is v Plymouth at 15:00 on Saturday 25th April
The last English League One meeting between Cardiff and Port Vale was on Wednesday 22nd April 2026
English League One
April 22nd 2026
Cardiff 1
0 Port Vale
 
R. Colwill 79'
 
CAR
PTV
Shots On
4
2
Shots Off
7
2
Corners
6
6
Possession
66%
34%
Fouls
3
6
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
CardiffPort Vale
 
N. Trott
G. Osho (W. Fish 62')
C. Scanlon (J. Bagan 83')
R. Kpakio
R. Colwillfootball icon
D. Turnbull
A. Robertson (O. Kellyman 62')
J. Colwill (R. Wintle 90')
Y. Salech
C. Robinson (C. Willock 62')
D. Lawlor
C. Hall
(O. Hernández Mayea 72') J. Gabriel
(J. Headley 72') L. Gordon
B. Garrity
R. Walters
(J. Shipley 85') R. Croasdale
C. Humphreys
J. Gauci
E. Campbell
(E. Archer 72') G. Hall
(B. Waine 72') M. Sherif

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Best Tip: Cardiff to win

Studying the bookmakers' odds and collated statistics regarding both teams ahead of this League One match, a bet on win / draw / win for Cardiff to win on home turf is what we would suggest. We predict they will have too much for Port Vale, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have a track record of doing so. There could be some bumps along the way, but Cardiff claiming victory is the bet come Wednesday evening.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cardiff are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 64% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.29.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cardiff
64%
1.381.03
Draw
21%
5.5012.00
Port Vale
15%
5.7591.00
Cardiff 1-0
12%
8.001.36
Cardiff 2-0
12%
7.504.60
Draw 1-1
10%
11.009.00
Cardiff 2-1
10%
8.5026.00
Cardiff 3-0
8%
9.5023.00
Cardiff 3-1
6%
11.0081.00
Draw 0-0
6%
19.001.83
Port Vale 1-0
5%
17.008.50
Port Vale 2-1
4%
19.0067.00
Draw 2-2
4%
21.00101.00
Cardiff 4-0
4%
17.0091.00
Cardiff 4-1
3%
19.00201.00
Cardiff 3-2
3%
23.00126.00
Port Vale 2-0
2%
34.0041.00
Cardiff 5-0
2%
29.00201.00
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
1.6026.00
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
2.301.00
Home 1st Goal
58%
1.362.40
Away 1st Goal
38%
3.006.50
No 1st Goal
4%
19.001.83
BTTS - Yes
49%
1.9111.00
BTTS - No
51%
1.911.03
BTTS - Home Win
27%
3.0023.00
BTTS - Draw
15%
7.008.50
BTTS - Away Win
7%
11.0056.00
Home/draw
85%
1.141.00
Away/draw
36%
3.0011.00
Home/away
79%
1.141.02
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1.184.60
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
4.501.17
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
2.5081.00
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
1.501.00
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
4.331.02
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1.201.02
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
10.001.02
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1.061.02
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1.031.91
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
17.001.85
Home DNB
79%
1.171.12
Away DNB
30%
5.005.25
Cardiff win to nil
37%
2.38-
Port Vale win to nil
8%
11.00-
Cardiff / Cardiff
39%
2.005.25
Cardiff / Port Vale
2%
34.0046.00
Cardiff / Draw
5%
17.0023.00
Draw / Cardiff
19%
4.002.20
Draw / Port Vale
6%
13.007.50
Draw / Draw
11%
7.503.50
Port Vale / Cardiff
4%
19.0026.00
Port Vale / Port Vale
8%
13.0019.00
Port Vale / Draw
5%
19.0026.00
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Win / draw / win League One table

Cardiff have played 43 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 41 games against teams below in the table, having won 25, drawn 10 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 16 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Cardiff have outscored their opponents by 80 goals to 33 goals.

Home League Performance

Cardiff have played 21 games at home winning 15, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored 44 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and conceded 22 goals at home.

Port Vale are in 23rd position in the League One on 39 points having played 42 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

12 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 32 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 16 goals in total and failed to score in 10 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

40 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 21 games, drawn 11 and won 8. Port Vale have conceded 55 goals, scored 32, failed to score in 21 fixtures and have kept 11 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cardiff
Port Vale
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lincoln44291054597 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
May 2
l
 
1-0A
2
Cardiff44261083788 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
3
Bolton44191781974 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-0A
4
Bradford44211013673 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
5
Stockport432011121071 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
Apr 28
6
Stevenage44201113271 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1F
7
Luton441911141068 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
8
Plymouth44207171067 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
5-2A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
9
Huddersfield44171314964 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
5-0A
10
Reading44161414562 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
11
Wycombe441612161160 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
4-0A
12
Mansfield43141613858 
w
 
3-0F
May 2
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
13
Barnsley43141415-356 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
14
Wigan44141416-756 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
15
Doncaster4416820-2156 
w
 
4-3A
w
 
0-4F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
16
Blackpool4415920-1354 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
w
 
5-1A
l
 
3-2F
17
Peterborough4315721052 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-3F
18
Burton44131318-1052 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
19
L Orient4414921-1151 
w
 
4-3F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-3F
w
 
0-1F
20
AFC Wim4414822-1850 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
21
Exeter44121220-848 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-4F
l
 
1-3A
w
 
0-2F
22
Rotherham44101024-2940 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
23
Port Vale4391222-2339 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
24
Northampton439826-2935 
Apr 25
w
 
1-3F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Cardiff have not lost in 5 consecutive league games
Cardiff 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff2 - 0Bolton
Cardiff0 - 0Blackpool
Cardiff0 - 2Wycombe
Cardiff0 - 2Lincoln
Cardiff4 - 1AFC Wim
Cardiff3 - 1Luton
Cardiff4 - 0Barnsley
Cardiff1 - 1Stockport
Cardiff1 - 0Wigan
Cardiff2 - 1Stevenage
Cardiff1 - 0Exeter
Cardiff4 - 3Doncaster
Cardiff3 - 2Huddersfield
Cardiff3 - 0Mansfield
Cardiff2 - 1Reading
Cardiff4 - 3L Orient
Cardiff0 - 1Burton
Cardiff1 - 3Bradford
Cardiff4 - 0Plymouth
Cardiff3 - 0Rotherham
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff3 - 1Reading
ACardiff1 - 1Huddersfield
HCardiff2 - 0Bolton
ACardiff1 - 1Peterborough
HCardiff0 - 0Blackpool
HCardiff0 - 2Wycombe
ACardiff4 - 0Exeter
ACardiff1 - 1Barnsley
HCardiff0 - 2Lincoln
ACardiff4 - 0Doncaster
ACardiff2 - 5Plymouth
HCardiff4 - 1AFC Wim
HCardiff3 - 1Luton
ACardiff3 - 0Rotherham
ACardiff2 - 2Burton
HCardiff4 - 0Barnsley
HCardiff1 - 1Stockport
ACardiff2 - 1Bradford
ACardiff1 - 1L Orient
HCardiff1 - 0Wigan
Port Vale 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Peterborough1 - 3Port Vale
Wycombe4 - 0Port Vale
Doncaster1 - 0Port Vale
Blackpool3 - 2Port Vale
Northampton0 - 1Port Vale
Stevenage2 - 1Port Vale
L Orient0 - 1Port Vale
Mansfield3 - 0Port Vale
Bradford1 - 0Port Vale
Huddersfield5 - 0Port Vale
Luton2 - 2Port Vale
Lincoln1 - 0Port Vale
Bolton4 - 0Port Vale
Wigan1 - 0Port Vale
AFC Wim1 - 1Port Vale
Barnsley0 - 2Port Vale
Exeter0 - 2Port Vale
Reading1 - 0Port Vale
Burton0 - 0Port Vale
Rotherham2 - 1Port Vale
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPort Vale0 - 0Wigan
APort Vale3 - 1Peterborough
HPort Vale0 - 0Barnsley
HPort Vale1 - 0Rotherham
APort Vale0 - 4Wycombe
APort Vale0 - 1Doncaster
HPort Vale1 - 0Bolton
APort Vale2 - 3Blackpool
HPort Vale0 - 0Huddersfield
HPort Vale0 - 2Bradford
HPort Vale1 - 1Luton
APort Vale1 - 0Northampton
HPort Vale1 - 1Reading
APort Vale1 - 2Stevenage
HPort Vale2 - 2Burton
HPort Vale0 - 1AFC Wim
APort Vale1 - 0L Orient
HPort Vale1 - 3Exeter
APort Vale0 - 3Mansfield
HPort Vale5 - 1Blackpool
Goal Statistics
Cardiff 2nd Port Vale 23rd
Kickoff prediction
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2.0
goals
0.8
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
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Port Vale scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+9
Cardiff’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-20
Port Vale have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.1
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Cardiff
PG (predicted goals)
Port Vale
2
0.8
Attack rating
47%
better
CAR
PTV
view stats
Games scored37
20
Failed to score6
22
Scored first24
13
Goals scored80
33
Avg. goals scored1.9
0.8
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal6
10
Conversion rate for17
10
Avg. XG for1.7
1.1
KickOff rating
+47%
Defence rating
16%
better
CAR
PTV
view stats
Games conceded27
29
Clean sheets16
13
Conceded first17
22
Goals conceded44
55
Avg. goals conceded1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+16%

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

Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4013118
N TrottY SalechO TannerJ Bagan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Trott GLK40
2
-
R. Kpakio DEF3016
5
-
G Osho DEF18
3
1
D. Lawlor DEF2922
6
-
C. Scanlon DEF7
-
J Colwill MID
-
A Robertson MID3163
7
-
D Turnbull MID3824
3
-
R Colwill MID2874
3
-
Y Salech FWD31134
3
-
C Robinson FWD3872
1
-
Subs
W Fish DEF351
4
-
J Bagan DEF4214
8
-
P Ng DEF3564
4
-
R Wintle MID3917
5
1
O Kellyman MID3392
3
-
C Willock MID3985
3
-
O Tanner FWD26111
3
-
Port Vale League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
35436
C HallR CroasdaleJ ShipleyC Humphreys
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Gauci GLK30
-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF221
5
-
C Humphreys DEF331
6
-
C Hall DEF361
4
-
E. Campbell DEF151
1
-
R. Walters MID221
1
-
R Croasdale MID274
4
-
G Hall MID3312
2
-
B Garrity MID221
1
-
L Gordon MID22
4
-
M. Sherif FWD131
1
-
Subs
B Amos GLK7
-
J. Headley DEF2511
3
1
T Magloire DEF7
2
-
E Archer MID1631
-
J Shipley MID253
2
-
B Waine FWD243
2
-
O Hernández FWD51
-