Blackpool FC vs Port Vale FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Blackpool FC

3 – 2

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Port Vale FC

Tue 17 Mar 2026 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Blackpool FC vs Port Vale FC — League One .

Blackpool FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Port Vale FC 46 games · 42 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Will Finnie

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

Head-to-Head

Blackpool FC 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Port Vale FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-17 Blackpool FC 3–2 Port Vale FC 2026-01-01 Port Vale FC 5–1 Blackpool FC 2023-12-29 Port Vale FC 3–0 Blackpool FC 2023-08-15 Blackpool FC 0–0 Port Vale FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Port Vale FC	H	3–2	W
14 Mar	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
11 Mar	AFC Wimbledon	A	1–4	L
07 Mar	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–1	D
28 Feb	Lincoln City FC	A	0–4	L
21 Feb	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	2–2	D

Port Vale FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Blackpool FC	A	2–3	L
14 Mar	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	0–0	D
11 Mar	Bradford City AFC	H	0–2	L
08 Mar	Sunderland AFC	H	1–0	W
03 Mar	Bristol City FC	H	1–0	W
28 Feb	Luton Town FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Blackpool FC		Port Vale FC
#13	Position	#22
60	Points	42
46	Played	46
17 / 9 / 20	W / D / L	10 / 12 / 24
54	Scored	36
65	Conceded	61
-11	GD	-25
1.30	PPG	0.91
37%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackpool FC are 13th (60 pts). Port Vale FC are 22nd (42 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Blackpool FC and Port Vale FC is underway.
Another three points for Blackpool FC.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nathan Smith	1
James Wilson	1
Ben Garrity	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.72 Blackpool FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.48 Port Vale FC xG

I would bet for: Blackpool FC or Port Vale FC 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackpool FC44% Draw25% Port Vale FC31%

Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.2

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Port Vale FC

56%

Blackpool FC or Port Vale FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackpool FC32% Draw43% Port Vale FC25%

Actual: Port Vale FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 0

0 – 0

5.7%

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap	Blackpool FC covers	Push	Port Vale FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.