Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

League One · 2025-26
Port Vale FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Bolton Wanderers FC
Sat 21 Mar 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Port Vale FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Reeves
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

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

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1
4
Port Vale FC 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals Bolton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-03-21 Port Vale FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC 2025-11-08 Bolton Wanderers FC 4–0 Port Vale FC 2024-04-20 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Port Vale FC 2023-09-30 Port Vale FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2023-02-25 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Port Vale FC

Recent Form

Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
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
Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Mar Port Vale FC A 0–1 L
17 Mar Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–0 D
14 Mar Rotherham United FC A 2–2 D
07 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC H 3–2 W
28 Feb Exeter City FC A 5–1 W
21 Feb Blackpool FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Port Vale FC Bolton Wanderers FC
#5 Position #3
42 Points 75
46 Played 46
10 / 12 / 24 W / D / L 19 / 18 / 9
36 Scored 70
61 Conceded 52
-25 GD +18
0.91 PPG 1.63
22% Win % 41%

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Port Vale FC are 5th (42 pts). Bolton Wanderers FC are 3rd (75 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Port Vale FC is hosting Bolton Wanderers FC for another epic battle.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ellis Harrison 1
Dion Charles 1
Aaron Collins 1
Cameron Jerome 1
Josh Sheehan 1
Victor Adeboyejo 1

Head to Head

2026-03-21 Port Vale FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC 2025-11-08 Bolton Wanderers FC 4–0 Port Vale FC 2024-04-20 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Port Vale FC 2023-09-30 Port Vale FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2023-02-25 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Port Vale FC

Port Vale FC Form

2026-03-21 Port Vale FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 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

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2026-03-21 Port Vale FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2026-03-17 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–0 Doncaster Rovers FC D 2026-03-14 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2026-03-07 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2026-02-28 Exeter City FC 1–5 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2026-02-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Blackpool FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.77 Port Vale FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Port Vale FC26% Draw29% Bolton Wanderers FC45%
Actual: Port Vale FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
74%
Port Vale FC or Bolton Wanderers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Port Vale FC14% Draw51% Bolton Wanderers FC35%
Actual: Port Vale FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.6%
0 – 0
13%
1 – 1
13%
0 – 2
11%
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 3
5.2%
2 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 2
3.4%
2 – 0
3.1%
0 – 4
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap Port Vale FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 13% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 25% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 16% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✓

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