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

Sat 20th Dec, 15:00 BST, Vale Park, Stoke

Darren Moore welcomes Luke Williams to the Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, as their Port Vale and Peterborough United teams clash in the League One. Below we've got predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting stats including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers. Access it all via the tabs below.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Port Vale
39%
--
Draw
28%
--
Peterborough
32%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Port Vale 1-0
12%
--
Peterborough 1-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Port Vale 2-1
8%
--
Port Vale 2-0
7%
--
Peterborough 2-1
7%
--
Peterborough 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Port Vale 3-1
3%
--
Port Vale 3-0
3%
--
Peterborough 3-1
3%
--
Peterborough 3-0
2%
--
Port Vale 3-2
2%
--
Peterborough 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
46%
--
BTTS - No
54%
--
BTTS - Home Win
15%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
68%
--
Away/draw
61%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
59%
--
Away DNB
52%
--
Port Vale win to nil
24%
--
Peterborough win to nil
20%
--
Win / draw / win League One table

Port Vale have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 of those 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 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.

Peterborough lay in 21st place on 19 points in the League One league table having played 18 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 2 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 2 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Peterborough have conceded 2 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Peterborough have played 9 away games, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Port Vale
Peterborough
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1812241538 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
Apr 6
l
 
2-1F
2
Bradford18972834 
-
Dec 29
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
3
Lincoln191045734 
May 2
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-3A
Jan 4
4
Stockport18954432 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 11
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
5
Bolton18873931 
Mar 21
l
 
4-0A
Jan 10
l
 
2-1A
6
Stevenage17944731 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
l
 
0-1A
Jan 27
7
Luton19847-128 
Feb 28
Dec 13
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
8
Huddersfield19838227 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Jan 31
l
 
3-2F
9
AFC Wim18828-326 
Jan 27
d
 
1-1A
w
 
5-0F
Mar 21
10
Barnsley16745525 
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
11
Wigan18675125 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
Feb 7
l
 
2-0A
12
L Orient19748025 
l
 
2-3F
Jan 31
Dec 26
Mar 14
13
Wycombe19667524 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
w
 
2-1F
Jan 24
14
Northampton18738-124 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 10
Dec 13
Feb 28
15
Rotherham19667-324 
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
Mar 17
Jan 1
16
Mansfield18648-122 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
Mar 28
-
17
Reading18576-122 
Feb 21
l
 
1-0A
Dec 29
w
 
1-2F
18
Burton18648-822 
Feb 7
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
w
 
0-1F
19
Doncaster19649-922 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
May 2
l
 
2-1A
20
Exeter186210-120 
Jan 24
w
 
0-2F
Feb 21
l
 
3-0A
21
Peterborough186111-519 
Dec 20
Mar 7
-
-
22
Blackpool195410-819 
Jan 1
Mar 17
l
 
1-2A
Apr 11
23
Plymouth196112-1219 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
Jan 17
w
 
0-1F
24
Port Vale183510-1014 
-
-
Mar 7
Dec 20
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
22
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Peterborough 21ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
1
Lost
13
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Peterborough have beaten Port Vale in 5 consecutive league meetings
6
Peterborough have not lost to Port Vale in 6 consecutive league meetings
5
Peterborough have kept a clean sheet in 5 consecutive league meetings with Port Vale
League games at Port Vale since 2005
Port Vale
Peterborough
Goals: Scored
4
9
Games: Scored
3 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
4 / 7
PTV
2
D
1
PET
4
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
PTV
1
D
2
PET
4
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Port Vale of late. It has been 8 League One games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Peterborough United.

Port Vale 24th Peterborough 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Port Vale will score no more than 1 goal
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Peterborough 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
-13
Peterborough have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Port Vale
PG (predicted goals)
Peterborough
1.2
1.1
Attack rating
PTV
PET
34%
better
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Games scored7
11
Failed to score11
6
Scored first5
7
Goals scored11
19
Avg. goals scored0.6
1.1
Avg. shots per game10
6
Avg. shots per goal16
6
Conversion rate for6
17
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+34%
Defence rating
11%
better
PTV
PET
view stats
Games conceded12
13
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first9
10
Goals conceded21
25
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
16%
Avg. XG against1
1.3
KickOff rating
+11%

Port Vale v Peterborough 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
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
-
Peterborough League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18434
A CollinsH LeonardH LeonardB Khela
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Collins MID1812
2
-
B Khela MID171
4
-
K Lisbie FWD1621
2
-
G Lindgren FWD1521
-
P Kioso DEF1312
3
-
M Garbett MID1321
3
-
A Bass GLK12
-
T Lees DEF12
1
1
G Nevett DEF12
3
-
H. Mills DEF12
3
-
H Leonard FWD1243
1
-
J Morgan FWD1241
3
-
A Odoh FWD12
-
T O'Connor DEF11
3
-
D Okagbue DEF11
1
-
B Woods MID101
2
-
C Johnston DEF9
-
C Hayes FWD92
2
-
D. Firth FWD81
1
-
K. Lolos FWD7
-
J. Dornelly DEF6
-
D. O'Brien-Brady MID6
-
J Mendy DEF5
-
V Nuñez GLK4
-
N Bilokapic GLK2
-
R Havilland MID1
-