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Huddersfield Town v Port Vale : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 26th Dec, 15:00 BST, John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield

Grant Lee and Darren Moore pit their wits in the League One on Friday afternoon, as Huddersfield Town face Port Vale at the John Smith's Stadium. You'll find statistics supporting our top of below, but don't forget to explore 16 other markets we're covering too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with League One performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Huddersfield
46%
--
Draw
26%
--
Port Vale
27%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Huddersfield 1-0
12%
--
Huddersfield 2-1
9%
--
Port Vale 1-0
9%
--
Huddersfield 2-0
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Port Vale 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Port Vale 2-0
5%
--
Huddersfield 3-1
4%
--
Huddersfield 3-0
4%
--
Port Vale 3-1
2%
--
Huddersfield 3-2
2%
--
Port Vale 3-2
2%
--
Port Vale 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
--
BTTS - No
51%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
65%
--
Away DNB
46%
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Huddersfield win to nil
27%
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Port Vale win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Huddersfield have played 20 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 4 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Huddersfield have outscored their opponents by 32 goals to 11 goals.

Home League Performance

Huddersfield have played 10 games at home winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 18 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Port Vale are in 24th position in the League One on 14 points having played 18 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 10 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 5 and won 3. Port Vale have conceded 21 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 11 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Huddersfield
Port Vale
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1812241538 
Mar 28
l
 
3-2A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
2
Bradford18972834 
Jan 24
l
 
3-1A
-
Dec 29
3
Lincoln191045734 
Mar 17
Jan 1
May 2
l
 
1-0A
4
Stockport18954432 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 10
l
 
0-3A
Apr 11
5
Bolton18873931 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 18
Mar 21
l
 
4-0A
6
Stevenage17944731 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
7
Huddersfield20848228 
-
-
Mar 14
Dec 26
8
Luton19847-128 
Jan 27
l
 
2-1A
Feb 28
d
 
2-2A
9
AFC Wim19838-327 
d
 
3-3A
May 2
Jan 27
d
 
1-1A
10
Wigan19685126 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 28
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
11
Barnsley16745525 
Feb 21
l
 
3-1A
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
12
L Orient19748025 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 6
l
 
2-3F
Jan 31
13
Wycombe19667524 
Apr 11
l
 
3-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
14
Northampton18738-124 
Dec 29
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 10
15
Rotherham19667-324 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
16
Mansfield19658-123 
Apr 25
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
17
Reading18576-122 
Apr 3
w
 
0-2F
Feb 21
l
 
1-0A
18
Burton18648-822 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 17
Feb 7
d
 
0-00-0
19
Doncaster19649-922 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 17
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
20
Exeter186210-120 
Jan 4
w
 
0-1F
Jan 24
w
 
0-2F
21
Peterborough186111-519 
w
 
3-2A
Jan 31
Dec 20
Mar 7
22
Blackpool195410-819 
Feb 7
l
 
3-2F
Jan 1
Mar 17
23
Plymouth196112-1219 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 21
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
24
Port Vale183510-1014 
Dec 26
Mar 14
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-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Huddersfield 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Port Vale 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Huddersfield have not lost to Port Vale in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Huddersfield since 1998
Huddersfield
Port Vale
Goals: Scored
11
14
Games: Scored
5 / 7
7 / 7
Clean sheets
0 / 7
2 / 7
HUD
3
D
2
PTV
2
League games at Port Vale since 1997
Port Vale
Huddersfield
Goals: Scored
9
9
Games: Scored
5 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
2 / 7
HUD
3
D
2
PTV
2
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Port Vale of late. It has been 8 League One games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Friday afternoon against Huddersfield Town.

Huddersfield 8th Port Vale 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Huddersfield will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Port Vale will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Huddersfield have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
+2
Port Vale’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Huddersfield
PG (predicted goals)
Port Vale
1.4
1
Attack rating
53%
better
HUD
PTV
view stats
Games scored17
7
Failed to score2
11
Scored first9
5
Goals scored31
11
Avg. goals scored1.6
0.6
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal6
16
Conversion rate for18
6
Avg. XG for1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+53%
Defence rating
HUD
PTV
12%
better
view stats
Games conceded13
12
Clean sheets6
6
Conceded first9
9
Goals conceded29
21
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against19%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1
KickOff rating
+12%

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

Huddersfield League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18635
R LedsonL. CastledineD CharlesM Harness
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Sörensen DEF1811
1
-
R Ledson MID18
4
-
J Taylor FWD1841
2
-
R Roosken FWD1812
2
-
L. Castledine MID1761
2
-
M Harness MID172
5
-
B Wiles MID173
-
A May FWD1732
1
1
J Low DEF161
1
-
L Gooch DEF1412
2
-
J Feeney DEF14
2
-
S Roughan DEF12
-
O Goodman GLK10
1
L Nicholls GLK10
-
D Kasumu MID101
-
D Charles FWD1023
-
B Samoukovic FWD933
1
-
H Kane MID811
3
-
M Wallace DEF6
2
-
M Miller MID62
-
J Whatmough DEF41
1
-
R Balker DEF4
-
W Alves MID31
-
A Evans MID2
-
Z. Redmond FWD21
-
M McGuane MID1
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Port Vale League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17424
C HallD ColeR PatonC Humphreys
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Hall DEF171
1
-
R Curtis FWD161
1
-
C Humphreys DEF15
4
-
J Debrah DEF14
1
-
R Croasdale MID142
2
-
B Heneghan DEF13
2
-
B Garrity MID13
-
G Byers MID131
2
1
J Gauci GLK12
-
K John DEF12
3
-
D Cole FWD1241
1
-
F Ojo MID11
4
-
R Paton FWD1112
2
-
G Hall MID101
-
D Brown FWD101
-
J. Headley DEF9
1
1
M Faal FWD9
-
J Shipley MID81
1
-
L Gordon DEF7
2
-
M Clark DEF71
2
-
R. Walters MID7
-
J Stockley FWD7
-
M Marosi GLK5
-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF51
3
-
B Waine FWD5
1
-
M Johnson MID4
-
B Amos GLK1
-