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

Tue 9th Dec, 19:45 BST, Vale Park, Stoke

Darren Moore and Graham Alexander meet in the League One on Tuesday evening, as Port Vale face Bradford City at the Vale Park. You'll find statistics supporting our top of below, but there are 16 other betting markets we cover 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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Port Vale
30%
--
Draw
29%
--
Bradford
40%
--
Bradford 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
12%
--
Port Vale 1-0
11%
--
Bradford 2-0
8%
--
Bradford 2-1
8%
--
Port Vale 2-1
6%
--
Port Vale 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Bradford 3-0
3%
--
Bradford 3-1
3%
--
Port Vale 3-1
2%
--
Port Vale 3-0
2%
--
Bradford 3-2
1%
--
Port Vale 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
36%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
64%
--
Home 1st Goal
44%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
43%
--
BTTS - No
57%
--
BTTS - Home Win
11%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
60%
--
Away/draw
70%
--
Home/away
71%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
63%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
37%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
--
Home DNB
51%
--
Away DNB
61%
--
Port Vale win to nil
19%
--
Bradford win to nil
26%
--
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Win / draw / win League One table

Port Vale have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 5 and won 3. Port Vale have conceded 20 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 10 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.

Bradford lay in 3rd place on 28 points in the League One league table having played 16 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 6 and losing 2 games. They have scored 20 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bradford have conceded 16 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Bradford have played 8 away games, winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Port Vale
Bradford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stevenage15933830 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
2
Cardiff159241029 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
Jan 17
w
 
1-3F
3
Bradford16772628 
Dec 9
Dec 29
-
-
4
Lincoln17845428 
May 2
Nov 29
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 27
5
Stockport16844228 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 11
Feb 17
w
 
1-2A
6
Bolton16763827 
Mar 21
l
 
4-0A
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
7
Luton17827-126 
Feb 28
Dec 13
w
 
2-1F
Feb 7
8
Huddersfield16817325 
Mar 14
Dec 26
w
 
3-1F
Jan 24
9
AFC Wim16817-225 
Jan 27
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-2A
Feb 21
10
Barnsley14734724 
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
11
Wycombe17656623 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
12
Rotherham17656023 
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
Jan 10
d
 
2-2A
13
Mansfield16646322 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
Mar 17
Jan 1
14
Burton16646-322 
Feb 7
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
15
Wigan16565021 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
Dec 26
Mar 14
16
L Orient17638-421 
l
 
2-3F
Jan 31
Mar 7
Dec 20
17
Northampton16628-420 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 10
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
18
Reading16475-319 
Feb 21
l
 
1-0A
Dec 13
Feb 28
19
Doncaster17548-819 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
Jan 31
l
 
3-1A
20
Exeter16529-117 
Jan 24
w
 
0-2F
Nov 29
May 2
21
Peterborough165110-516 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
22
Blackpool17449-816 
Jan 1
Mar 17
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
23
Plymouth165110-916 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
Mar 28
Dec 6
24
Port Vale17359-914 
-
-
Dec 29
Dec 9
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Port Vale have failed to score in 4 consecutive home league games
Port Vale 24TH
20 league games
Home
4
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
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Port Vale0 - 1Plymouth
Port Vale0 - 0Wycombe
Port Vale0 - 3Stockport
Port Vale0 - 0Northampton
Port Vale2 - 1Mansfield
Port Vale2 - 3L Orient
Port Vale0 - 1Doncaster
Port Vale1 - 2Stevenage
Port Vale0 - 0Cardiff
Port Vale0 - 1Gillingham
Port Vale2 - 2Grimsby
Port Vale5 - 0Bromley
Port Vale2 - 0Bradford
Port Vale0 - 1Barrow
Port Vale1 - 0Morecambe
Port Vale3 - 0MK Dons
Port Vale0 - 0Harrogate
Port Vale2 - 1Salford
Port Vale1 - 0Notts C
Port Vale2 - 1Accrington
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPort Vale0 - 1Plymouth
HPort Vale0 - 0Wycombe
APort Vale0 - 4Bolton
HPort Vale0 - 3Stockport
APort Vale0 - 1Wigan
APort Vale1 - 1AFC Wim
HPort Vale0 - 0Northampton
APort Vale2 - 0Barnsley
HPort Vale2 - 1Mansfield
APort Vale2 - 0Exeter
HPort Vale2 - 3L Orient
APort Vale0 - 1Reading
HPort Vale0 - 1Doncaster
HPort Vale1 - 2Stevenage
APort Vale0 - 0Burton
HPort Vale0 - 0Cardiff
APort Vale1 - 2Rotherham
HPort Vale0 - 1Gillingham
APort Vale2 - 0AFC Wim
HPort Vale2 - 2Grimsby
Bradford 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bolton0 - 0Bradford
Stevenage1 - 1Bradford
Rotherham2 - 2Bradford
Cardiff1 - 3Bradford
Doncaster3 - 1Bradford
Peterborough1 - 1Bradford
Stockport1 - 2Bradford
Northampton0 - 0Bradford
Doncaster2 - 1Bradford
Chesterfield3 - 3Bradford
Swindon5 - 4Bradford
Port Vale2 - 0Bradford
Accrington0 - 0Bradford
Gillingham1 - 0Bradford
Salford1 - 2Bradford
Bromley0 - 1Bradford
Newport0 - 0Bradford
AFC Wim1 - 0Bradford
Carlisle0 - 1Bradford
Barrow2 - 2Bradford
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
9
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABradford0 - 0Bolton
HBradford1 - 2Burton
HBradford0 - 0Lincoln
ABradford1 - 1Stevenage
HBradford2 - 2Barnsley
ABradford2 - 2Rotherham
HBradford1 - 0Blackpool
ABradford3 - 1Cardiff
HBradford3 - 1Huddersfield
ABradford1 - 3Doncaster
HBradford3 - 2AFC Wim
ABradford1 - 1Peterborough
ABradford2 - 1Stockport
HBradford2 - 1Luton
ABradford0 - 0Northampton
HBradford2 - 1Wycombe
HBradford1 - 0Fleetwood
ABradford1 - 2Doncaster
ABradford3 - 3Chesterfield
HBradford1 - 1Notts C
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Port Vale since 1993
Port Vale
Bradford
Goals: Scored
21
21
Games: Scored
13 / 20
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
7 / 20
PTV
6
D
8
BRD
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Port Vale
Port Vale2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Port Vale2 - 1
1 - 2Bradford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Port Vale2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Port Vale3 - 2
Port Vale2 - 1
Port Vale2 - 1
0 - 2Bradford
0 - 1Bradford
0 - 1Bradford
0 - 1Bradford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Bradford
League games at Bradford since 1992
Bradford
Port Vale
Goals: Scored
23
17
Games: Scored
14 / 21
12 / 21
Clean sheets
9 / 21
7 / 21
PTV
6
D
5
BRD
10
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bradford
Bradford2 - 1
1 - 2Port Vale
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Port Vale
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bradford1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bradford1 - 0
0 - 1Port Vale
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Port Vale
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Port Vale
Bradford2 - 0
Bradford1 - 0
0 - 2Port Vale
Bradford4 - 0
Bradford2 - 1
Bradford1 - 0
Bradford2 - 1
Bradford3 - 2
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Port Vale of late. It has been 7 League One games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Tuesday evening against Bradford City.

Port Vale 24th Bradford 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Port Vale scoring 1 goal or less
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-21
Port Vale have scored 21% fewer goals at home than predicted
+11
Bradford have scored 11% more goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Port Vale
PG (predicted goals)
Bradford
1
1.2
Attack rating
PTV
BRD
45%
better
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Games scored7
13
Failed to score10
3
Scored first5
8
Goals scored11
24
Avg. goals scored0.6
1.5
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal15
6
Conversion rate for7
16
Avg. XG for1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+45%
Defence rating
PTV
BRD
4%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
12
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first8
5
Goals conceded20
18
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against16%
13%
Avg. XG against1
1.2
KickOff rating
+4%

Port Vale v Bradford 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
16424
C HallD ColeR PatonC Humphreys
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Hall DEF161
1
-
R Curtis FWD151
1
-
C Humphreys DEF14
4
-
J Debrah DEF14
1
-
R Croasdale MID142
2
-
G Byers MID131
2
1
B Heneghan DEF12
2
-
B Garrity MID12
-
J Gauci GLK11
-
K John DEF11
2
-
D Cole FWD1141
1
-
F Ojo MID10
3
-
R Paton FWD1012
2
-
J. Headley DEF9
1
1
G Hall MID91
-
D Brown FWD91
-
J Shipley MID81
1
-
M Faal FWD8
-
L Gordon DEF7
2
-
M Clark DEF71
2
-
R. Walters MID7
-
J Stockley FWD6
-
M Marosi GLK5
-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF51
3
-
B Waine FWD5
1
-
M Johnson MID4
-
B Amos GLK1
-
Bradford League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16626
S WalkerB PointonJ NeufvilleM Power
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK16
-
I Touray DEF161
3
-
J Neufville FWD1632
2
-
M Power MID151
6
-
T Wright MID141
3
-
A Sarcevic MID1452
1
-
W Swan FWD1442
2
-
T Leigh MID131
2
-
B Pointon MID1261
4
-
J. Metcalfe MID11
1
-
S Humphrys FWD1122
-
M Pennington DEF10
3
-
A Pattison MID1011
-
J Wright DEF91
2
-
C Kelly DEF9
-
A Baldwin DEF8
1
-
C Tilt DEF7
3
-
A Cook FWD71
-
N Byrne DEF61
-
B Halliday DEF5
-
T Mcintyre DEF4
2
-
G Lapslie MID41
-
N Powell MID4
-
C Kavanagh FWD4
1
-