Wednesday , 28 October 2026

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

League One · 2025-26
Port Vale FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Exeter City FC
Sat 24 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Port Vale FC vs Exeter City FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 12 25
2 Stockport County FC 13 23
3 Oxford United FC 11 22
4 Bradford City AFC 12 22
5 Plymouth Argyle FC 13 22
6 Reading FC 12 21
7 Cambridge United FC 13 21
8 Luton Town FC 12 20
9 Sheffield Wednesday FC 12 19
10 Mansfield Town FC 11 18
11 Leicester City FC 12 18
12 Burton Albion FC 13 17
13 Stevenage FC 11 15
14 Milton Keynes Dons FC 12 15
15 Wycombe Wanderers FC 12 15
16 Leyton Orient FC 12 14
17 AFC Wimbledon 12 13
18 Doncaster Rovers FC 12 12
19 Notts County FC 11 11
20 Blackpool FC 11 11
21 Peterborough United FC 12 10
22 Bromley FC 12 9
23 Barnsley FC 11 8
24 Wigan Athletic FC 12 7

Head-to-Head

3
4
Port Vale FC 7 games · Avg 3.3 goals Exeter City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-24 Port Vale FC 1–3 Exeter City FC 2025-09-13 Exeter City FC 0–2 Port Vale FC 2024-04-13 Port Vale FC 2–4 Exeter City FC 2023-12-09 Exeter City FC 0–1 Port Vale FC 2023-02-18 Port Vale FC 1–0 Exeter City FC

Recent Form

Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Exeter City FC H 1–3 L
17 Jan Mansfield Town FC A 0–3 L
09 Jan Fleetwood Town FC H 1–0 W
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
Exeter City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Port Vale FC A 3–1 W
17 Jan Stevenage FC H 3–0 W
10 Jan Manchester City FC A 1–10 L
04 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–2 D
01 Jan Luton Town FC H 1–0 W
29 Dec AFC Wimbledon A 1–0 W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Port Vale FC are looking to make home advantage count against Exeter City FC.
  • With this win, Exeter City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jevani Brown 5
Harry Kite 2
Millenic Alli 2
Dennis Politic 1
Archie Collins 1
William Forrester 1
Ollie Arblaster 1
Ethan Chislett 1

Head to Head

2026-01-24 Port Vale FC 1–3 Exeter City FC 2025-09-13 Exeter City FC 0–2 Port Vale FC 2024-04-13 Port Vale FC 2–4 Exeter City FC 2023-12-09 Exeter City FC 0–1 Port Vale FC 2023-02-18 Port Vale FC 1–0 Exeter City FC

Port Vale FC Form

2026-01-24 Port Vale FC 1–3 Exeter City FC L 2026-01-17 Mansfield Town FC 3–0 Port Vale FC L 2026-01-09 Port Vale FC 1–0 Fleetwood Town FC W 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

Exeter City FC Form

2026-01-24 Port Vale FC 1–3 Exeter City FC W 2026-01-17 Exeter City FC 3–0 Stevenage FC W 2026-01-10 Manchester City FC 10–1 Exeter City FC L 2026-01-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Exeter City FC D 2026-01-01 Exeter City FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W 2025-12-29 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Exeter City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.8 Port Vale FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Exeter City FC xG
I would bet for: Port Vale FC or Exeter City FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Port Vale FC43% Draw27% Exeter City FC30%
Actual: Exeter City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Exeter City FC
57%
Port Vale FC or Exeter City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Port Vale FC35% Draw43% Exeter City FC22%
Actual: Exeter City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap Port Vale FC covers Push Exeter City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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