Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

League One · 2025-26
Blackpool FC
3 – 2
Full Time
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 .

Match Details

  • Referee Will Finnie

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#20 Position #5
1 Points 42
1 Played 46
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 24
1 Scored 36
1 Conceded 61
+0 GD -25
1.00 PPG 0.91
0% Win % 22%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Blackpool FC are 20th (1 pts). Port Vale FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackpool FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nathan Smith 1
James Wilson 1
Ben Garrity 1

Head to Head

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

Blackpool FC Form

2026-03-17 Blackpool FC 3–2 Port Vale FC W 2026-03-14 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Blackpool FC L 2026-03-11 AFC Wimbledon 4–1 Blackpool FC L 2026-03-07 Blackpool FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2026-02-28 Lincoln City FC 4–0 Blackpool FC L 2026-02-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Blackpool FC D

Port Vale FC Form

2026-03-17 Blackpool FC 3–2 Port Vale FC L 2026-03-14 Port Vale FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2026-03-11 Port Vale FC 0–2 Bradford City AFC L 2026-03-08 Port Vale FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2026-03-03 Port Vale FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2026-02-28 Port Vale FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.62 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Port Vale FC xG
I would bet for: Blackpool FC or Port Vale FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC44% Draw26% Port Vale FC30%
Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Port Vale FC
56%
Blackpool FC or Port Vale FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC31% Draw44% Port Vale FC25%
Actual: Port Vale FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
7.3%
0 – 0
6.8%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Port Vale FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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