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Port Vale v Tranmere Rovers : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Vale Park, Stoke

The League Two is the focus for both Port Vale and Tranmere Rovers on Saturday afternoon, as managers Jon Brady and Darrell Clarke go head to head at the Vale Park. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with weighting given to top teams. All the stats and infographics are designed specifically for the selected market. Head-to-head statistics between the team are also given where our data allows. Odds are provided directly from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Port Vale's next match is v Salford at 12:30 on Saturday 5th September
Tranmere Rovers's next match is v Oldham at 15:00 on Saturday 5th September

The last English League Two meeting between Port Vale and Tranmere was on Saturday 22nd August 2026

English League Two

August 22nd 2026

Port Vale 1	1 Tranmere

G. Byers 18'	72' T. Ince

	PTV TRA
Shots On	4 4
Shots Off	4 1
Corners	4 3
Possession	53% 47%
Fouls	20 17
Yellow/red cards	2/0 3/0

Port Vale	Tranmere

J. Smith J. Gabriel G. Byers (R. Walters 27') K. Dempsey M. Faal (B. Garrity 83') O. Hernández Mayea L. Gordon L. Montsma (C. Hall 83') C. Humphreys G. Hall (B. Waine 84') O. Lynch (T. Simpson 75')	(J. Turnbull 53') H. Male J. Senior N. Smith B. Faulkner W. Vaulks J. Davies J. Ironside T. Ince (C. Veevers 84') Z. Okoro (J. Slater 59') P. Brough (S. Finley 59') T. Conlon

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's 75% chance of Port Vale and Tranmere a maximum of 3 goals combined during this League Two fixture according to our predictive algorithm and, in the absense of a strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's a great tip here. Our calculations are made based on 20-game form, historical head-to-head (H2H) statistics and the view of the betting market, and you can go with it at a best price of 1.25.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Port Vale are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.70.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Port Vale 50%	10/11 2%	-
Draw 26%	23/10	-
Tranmere 24%	3/1	-
Port Vale 1-0 13%	11/2 8%	-
Draw 1-1 12%	5/1 7%	-
Port Vale 2-0 10%	15/2	-
Port Vale 2-1 9%	8/1	-
Draw 0-0 8%	7/1 6%	-
Tranmere 1-0 8%	9/1 9%	-
Tranmere 2-1 6%	14/1 13%	-
Port Vale 3-0 5%	16/1	-
Port Vale 3-1 5%	16/1	-
Draw 2-2 5%	16/1	-
Tranmere 2-0 4%	20/1	-
Port Vale 3-2 2%	28/1	-
Tranmere 3-1 2%	33/1	-
Port Vale 4-0 2%	33/1	-
Port Vale 4-1 2%	40/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 45%	23/20 1%	-
Under 2.5 Goals 55%	4/6 2%	-
Home 1st Goal 53%	4/6	-
Away 1st Goal 42%	6/4	-
No 1st Goal 5%	15/2 6%	-
BTTS - Yes 49%	10/11	-
BTTS - No 51%	4/5	-
BTTS - Home Win 21%	7/2 8%	-
BTTS - Draw 18%	15/4	-
BTTS - Away Win 11%	8/1	-
Home/draw 76%	2/9	-
Away/draw 50%	5/6 2%	-
Home/away 74%	1/3	-
Over 1.5 Goals 71%	4/11	-
Under 1.5 Goals 29%	2/1	-
Over 3.5 Goals 24%	11/4	-
Under 3.5 Goals 76%	1/4	-
Over 4.5 Goals 11%	8/1	-
Under 4.5 Goals 89%	1/14	-
Over 5.5 Goals 4%	18/1 12%	-
Under 5.5 Goals 96%	1/50 1%	-
Over 0.5 Goals 92%	1/14	-
Under 0.5 Goals 8%	8/1 6%	-
Home DNB 68%	2/5	-
Away DNB 42%	7/4	-
Port Vale win to nil 30%	9/4 4%	-
Tranmere win to nil 14%	11/2	-
Port Vale / Port Vale 27%	21/10	-
Port Vale / Tranmere 2%	33/1	-
Port Vale / Draw 5%	14/1	-
Draw / Port Vale 17%	15/4	-
Draw / Tranmere 10%	15/2	-
Draw / Draw 17%	15/4	-
Tranmere / Port Vale 3%	25/1	-
Tranmere / Tranmere 13%	11/2	-
Tranmere / Draw 5%	14/1	-

Win / draw / win League Two table

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 Tranmere
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Bristol R	5	4	0	1	6	12	Dec 29	Apr 3	May 1	Nov 28
2	Swindon	5	3	1	1	2	10	Feb 9	l 3-1F	Jan 9	Dec 19
3	Barnet	5	2	3	0	4	9	Mar 20	Nov 21	Oct 17	Jan 16
4	Tranmere	5	2	3	0	4	9	d 1-1F	Mar 13	-	-
5	Walsall	5	2	3	0	4	9	Apr 17	Sep 19	Sep 26	Apr 24
6	Fleetwood	5	2	3	0	3	9	Jan 1	Mar 26	Feb 27	Nov 14
7	Crewe	5	2	3	0	2	9	d 0-00-0	Feb 6	Apr 3	Dec 29
8	Cheltenham	5	2	2	1	1	8	Mar 29	Dec 26	Oct 31	Jan 30
9	York	5	2	2	1	1	8	Jan 23	Oct 24	Dec 12	Apr 10
10	Oldham	5	2	1	2	2	7	Mar 6	l 2-0A	w 2-0F	Feb 13
11	Grimsby	5	1	4	0	1	7	Oct 10	Apr 13	Mar 26	Jan 1
12	Colchester	5	2	1	2	-2	7	Apr 27	Oct 3	Nov 21	Mar 20
13	Gillingham	5	1	3	1	0	6	Jan 19	Oct 20	Feb 20	Sep 12
14	Northampton	5	1	3	1	0	6	Sep 26	Apr 24	Jan 19	Oct 20
15	Salford	5	2	0	3	-2	6	Feb 13	l 1-0A	Dec 1	May 8
16	Exeter	5	1	2	2	0	5	Sep 12	Feb 20	Apr 17	Sep 19
17	Rotherham	5	1	2	2	-1	5	Dec 19	Jan 9	d 2-2F	Feb 9
18	Chesterfield	5	1	2	2	-1	5	Oct 17	Jan 16	Apr 27	Oct 3
19	Accrington	5	1	2	2	-2	5	Nov 14	Feb 27	Dec 26	Mar 29
20	Newport	5	1	1	3	-1	4	Nov 28	May 1	Feb 6	d 2-2A
21	Crawley	5	1	1	3	-3	4	May 8	Dec 1	Jan 23	Oct 24
22	Rochdale	5	1	0	4	-5	3	Oct 31	Jan 30	Oct 10	Apr 13
23	Shrewsbury	5	1	0	4	-8	3	Apr 10	Dec 12	w 2-0F	Mar 6
24	Port Vale	5	0	2	3	-5	2	-	-	Mar 13	d 1-1A

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

9 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

11 / 20

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Port Vale	0 - 2	Lincoln
Port Vale	0 - 0	Wigan
Port Vale	0 - 0	Barnsley
Port Vale	1 - 0	Rotherham
Port Vale	1 - 0	Bolton
Port Vale	0 - 0	Huddersfield
Port Vale	0 - 2	Bradford
Port Vale	1 - 1	Luton
Port Vale	1 - 1	Reading
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

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

11 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

9 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Port Vale	0 - 2	Oldham
H	Port Vale	0 - 2	Lincoln
A	Port Vale	2 - 1	Stockport
A	Port Vale	1 - 2	Plymouth
A	Port Vale	0 - 1	Cardiff
H	Port Vale	0 - 0	Wigan
A	Port Vale	3 - 1	Peterborough
H	Port Vale	0 - 0	Barnsley
H	Port Vale	1 - 0	Rotherham
A	Port Vale	0 - 4	Wycombe
A	Port Vale	0 - 1	Doncaster
H	Port Vale	1 - 0	Bolton
A	Port Vale	2 - 3	Blackpool
H	Port Vale	0 - 0	Huddersfield
H	Port Vale	0 - 2	Bradford
H	Port Vale	1 - 1	Luton
A	Port Vale	1 - 0	Northampton
H	Port Vale	1 - 1	Reading
A	Port Vale	1 - 2	Stevenage
H	Port Vale	2 - 2	Burton

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
MK Dons	3 - 0	Tranmere
Cheltenham	1 - 3	Tranmere
Chesterfield	1 - 1	Tranmere
Shrewsbury	1 - 0	Tranmere
Fleetwood	0 - 0	Tranmere
Newport	3 - 1	Tranmere
Crewe	2 - 1	Tranmere
Notts C	5 - 0	Tranmere
Gillingham	2 - 1	Tranmere
Barnet	1 - 0	Tranmere
Cambridge	4 - 2	Tranmere
Harrogate	0 - 2	Tranmere
Oldham	3 - 1	Tranmere
Barrow	0 - 3	Tranmere
Grimsby	1 - 2	Tranmere
Swindon	2 - 1	Tranmere
Accrington	1 - 1	Tranmere
Bristol R	1 - 4	Tranmere
Bromley	3 - 3	Tranmere
Walsall	4 - 2	Tranmere

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

10 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

10 / 20

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Tranmere	2 - 0	Shrewsbury
H	Tranmere	1 - 1	Grimsby
A	Tranmere	0 - 3	MK Dons
A	Tranmere	3 - 1	Cheltenham
H	Tranmere	1 - 2	Bristol R
A	Tranmere	1 - 1	Chesterfield
H	Tranmere	0 - 1	Colchester
A	Tranmere	0 - 1	Shrewsbury
H	Tranmere	0 - 1	Swindon
H	Tranmere	0 - 3	Harrogate
A	Tranmere	0 - 0	Fleetwood
H	Tranmere	1 - 3	Oldham
A	Tranmere	1 - 3	Newport
A	Tranmere	1 - 2	Crewe
A	Tranmere	0 - 5	Notts C
H	Tranmere	0 - 1	Accrington
H	Tranmere	2 - 0	Crawley
A	Tranmere	1 - 2	Gillingham
H	Tranmere	0 - 2	Salford
A	Tranmere	0 - 1	Barnet

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Port Vale have drawn with Tranmere in 4 consecutive league meetings

Port Vale

Tranmere

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

7 / 12

8 / 12

Clean sheets

4 / 12

5 / 12

PTV

TRA

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Port Vale
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
	3 - 4	Tranmere
	1 - 2	Tranmere
Port Vale	3 - 2
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
	2 - 3	Tranmere
	0 - 2	Tranmere
Port Vale	3 - 1
Port Vale	1 - 0
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
	0 - 1	Tranmere

Tranmere

Port Vale

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

11 / 12

8 / 12

Clean sheets

4 / 12

1 / 12

PTV

TRA

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Tranmere
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Tranmere	3 - 1
Tranmere	1 - 0
	0 - 1	Port Vale
Tranmere	2 - 0
	1 - 2	Port Vale
Tranmere	3 - 0
Tranmere	1 - 0
Tranmere	2 - 1
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
	1 - 2	Port Vale

Goal Statistics

	Port Vale 24th	Tranmere 4th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.5 goals	1.0 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 22% 1 33% 2 25% 3 13% 4+ There is a 78% probability that Port Vale will score 1 or more goals	0 38% 1 37% 2 18% 3 4+ There is a 75% probability of Tranmere scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-35 Port Vale have scored 35% fewer goals at home than predicted	+8 Tranmere’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	0.8 average goals scored	1.4 average goals scored
	1.1 conceded	1.9 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2026/2027 season

PTV

TRA

55%

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Games scored	0		1
Failed to score	1		0
Scored first	0		1
Goals scored	0		2
Avg. goals scored	0		2
Avg. shots per game	8		7
Avg. shots per goal	0		4
Conversion rate for	0		29
Avg. XG for	0.6		1.2
KickOff rating		+55%

PTV

TRA

54%

better

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Games conceded	1		0
Clean sheets	0		1
Conceded first	1		0
Goals conceded	2		0
Avg. goals conceded	2		0
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	4		0
Conversion rate against	25%		0%
Avg. XG against	1.3		1.4
KickOff rating		+54%

Port Vale v Tranmere League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Port Vale League Two squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
4	1	1	1
J Smith	G Byers	J Lawrence-Gabriel	J Lawrence-Gabriel

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Smith GLK	4			-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF	4		1	1 -
C Humphreys DEF	4			1 -
L Montsma DEF	3			-
L Gordon DEF	4			1 -
K Dempsey MID	4			1 -
G Byers MID	2	1		1 -
G Hall MID	3			1 -
O. Lynch MID	4	1		-
O Hernández MID	4			-
M Faal FWD	2			-
Subs
M. Terry GLK				-
J. Headley DEF	3			-
C Hall DEF	4			-
B Garrity MID	3			1 -
R. Walters MID	4			-
T Simpson FWD	3			-
B Waine FWD	3			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	3	1	2
G Byers	O. Lynch	J Lawrence-Gabriel	O Hernández

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
G Byers MID	1	1
O. Lynch MID	1	3
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF			1	1
C Humphreys DEF		1
L Montsma DEF		1
K Dempsey MID				1
G Hall MID		1
O Hernández MID		2		2
M Faal FWD		1
Subs
B Waine FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
204	8	32
C Humphreys	R. Walters	J Lawrence-Gabriel

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
C Humphreys DEF	204	4	22
K Dempsey MID	172	7	22
J Smith GLK	170		8
Subs
C Hall DEF	151		14
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF	134	7	32
L Gordon DEF	128	2	18
Subs
R. Walters MID	85	8	23
L Montsma DEF	80	3	12
G Byers MID	65		1
O Hernández MID	56	4	16
O. Lynch MID	48	2	21
Subs
B Garrity MID	38		8
J. Headley DEF	37	4	8
G Hall MID	36	4	14
Subs
B Waine FWD	23	2	5
M Faal FWD	17		11
Subs
T Simpson FWD	17		3

Tranmere League Two squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
4	2	1	2
J Senior	T Ince	J Senior	B Faulkner

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
H Male GLK	2			-
J Senior DEF	4		1	1 -
B Faulkner DEF	4		1	1 1
N Smith DEF	4			1 -
P Brough DEF	3			-
W Vaulks MID	4			-
T Conlon MID	4			-
J Davies MID	3	1		1 -
T Ince MID	4	2		1 -
Z. Okoro MID	4	2	1	1 -
J Ironside FWD	4		1	1 -
Subs
L O'Connor DEF	1			-
J Slater DEF	3		1	1 -
J Turnbull DEF	4			-
O Scott DEF				-
S Finley MID	4			1 -
C. Veevers MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
2	5	1	1
T Ince	J Davies	J Senior	J Senior

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Ince MID	2	5
Z. Okoro MID	2	2	1	1
J Davies MID	1	5		1
J Senior DEF			1	1
B Faulkner DEF			1	1
W Vaulks MID		1		1
J Ironside FWD			1
Subs
J Slater DEF			1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
199	9	45
W Vaulks	J Senior	J Ironside

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
W Vaulks MID	199	7	18
B Faulkner DEF	136	5	42
J Senior DEF	99	9	20
T Conlon MID	94	7	15
T Ince MID	80	3	7
Subs
J Slater DEF	79	7	14
J Turnbull DEF	73	4	15
J Ironside FWD	71		45
Subs
S Finley MID	69	4	11
N Smith DEF	66	6	33
H Male GLK	55
J Davies MID	41	4	14
P Brough DEF	40	7	15
Z. Okoro MID	34	3	18
Subs
L O'Connor DEF	5		1
C. Veevers MID	4		1