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

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League One · 2025-26

Port Vale FC

5 – 1

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Blackpool FC

Thu 1 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Port Vale FC vs Blackpool FC — League One .

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

Match Details

Referee Edward Duckworth (England)

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

Port Vale FC 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Blackpool FC

Last 5 meetings

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

Port Vale FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Blackpool FC	H	5–1	W
29 Dec	Bradford City AFC	A	0–1	L
26 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–5	L
20 Dec	Peterborough United FC	H	0–1	L
13 Dec	Luton Town FC	A	2–2	D
06 Dec	Bristol Rovers FC	H	1–0	W

Blackpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Port Vale FC	A	1–5	L
29 Dec	Rotherham United FC	H	4–0	W
26 Dec	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
20 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	A	2–0	W
13 Dec	Lincoln City FC	H	2–2	D
10 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	3–0	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Port Vale FC and Blackpool FC.
The final score is 5-1.

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nathan Smith	1
James Wilson	1
Ben Garrity	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.81 Port Vale FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Blackpool FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Port Vale FC53% Draw25% Blackpool FC22%

Actual: Port Vale FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Blackpool FC

47%

Port Vale FC or Blackpool FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Port Vale FC39% Draw44% Blackpool FC17%

Actual: Blackpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

9.3%

0 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

5.7%

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

3.1%

3 – 2