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Peterborough United v Port Vale : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 16th Apr, 19:45 BST, ABAX Stadium, Peterborough

Home advantage is often beneficial in the League One, and Luke Williams’s Peterborough United will have the luxury of it on Thursday evening. Jon Brady’s Port Vale are their opponents at the ABAX Stadium. All statistics, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head to head (H2H) records, will change as you browse each of the seventeen betting markets via the tabs below. Odds from leading bookmakers and, of course, our algorithmic predictions will too.


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Best Tip: Peterborough to win

A League One win on home turf for Luke Williams's Peterborough side win in the win / draw / win market is what we're predicting. Stats suggest that their form is good coming into the match, and they should have too much for the opposition. The odds from the bookmakers are pointing in the same direction, and when that happens you've know you're not going against the market. A Peterborough win is our recommendation, but it could be a close one.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Peterborough are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 61% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Peterborough
61%
10/1121/20
Draw
21%
5/213/5
Port Vale
18%
13/512/5
Peterborough 2-1
10%
15/27/1
Peterborough 2-0
10%
9/18/1
Draw 1-1
10%
6/111/2
Peterborough 1-0
9%
15/27/1
Peterborough 3-1
7%
14/111/1
Peterborough 3-0
7%
16/114/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/110/1
Port Vale 2-1
5%
12/110/1
Port Vale 1-0
5%
12/19/1
Draw 0-0
4%
12/110/1
Peterborough 4-1
4%
28/122/1
Peterborough 3-2
4%
22/118/1
Peterborough 4-0
3%
33/125/1
Port Vale 2-0
2%
20/114/1
Peterborough 4-2
2%
40/133/1
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
8/118/11
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
43/401/1
Home 1st Goal
56%
4/67/10
Away 1st Goal
41%
13/1013/10
No 1st Goal
3%
12/19/1
BTTS - Yes
57%
4/64/6
BTTS - No
43%
11/1011/10
BTTS - Home Win
30%
11/427/10
BTTS - Draw
16%
7/210/3
BTTS - Away Win
10%
11/219/4
Home/draw
82%
2/73/10
Away/draw
39%
5/63/4
Home/away
79%
2/72/7
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
2/92/9
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
3/114/5
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
7/49/5
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
2/52/5
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
9/24/1
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
1/71/7
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
10/19/1
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/201/25
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/251/33
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
12/110/1
Home DNB
76%
4/910/21
Away DNB
32%
13/86/4
Peterborough win to nil
31%
5/2-
Port Vale win to nil
8%
6/1-
Peterborough / Peterborough
26%
21/102/1
Peterborough / Port Vale
3%
28/122/1
Peterborough / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Peterborough
16%
4/117/4
Draw / Port Vale
10%
7/113/2
Draw / Draw
14%
5/117/4
Port Vale / Peterborough
4%
20/116/1
Port Vale / Port Vale
14%
5/117/4
Port Vale / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win League One table

Peterborough have played 40 matches so far this season and lay in 13th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 3 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Peterborough have outscored their opponents by 59 goals to 30 goals.

Home League Performance

Peterborough have played 19 games at home winning 8, drawing 4 and losing 7 games. They have scored 36 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 23 goals at home.

Port Vale are in 24th position in the League One on 34 points having played 39 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

12 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 31 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 13 goals in total and failed to score in 10 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

39 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 21 games, drawn 10 and won 8. Port Vale have conceded 54 goals, scored 30, failed to score in 20 fixtures and have kept 11 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Peterborough
Port Vale
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lincoln4127954290 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
5-2F
May 2
l
 
1-0A
2
Cardiff4023983278 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 22
3
Bradford4121812771 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
4
Bolton41181671770 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-0A
5
Stockport40191011967 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
l
 
0-3A
Apr 28
6
Stevenage40181012464 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1F
7
Reading42161412862 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
8
Plymouth4119517862 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
9
Huddersfield41171014961 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
5-0A
10
Luton41171014761 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
11
Wycombe421611151259 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
4-0A
12
Mansfield39131412853 
Apr 28
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
13
Peterborough4015619451 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Apr 16
14
Barnsley39131214-451 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
Apr 14
w
 
0-2F
15
L Orient4114819-850 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
2-3F
w
 
0-1F
16
AFC Wim4114819-1350 
w
 
5-0F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
17
Doncaster4114819-2250 
May 2
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
18
Wigan41121316-1149 
w
 
6-1F
l
 
2-0A
Apr 19
l
 
1-0A
19
Burton42121218-1148 
Apr 19
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
20
Blackpool4213920-1648 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 11
w
 
5-1A
l
 
3-2F
21
Exeter42121020-846 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-3A
w
 
0-2F
22
Rotherham4091021-2437 
w
 
5-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
23
Northampton419824-2635 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
24
Port Vale3981021-2434 
Apr 16
w
 
0-1F
-
-
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Peterborough 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Peterborough1 - 1Cardiff
Peterborough5 - 0Rotherham
Peterborough3 - 3Exeter
Peterborough6 - 1Wigan
Peterborough2 - 3Huddersfield
Peterborough0 - 1Plymouth
Peterborough3 - 1Bolton
Peterborough1 - 1Reading
Peterborough1 - 0L Orient
Peterborough2 - 1Northampton
Peterborough0 - 1Stevenage
Peterborough3 - 0Stockport
Peterborough5 - 0AFC Wim
Peterborough1 - 2Blackpool
Peterborough0 - 3Lincoln
Peterborough2 - 1Wycombe
Peterborough1 - 1Bradford
Peterborough0 - 1Barnsley
Peterborough0 - 2Luton
Peterborough1 - 1Bolton
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPeterborough1 - 1Cardiff
APeterborough1 - 2Luton
APeterborough1 - 1AFC Wim
HPeterborough5 - 0Rotherham
APeterborough1 - 2L Orient
APeterborough1 - 1Northampton
HPeterborough3 - 3Exeter
APeterborough1 - 2Barnsley
APeterborough0 - 2Bradford
APeterborough2 - 1Mansfield
HPeterborough6 - 1Wigan
HPeterborough2 - 3Huddersfield
APeterborough0 - 1Stevenage
APeterborough2 - 0Wycombe
HPeterborough0 - 1Plymouth
HPeterborough3 - 1Bolton
APeterborough2 - 5Lincoln
APeterborough2 - 0Rotherham
HPeterborough1 - 1Reading
HPeterborough1 - 0L Orient
Port Vale 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AFC Wim0 - 2Port Vale
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
APort Vale0 - 1Bradford
APort Vale0 - 5Huddersfield
HPort Vale0 - 1Peterborough
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Peterborough have beaten Port Vale in 6 consecutive league meetings
7
Peterborough have not lost to Port Vale in 7 consecutive league meetings
6
Peterborough have kept a clean sheet in 6 consecutive league meetings with Port Vale
League games at Peterborough since 2004
Peterborough
Port Vale
Goals: Scored
17
6
Games: Scored
6 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
1 / 7
PET
4
D
2
PTV
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Peterborough
Peterborough3 - 0
Peterborough3 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
2 - 3Port Vale
Peterborough3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Peterborough4 - 0
League games at Port Vale since 2005
Port Vale
Peterborough
Goals: Scored
4
10
Games: Scored
3 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
5 / 8
PET
5
D
1
PTV
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Port Vale
0 - 1Peterborough
0 - 1Peterborough
0 - 2Peterborough
0 - 3Peterborough
Draw1 - 1Draw
Port Vale2 - 1
0 - 1Peterborough
Port Vale1 - 0
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.1 is decent for Peterborough United in their clash with Port Vale, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 51 consecutive League One games.

Peterborough 13th Port Vale 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
26%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
16%
There is a 62% probability that Peterborough will score 2 or more goals in this match
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
+31
Peterborough have scored 31% more goals at home than predicted
-26
Port Vale have scored 26% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Peterborough
PG (predicted goals)
Port Vale
2.1
1
Attack rating
38%
better
PET
PTV
view stats
Games scored26
16
Failed to score9
16
Scored first19
9
Goals scored50
26
Avg. goals scored1.4
0.8
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal6
10
Conversion rate for17
10
Avg. XG for1.5
1.3
KickOff rating
+38%
Defence rating
2%
better
PET
PTV
view stats
Games conceded27
24
Clean sheets8
8
Conceded first16
19
Goals conceded49
44
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
18%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
+2%

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

Peterborough League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4013711
A CollinsH LeonardA CollinsK Lisbie
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Collins MID4027
7
-
K Lisbie FWD38116
11
-
B Khela MID3523
5
-
A Bass GLK34
-
J Morgan FWD32122
8
-
H Leonard FWD31135
9
-
P Kioso DEF2912
7
1
C Hayes FWD2933
4
-
T Lees DEF262
2
1
D Okagbue DEF26
1
-
C Johnston DEF261
2
-
D. Firth FWD2612
3
-
J. Dornelly DEF241
3
-
M Garbett MID2431
5
-
H. Mills DEF18
3
-
D. O'Brien-Brady MID18
1
-
G Nevett DEF17
4
-
B Woods MID171
2
-
A Odoh FWD13
-
J Mendy DEF9
-
D. Kamara FWD72
1
-
Port Vale League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
32337
C HallR CroasdaleJ ShipleyF Ojo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Hall DEF331
4
-
G Hall MID3112
2
-
C Humphreys DEF301
5
-
J Gauci GLK27
-
F Ojo MID26
7
-
K John DEF251
4
-
R Croasdale MID243
4
-
B Heneghan DEF231
5
-
J Shipley MID233
2
-
J. Headley DEF2111
3
1
R. Walters MID211
1
-
B Waine FWD213
2
-
J Stockley FWD213
2
-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF201
5
-
B Garrity MID201
1
-
D Brown FWD2011
1
-
L Gordon DEF19
4
-
G Byers MID1811
4
1
E Archer MID1311
-
E. Campbell DEF121
1
-
A Gray FWD11
1
-
M. Sherif FWD101
1
-
B Amos GLK7
-
T Magloire DEF6
1
-
M Marosi GLK5
-
O Hernández FWD2
-
G Ward  MID1
-