Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

League One · 2025-26
Port Vale FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Thu 7 Aug 2025 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Port Vale FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .

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

1
1
Port Vale FC 2 games · Avg 0.5 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-07 Port Vale FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug Cardiff City FC H 0–0 D
02 Aug Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
02 Nov Barnsley FC H 1–3 L
27 Apr Cambridge United FC H 0–0 D
20 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
16 Apr Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–2 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug Port Vale FC A 0–0 D
02 Aug Peterborough United FC H 2–1 W
03 May Norwich City FC A 2–4 L
26 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–0 D
21 Apr Oxford United FC H 1–1 D
18 Apr Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Port Vale FC Cardiff City FC
#22 Position #2
42 Points 91
46 Played 46
10 / 12 / 24 W / D / L 27 / 10 / 9
36 Scored 90
61 Conceded 50
-25 GD +40
0.91 PPG 1.98
22% Win % 59%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Port Vale FC are 22nd (42 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Port Vale FC and Cardiff City FC has kicked off!
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.72 Port Vale FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Port Vale FC26% Draw32% Cardiff City FC42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
74%
Port Vale FC or Cardiff City FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC15% Draw55% Cardiff City FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
16.2%
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 2
10.3%
1 – 0
8.9%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
4.4%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.2%
2 – 2
2.9%
0 – 4
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap Port Vale FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 14% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 25% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 14% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗

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