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

Vale Park, Stoke

Home advantage makes a difference in the League One, and Darren Moore’s Port Vale will have the joy of it on Saturday afternoon. Leam Richardson’s Reading are their opponents at the Vale Park. Below we've got predictions for 17 markets, supporting stats including head-to-heads, and the best odds. All is accessible via the tabs below.

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Port Vale's next match is v Peterborough at 15:00 on Saturday 7th March
Reading's next match is v Luton at 15:00 on Saturday 7th March

The last English League One meeting between Port Vale and Reading was on Saturday 21st February 2026

English League One

February 21st 2026

Port Vale 1	1 Reading

M. Sherif 90'	39' L. Wing

	PTV RDG
Shots On	6 2
Shots Off	2 4
Corners	9 3
Possession	43% 57%
Fouls	10 12
Yellow/red cards	2/0

Port Vale	Reading

J. Gauci C. Hall K. John (B. Heneghan 89') C. Humphreys E. Campbell (L. Gordon 62') F. Ojo J. Shipley (J. Gabriel 62') G. Hall E. Archer B. Waine (J. Stockley 61') A. Gray (M. Sherif 62')	J. Pereira Castro P. O'Connor L. Fraser C. Savage L. Wing (K. Ehibhaimha 85') J. Marriott (J. Dorsett 67') B. Ward R. Nyambe (F. Burns 85') D. Williams (R. Williams 73') K. Doyle (P. Lane 73') K. Young

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our best tip on this match, meaning that the teams will score 2 goals or more between them during 90 minutes. Both Port Vale and Reading's current form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record also supports the bet. The bookies make it their favoured prediction in this market too, available at 1.33.

An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 42% chance of Reading coming away with a win.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Port Vale 32%	9/5	15/8
Draw 26%	9/4	12/5
Reading 42%	29/20	7/5
Draw 1-1 12%	5/1	5/1
Reading 1-0 10%	7/1	6/1
Reading 2-1 9%	9/1	15/2
Port Vale 1-0 9%	15/2	13/2
Port Vale 2-1 7%	10/1	17/2
Reading 2-0 7%	11/1	9/1
Draw 0-0 7%	8/1	8/1
Draw 2-2 5%	14/1	12/1
Port Vale 2-0 5%	12/1	11/1
Reading 3-1 4%	20/1	16/1
Reading 3-0 3%	22/1	16/1
Port Vale 3-1 3%	22/1	18/1
Reading 3-2 3%	28/1	22/1
Port Vale 3-2 2%	33/1	22/1
Port Vale 3-0 2%	28/1	20/1
Over 2.5 Goals 50%	43/40	1/1
Under 2.5 Goals 50%	8/11	8/11
Home 1st Goal 46%	21/20	11/10
Away 1st Goal 50%	10/11	10/11
No 1st Goal 5%	8/1	8/1
BTTS - Yes 54%	4/5	4/5
BTTS - No 46%	19/20	10/11
BTTS - Home Win 15%	5/1	9/2
BTTS - Draw 19%	10/3	10/3
BTTS - Away Win 20%	9/2	19/5
Home/draw 58%	8/15	11/20
Away/draw 68%	2/5	2/5
Home/away 74%	1/3	3/10
Over 1.5 Goals 74%	1/3	1/3
Under 1.5 Goals 26%	9/4	21/10
Over 3.5 Goals 28%	11/4	5/2
Under 3.5 Goals 72%	1/4	2/7
Over 4.5 Goals 13%	7/1	6/1
Under 4.5 Goals 87%	1/12	1/11
Over 5.5 Goals 5%	16/1	12/1
Under 5.5 Goals 95%	1/33	1/66
Over 0.5 Goals 93%	1/16	1/20
Under 0.5 Goals 7%	9/1	8/1
Home DNB 50%	1/1	1/1
Away DNB 60%	8/11	7/10
Port Vale win to nil 17%	7/2	-
Reading win to nil 23%	3/1	-
Port Vale / Port Vale 18%	7/2	10/3
Port Vale / Reading 3%	28/1	20/1
Port Vale / Draw 6%	14/1	11/1
Draw / Port Vale 12%	11/2	11/2
Draw / Reading 14%	5/1	9/2
Draw / Draw 16%	4/1	19/5
Reading / Port Vale 3%	28/1	22/1
Reading / Reading 21%	3/1	27/10
Reading / Draw 6%	12/1	11/1

Win / draw / win League One table

Port Vale have played 29 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

29 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 17 games, drawn 7 and won 5. Port Vale have conceded 42 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 16 matches and kept 7 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Port Vale have played 14 games at home, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 8 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 19 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 8 times in home league games.

Reading lay in 9th place on 47 points in the League One league table having played 32 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 7 and losing 5 games. They have scored 36 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Reading have conceded 27 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Reading have played 15 away games, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Port Vale Reading
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Lincoln	35	22	8	5	34	74	May 2	l 1-0A	Apr 6	l 2-0A
2	Cardiff	35	22	6	7	30	72	d 0-00-0	Apr 3	Apr 18	l 2-1F
3	Bolton	36	17	13	6	17	64	Mar 21	l 4-0A	d 1-1F	d 1-1A
4	Bradford	35	18	7	10	6	61	Mar 11	l 1-0A	w 2-1A	l 2-0A
5	Stockport	34	16	8	10	4	56	l 0-3A	Apr 11	w 1-0F	d 1-1A
6	Huddersfield	36	16	7	13	10	55	Mar 14	l 5-0A	l 0-2A	Apr 3
7	Reading	35	14	12	9	7	54	d 1-1A	l 1-0A	-	-
8	Stevenage	34	15	9	10	3	54	l 1-2F	l 2-1F	w 1-0F	Mar 21
9	Wycombe	36	14	11	11	13	53	d 0-00-0	Mar 28	w 3-2F	d 2-2A
10	Plymouth	35	15	4	16	0	49	l 0-1A	Apr 25	Mar 14	w 1-4F
11	Luton	35	13	8	14	1	47	d 1-1A	d 2-2A	w 3-2F	w 2-3F
12	Barnsley	33	13	8	12	0	47	-	w 0-2F	d 2-2F	l 3-2A
13	Peterborough	35	14	4	17	1	46	l 0-1A	-	l 1-2A	d 1-1F
14	AFC Wim	33	12	7	14	-7	43	l 0-1A	d 1-1A	l 1-2A	l 3-2A
15	Exeter	35	11	9	15	-2	42	l 1-3A	w 0-2F	d 2-2A	d 1-1F
16	Mansfield	33	10	11	12	2	41	w 2-1F	l 3-0A	d 1-1A	Mar 10
17	Burton	36	10	10	16	-12	40	d 2-2F	d 0-00-0	w 2-0F	Mar 17
18	Doncaster	34	11	6	17	-20	39	l 0-1A	-	d 1-1A	Apr 11
19	Wigan	34	9	11	14	-11	38	Apr 18	l 1-0A	Mar 28	w 1-2F
20	Blackpool	35	10	8	17	-14	38	w 5-1A	Mar 17	May 2	w 0-3F
21	L Orient	34	10	6	18	-13	36	l 2-3F	w 0-1F	w 2-1F	l 3-1A
22	Rotherham	35	9	8	18	-15	35	Apr 6	l 2-1A	d 1-1A	Apr 25
23	Northampton	35	9	8	18	-16	35	d 0-00-0	w 0-1F	w 1-0F	w 0-2F
24	Port Vale	32	6	9	17	-18	27	-	-	w 1-0F	d 1-1F

	Promotion
	Promotion Play Off
	Promotion Play Off
	Relegation

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

10 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

10 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Port Vale	2 - 2	Burton
Port Vale	0 - 1	AFC Wim
Port Vale	1 - 3	Exeter
Port Vale	5 - 1	Blackpool
Port Vale	0 - 1	Peterborough
Port Vale	0 - 1	Plymouth
Port Vale	0 - 0	Wycombe
Port Vale	0 - 3	Stockport
Port Vale	0 - 0	Northampton
Port Vale	2 - 1	Mansfield
Port Vale	2 - 3	L Orient
Port Vale	0 - 1	Doncaster
Port Vale	1 - 2	Stevenage
Port Vale	0 - 0	Cardiff
Port Vale	0 - 1	Gillingham
Port Vale	2 - 2	Grimsby
Port Vale	5 - 0	Bromley
Port Vale	2 - 0	Bradford
Port Vale	0 - 1	Barrow
Port Vale	1 - 0	Morecambe

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

8 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

12 / 20

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Port Vale	1 - 2	Stevenage
H	Port Vale	2 - 2	Burton
H	Port Vale	0 - 1	AFC Wim
A	Port Vale	1 - 0	L Orient
H	Port Vale	1 - 3	Exeter
A	Port Vale	0 - 3	Mansfield
H	Port Vale	5 - 1	Blackpool
A	Port Vale	0 - 1	Bradford
A	Port Vale	0 - 5	Huddersfield
H	Port Vale	0 - 1	Peterborough
A	Port Vale	2 - 2	Luton
A	Port Vale	0 - 1	Lincoln
H	Port Vale	0 - 1	Plymouth
H	Port Vale	0 - 0	Wycombe
A	Port Vale	0 - 4	Bolton
H	Port Vale	0 - 3	Stockport
A	Port Vale	0 - 1	Wigan
A	Port Vale	1 - 1	AFC Wim
H	Port Vale	0 - 0	Northampton
A	Port Vale	2 - 0	Barnsley

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wigan	1 - 2	Reading
AFC Wim	3 - 2	Reading
Northampton	0 - 2	Reading
L Orient	3 - 1	Reading
Peterborough	1 - 1	Reading
Plymouth	1 - 4	Reading
Bradford	2 - 0	Reading
Blackpool	0 - 3	Reading
Cardiff	2 - 1	Reading
Exeter	1 - 1	Reading
Stockport	1 - 1	Reading
Barnsley	3 - 2	Reading
Wycombe	2 - 2	Reading
Bolton	1 - 1	Reading
Lincoln	2 - 0	Reading
Bristol R	0 - 2	Reading
Mansfield	1 - 5	Reading
Northampton	0 - 0	Reading
Shrewsbury	1 - 3	Reading
Blackpool	3 - 0	Reading

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

19 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

1 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Reading	1 - 1	Bolton
H	Reading	3 - 2	Wycombe
A	Reading	2 - 1	Wigan
A	Reading	2 - 3	AFC Wim
A	Reading	2 - 0	Northampton
H	Reading	2 - 2	Exeter
H	Reading	2 - 2	Barnsley
A	Reading	1 - 3	L Orient
H	Reading	1 - 0	Stockport
H	Reading	2 - 0	Burton
A	Reading	1 - 1	Peterborough
A	Reading	4 - 1	Plymouth
H	Reading	3 - 2	Luton
A	Reading	0 - 2	Bradford
H	Reading	1 - 2	Peterborough
A	Reading	3 - 0	Blackpool
H	Reading	1 - 1	Rotherham
H	Reading	1 - 0	Stevenage
H	Reading	1 - 1	Doncaster
H	Reading	1 - 0	Northampton

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Port Vale

Reading

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

1 / 2

0 / 2

Clean sheets

2 / 2

1 / 2

PTV

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Port Vale
Port Vale		1 - 0
Draw		0 - 0		Draw

Reading

Port Vale

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

2 / 3

1 / 3

Clean sheets

2 / 3

1 / 3

PTV

RDG

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Reading
Reading	1 - 0
Reading	2 - 0
	0 - 3	Port Vale

Goal Statistics

	Port Vale 24th	Reading 7th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.2 goals	1.4 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 24% 1 34% 2 25% 3 12% 4+ There is a 76% probability that Reading will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-16 Port Vale have scored 16% fewer goals at home than predicted	+40 Reading have scored 40% more goals when away than predicted
	1.2 average goals scored	1.7 average goals scored
	1.2 conceded	1.4 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season

PTV

RDG

48%

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Games scored	13		29
Failed to score	16		3
Scored first	8		17
Goals scored	23		47
Avg. goals scored	0.8		1.5
Avg. shots per game	8		8
Avg. shots per goal	11		6
Conversion rate for	9		18
Avg. XG for	1.3		1.2
KickOff rating		+48%

PTV

RDG

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Games conceded	22		25
Clean sheets	7		7
Conceded first	17		15
Goals conceded	42		42
Avg. goals conceded	1.4		1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	5		7
Conversion rate against	18%		15%
Avg. XG against	1.2		1.4
KickOff rating		+5%

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

Port Vale League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
27	3	2	6
C Hall	B Waine	G Hall	F Ojo

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Gauci GLK	20			-
K John DEF	22	1		4 -
C Humphreys DEF	27	1		5 -
C Hall DEF	27	1		3 -
G Hall MID	24		2	2 -
F Ojo MID	21			6 -
J Shipley MID	17		2	2 -
E. Campbell MID	5		1	-
B Waine FWD	17	3		2 -
A Gray FWD	5			1 -
E Archer FWD	7	1	1	-
Subs
B Amos GLK	7			-
B Heneghan DEF	23		1	5 -
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF	13	1		4 -
L Gordon DEF	14			3 -
G Ward MID				-
M. Sherif FWD	7	2		-
J Stockley FWD	20	3		2 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
3	8	2	8
B Waine	J Stockley	G Hall	G Hall

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
B Waine FWD	3	7		1
Subs
J Stockley FWD	3	8
M. Sherif FWD	2	7
K John DEF	1	2		3
C Humphreys DEF	1	2		1
C Hall DEF	1	5		3
E Archer FWD	1	2	1	1
Subs
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF	1	3
J Gauci GLK				1
G Hall MID		4	2	8
F Ojo MID		1		2
J Shipley MID		1	2	3
E. Campbell MID			1
A Gray FWD		2		1
Subs
B Heneghan DEF		1	1	1
L Gordon DEF				2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1042	41	171
C Hall	K John	C Hall

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
C Hall DEF	1042	29	171
C Humphreys DEF	1006	18	107
F Ojo MID	627	22	73
J Gauci GLK	601		16
Subs
B Heneghan DEF	553	11	106
K John DEF	405	41	118
J Shipley MID	347	11	22
Subs
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF	286	7	48
L Gordon DEF	272	10	36
J Stockley FWD	250	8	145
G Hall MID	236	36	96
Subs
B Amos GLK	175	1	4
E Archer FWD	154	13	42
E. Campbell MID	111	7	29
B Waine FWD	84	13	44
Subs
M. Sherif FWD	42	7	24
A Gray FWD	31	2	6

Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
34	16	9	8
L Wing	J Marriott	L Wing	C Savage

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Pereira GLK	31			-
R Nyambe DEF	9			1 -
P O'Connor DEF	24	2		7 -
D Williams DEF	17		1	4 -
B. Ward DEF	5			1 -
L Fraser MID	23	1		-
L Wing MID	34	9	9	2 -
K Doyle MID	33	3	5	4 -
C Savage MID	34	2	4	8 -
K Young MID	2			1 -
J Marriott FWD	23	16	3	-
Subs
J Stevens GLK	3			-
F Burns DEF	24			3 -
A Yiadom DEF	22			6 -
J Dorsett DEF	30	2	1	4 -
R Williams MID	10	1	1	-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD	30	3		6 -
P Lane FWD	23	2	1	1 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
16	29	9	11
J Marriott	J Marriott	L Wing	L Wing

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
J Marriott FWD	16	29	3	2
L Wing MID	9	21	9	11
K Doyle MID	3	9	5	8
Subs
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD	3	13		3
P O'Connor DEF	2	4
C Savage MID	2	13	4	6
Subs
J Dorsett DEF	2	3	1	2
P Lane FWD	2	9	1	2
L Fraser MID	1	3
Subs
R Williams MID	1	1	1	1
D Williams DEF		1	1	1
K Young MID		2
Subs
A Yiadom DEF		2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1912	68	200
L Wing	L Wing	P O'Connor

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
L Wing MID	1912	68	155
C Savage MID	1402	64	86
P O'Connor DEF	1251	31	200
J Pereira GLK	1228	2	30
Subs
J Dorsett DEF	962	40	130
F Burns DEF	787	33	109
D Williams DEF	771	25	92
K Doyle MID	593	40	110
L Fraser MID	451	14	33
Subs
A Yiadom DEF	365	26	66
P Lane FWD	305	13	40
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD	266	16	115
R Nyambe DEF	241	9	32
B. Ward DEF	224	8	34
J Marriott FWD	212	10	38
Subs
R Williams MID	97	6	25
J Stevens GLK	85		1
K Young MID	30	2	5