Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

League One · 2025-26
Port Vale FC
5 – 1
Full Time
Blackpool FC
Thu 1 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Port Vale FC vs Blackpool FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Edward Duckworth (England)

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

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

Key Stats

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

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

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Port Vale FC to score. At the same time, Blackpool FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • The final score is 5-1.

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nathan Smith 1
James Wilson 1
Ben Garrity 1

Head to Head

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

Port Vale FC Form

2026-01-01 Port Vale FC 5–1 Blackpool FC W 2025-12-29 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Port Vale FC L 2025-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 5–0 Port Vale FC L 2025-12-20 Port Vale FC 0–1 Peterborough United FC L 2025-12-13 Luton Town FC 2–2 Port Vale FC D 2025-12-06 Port Vale FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC W

Blackpool FC Form

2026-01-01 Port Vale FC 5–1 Blackpool FC L 2025-12-29 Blackpool FC 4–0 Rotherham United FC W 2025-12-26 Blackpool FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2025-12-20 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Blackpool FC W 2025-12-13 Blackpool FC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D 2025-12-10 Rotherham United FC 0–3 Blackpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.67 Port Vale FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Blackpool FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC52% Draw26% Blackpool FC22%
Actual: Port Vale FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Blackpool FC
48%
Port Vale FC or Blackpool FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Port Vale FC37% Draw46% Blackpool FC17%
Actual: Blackpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
11.2%
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
9.2%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap Port Vale FC covers Push Blackpool FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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