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

Thu 1st Jan, 15:00 BST, Vale Park, Stoke

It's a long trek for Ian Ross Evatt's Blackpool side on Thursday afternoon, as they visit the Vale Park for a League One tie with Darren Moore's Port Vale. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every statistics you could realistically need to make a well-informed wager is shown below. Flip between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for each 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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Port Vale
35%
--
Draw
31%
--
Blackpool
34%
--
Draw 0-0
14%
--
Port Vale 1-0
14%
--
Blackpool 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
14%
--
Port Vale 2-0
7%
--
Blackpool 2-0
7%
--
Port Vale 2-1
7%
--
Blackpool 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Port Vale 3-0
2%
--
Blackpool 3-0
2%
--
Port Vale 3-1
2%
--
Blackpool 3-1
2%
--
Blackpool 3-2
1%
--
Port Vale 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
32%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
68%
--
Home 1st Goal
45%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
9%
--
BTTS - Yes
40%
--
BTTS - No
60%
--
BTTS - Home Win
11%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
66%
--
Away/draw
65%
--
Home/away
69%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
59%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
41%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
86%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
14%
--
Home DNB
56%
--
Away DNB
56%
--
Port Vale win to nil
23%
--
Blackpool win to nil
23%
--
Win / draw / win League One table

Port Vale have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 6 and won 3. Port Vale have conceded 23 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 11 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Port Vale have played 9 games at home, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 5 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

 
Won
Draw
Lost
Port Vale
Blackpool
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1913241641 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
w
 
3-1F
Mar 21
2
Bradford1910721037 
-
Dec 29
Jan 4
l
 
1-0A
3
Lincoln201055735 
May 2
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2A
Feb 28
4
Bolton199731034 
Mar 21
l
 
4-0A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
5
Stevenage181044934 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
l
 
2-3F
Apr 6
6
Stockport19955232 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 11
Jan 27
l
 
1-0A
7
Luton21858-229 
Feb 28
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
Jan 31
8
Barnsley17845628 
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
9
Huddersfield20848228 
Mar 14
Dec 26
w
 
3-2A
Feb 7
10
AFC Wim19838-327 
Jan 27
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-2A
Jan 10
11
Wigan19685126 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
Mar 7
Dec 20
12
Wycombe20677525 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
13
L Orient20749-125 
l
 
2-3F
Jan 31
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
14
Reading20677-225 
Feb 21
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-3A
May 2
15
Northampton19739-224 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 24
Jan 24
l
 
1-0A
16
Rotherham20668-424 
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
Dec 29
w
 
0-3F
17
Mansfield19658-123 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
Feb 17
l
 
2-0A
18
Burton19658-823 
Feb 7
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
l
 
1-0A
19
Peterborough197111-422 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Apr 11
w
 
1-2F
20
Doncaster206410-1022 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
Dec 26
Mar 14
21
Plymouth207112-1122 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
22
Exeter196211-220 
Jan 24
w
 
0-2F
Apr 3
l
 
4-1A
23
Blackpool205510-820 
Jan 1
Mar 17
-
-
24
Port Vale193610-1015 
-
-
Mar 17
Jan 1
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Port Vale 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
Blackpool 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Port Vale have beaten Blackpool in 3 consecutive home league meetings
4
Port Vale have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive league meetings with Blackpool
League games at Port Vale since 2004
Port Vale
Blackpool
Goals: Scored
8
6
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
PTV
3
BLP
2
League games at Blackpool since 2005
Blackpool
Port Vale
Goals: Scored
3
4
Games: Scored
2 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
3 / 5
PTV
2
D
1
BLP
2
Goal Statistics
Port Vale 24th Blackpool 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Port Vale scoring 1 goal or less
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Blackpool scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-21
Port Vale have scored 21% fewer goals at home than predicted
+3
Blackpool’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Port Vale
PG (predicted goals)
Blackpool
1
1
Attack rating
PTV
BLP
31%
better
view stats
Games scored8
12
Failed to score11
8
Scored first5
8
Goals scored13
22
Avg. goals scored0.7
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal14
7
Conversion rate for7
15
Avg. XG for1.4
0.9
KickOff rating
+31%
Defence rating
19%
better
PTV
BLP
view stats
Games conceded13
18
Clean sheets6
2
Conceded first10
12
Goals conceded23
30
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
15%
Avg. XG against1
1.5
KickOff rating
+19%

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

Port Vale League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18534
C HallD ColeR PatonC Humphreys
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Hall DEF181
1
-
R Curtis FWD161
1
-
C Humphreys DEF15
4
-
J Debrah DEF15
1
-
B Heneghan DEF14
3
-
R Croasdale MID142
2
-
G Byers MID141
3
1
K John DEF13
3
-
B Garrity MID13
-
D Cole FWD1351
1
-
J Gauci GLK12
-
F Ojo MID12
4
-
R Paton FWD1213
2
-
G Hall MID111
-
D Brown FWD111
-
J. Headley DEF10
1
1
M Faal FWD10
-
J Shipley MID81
1
-
R. Walters MID8
-
J Stockley FWD8
-
L Gordon DEF7
2
-
M Clark DEF71
2
-
B Waine FWD61
1
-
M Marosi GLK5
-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF51
3
-
M Johnson MID4
-
B Amos GLK2
-
Blackpool League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19736
M IhiekweA FletcherJ BrownL Evans
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Ihiekwe DEF19
3
-
J Brown MID1913
5
-
C Hamilton FWD1922
1
-
B Peacock-Farrell GLK18
1
-
O Casey DEF181
3
-
A Fletcher FWD1872
4
-
H Coulson DEF17
1
-
L Evans MID1721
6
-
E Hansson FWD171
-
T Bloxham FWD1722
1
-
A Lyons DEF14
-
G Honeyman MID1411
-
A Morgan MID13
2
-
Z Ashworth DEF11
2
-
F Horsfall DEF10
2
-
J Bowler MID103
2
-
D Taylor FWD101
1
-
S Banks FWD91
-
D. Imray DEF81
2
-
N Ennis FWD63
1
F Ravizzoli GLK2
-
J Husband DEF2
-
English League One match betting previews, predictions and odds
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Sat 20th Dec, 12:30
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Lincoln v Cardiff
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L Orient v Bradford
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Rotherham v Huddersfield
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Doncaster v Plymouth
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Stockport v Lincoln
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
AFC Wim v Stevenage
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Barnsley v Mansfield
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Bradford v Wigan
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Cardiff v Exeter
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Plymouth v Reading
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Peterborough v L Orient
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Luton v Wycombe
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Burton v Northampton
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Blackpool v Doncaster
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Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Bolton v Rotherham
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Blackpool v Rotherham
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Bolton v Mansfield
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Burton v Wigan
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Plymouth v Wycombe
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Stockport v Doncaster
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Barnsley v Lincoln
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
AFC Wim v Exeter
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Bradford v Port Vale
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Cardiff v Stevenage
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Huddersfield v Northampton
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Luton v L Orient
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Peterborough v Reading
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Reading v Burton
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Mansfield v Bradford
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Lincoln v Huddersfield
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
L Orient v AFC Wim
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Doncaster v Bolton
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Wigan v Barnsley
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Port Vale v Blackpool
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Northampton v Stockport
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Wycombe v Cardiff
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Stevenage v Plymouth
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Exeter v Luton
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Rotherham v Peterborough
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