ENGLAND LEAGUE ONE
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Vale Park
Referee: T. Reeves
Port Vale
Match Timeline
Cardiff
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
54'
Mitchell Clark
Port Vale
🟨
54'
Joel Bagan
Cardiff
🔄
61'
D. Lawlor ↔ W. Fish
Cardiff
🔄
61'
J. Colwill ↔ D. Turnbull
Cardiff
🔄
61'
O. Tanner ↔ C. Ashford
Cardiff
🔄
77'
R. Curtis ↔ B. Waine
Port Vale
🔄
77'
Y. Salech ↔ C. Robinson
Cardiff
🔄
83'
L. Gordon ↔ B. Heneghan
Port Vale
🟨
90+4'
Funso Ojo
Port Vale
🟨
90+1'
Ben Waine
Port Vale
🔄
90+1'
C. Willock ↔ I. Davies
Cardiff

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Port Vale Win 0%
Draw 0%
Cardiff Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Port Vale1
Cardiff2
Recent Form (Last 5)
Port Vale Port Vale
WWDLW
1 GF / 2 GA
Cardiff Cardiff
WLDWL
2 GF / 1 GA
Key Stats
1
Average Goals Scored
2
2
Average Goals Conceded
1
1
BTTS Yes
1
1
Over 2.5
1
4
Shots on Goal
6

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Port Vale Port Vale 1 matches
Cardiff Cardiff 1 matches
Port Vale Statistic Cardiff
0 Wins 1
0 Draws 0
1 Losses 0
1 Goals For 2
2 Goals Against 1
1 Avg Goals Scored 2
2 Avg Goals Conceded 1
1 BTTS Yes 1
1 Over 1.5 1
1 Over 2.5 1
0 Over 3.5 0
0 Clean Sheets 0
0 Failed To Score 0
4 Shots On Goal 6
18 Total Shots 17
3 Corners 4
53% Ball Possession 57%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 3 head-to-head meetings, Port Vale won 0 times, Cardiff won 2 times, while 1 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 2:4 from Port Vale's perspective. 1 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 1 matches, with an average of 2 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Port Vale 3-5-2 / Cardiff 3-3-3-1
H2H summary: Port Vale wins 0, draws 1, Cardiff wins 2
Stats
Port Vale Port Vale
Cardiff Cardiff
Shots on Goal
1
Shots on Goal
1
Shots off Goal
9
Shots off Goal
6
Blocked Shots
6
Blocked Shots
2
5 Corner Kicks 4
13 Fouls 6
3 Offsides 1
40% Ball Possession 60%
16 Total Shots 9
1 Shots on Goal 1
9 Shots off Goal 6
6 Blocked Shots 2
10 Shots insidebox 5
6 Shots outsidebox 4
1 Goalkeeper Saves 1
247 Total passes 388
159 Passes accurate 311
0.79 expected_goals 0.16
🟨 3 Yellow Cards 1 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Port Vale
Formation
Cardiff
M. Marosi
M. Marosi
Kyle John
Kyle John
J. Debrah
J. Debrah
C. Hall
C. Hall
M. Clark
M. Clark
R. Croasdale
R. Croasdale
G. Byers
G. Byers
F. Ojo
F. Ojo
L. Gordon
L. Gordon
L. Tolaj
L. Tolaj
R. Curtis
R. Curtis
N. Trott
N. Trott
D. Lawlor
D. Lawlor
C. Chambers
C. Chambers
J. Bagan
J. Bagan
R. Kpakio
R. Kpakio
R. Wintle
R. Wintle
J. Colwill
J. Colwill
O. Tanner
O. Tanner
R. Colwill
R. Colwill
C. Willock
C. Willock
Y. Salech
Y. Salech
Port Vale 3-5-2
Starting XI
1
M. Marosi
G
24
Kyle John
D
22
J. Debrah
D
5
C. Hall
D
2
M. Clark
🟨 54'
M
18
R. Croasdale
M
7
G. Byers
M
14
F. Ojo
🟨 90+4'
M
15
L. Gordon
↓ 83'
M
10
L. Tolaj
F
11
R. Curtis
↓ 77'
F
Substitutes
4
B. Heneghan
↑ 83'
D
9
J. Stockley
F
12
R. Walters
M
19
B. Waine
↑ 77' 🟨 90+1'
F
20
R. Richards
M
26
J. Shipley
M
29
A. L. Davies
Cardiff 3-3-3-1
Starting XI
13
N. Trott
G
48
D. Lawlor
↓ 61'
D
12
C. Chambers
D
3
J. Bagan
🟨 54'
D
44
R. Kpakio
M
6
R. Wintle
M
27
J. Colwill
↓ 61'
M
11
O. Tanner
↓ 61'
F
10
R. Colwill
M
16
C. Willock
↓ 90+1'
F
22
Y. Salech
↓ 77'
F
Substitutes
41
M. Turner
G
2
W. Fish
↑ 61'
D
24
E. King
M
14
D. Turnbull
↑ 61'
M
45
C. Ashford
↑ 61'
M
39
I. Davies
↑ 90+1'
F
47
C. Robinson
↑ 77'
F
Last matches: Port Vale
15.08.26
Lea
Port Vale
Oldham
0
2
L
01.08.26
Fri
Port Vale
Blackpool
1
0
W
25.07.26
Fri
Port Vale
Real Murcia
1
0
W
18.07.26
Fri
Port Vale
Wigan
3
1
W
14.07.26
Fri
Port Vale
Tamworth
5
0
W
02.05.26
Lea
Port Vale
Lincoln
0
2
L
28.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Stockport County
2
1
W
25.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Plymouth
1
2
L
22.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Cardiff
0
1
L
19.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Wigan
0
0
D
16.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Peterborough
3
1
W
14.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Barnsley
0
0
D
07.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Rotherham
1
0
W
04.04.26
FA
Port Vale
Chelsea
0
7
L
28.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Wycombe
0
4
L
24.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Doncaster
0
1
L
21.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Bolton
1
0
W
17.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Blackpool
2
3
L
14.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Huddersfield
0
0
D
11.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Bradford
0
2
L
Last matches: Cardiff
17.08.26
Cha
Cardiff
Wrexham
1
1
D
01.08.26
Fri
Cardiff
AS Roma
4
1
W
25.07.26
Fri
Cardiff
Forest Green
5
1
W
14.07.26
Fri
Cardiff
Cork City
6
1
W
11.07.26
Fri
Cardiff
FC Midtjylland
0
6
L
02.05.26
Lea
Cardiff
Mansfield Town
4
5
L
25.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Northampton
5
1
W
22.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Port Vale
1
0
W
18.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Reading
3
1
W
14.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Huddersfield
1
1
D
11.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Bolton
2
0
W
06.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Peterborough
1
1
D
21.03.26
Lea
Cardiff
Blackpool
0
0
D
17.03.26
Lea
Cardiff
Wycombe
0
2
L
14.03.26
Lea
Cardiff
Exeter City
4
0
W
10.03.26
Lea
Cardiff
Barnsley
1
1
D
07.03.26
Lea
Cardiff
Lincoln
0
2
L
28.02.26
Lea
Cardiff
Doncaster
4
0
W
21.02.26
Lea
Cardiff
Plymouth
2
5
L
17.02.26
Lea
Cardiff
AFC Wimbledon
4
1
W
H2H: Port Vale vs Cardiff
22.04.26
H2H
Cardiff
Port Vale
1
0
L
07.08.25
H2H
Port Vale
Cardiff
0
0
D
26.08.14
H2H
Port Vale
Cardiff
2
3
L
Last matches: Port Vale
25.07.26
Fri
Port Vale
Real Murcia
1
0
W
14.07.26
Fri
Port Vale
Tamworth
5
0
W
02.05.26
Lea
Port Vale
Lincoln
0
2
L
19.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Wigan
0
0
D
14.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Barnsley
0
0
D
07.04.26
Lea
Port Vale
Rotherham
1
0
W
21.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Bolton
1
0
W
14.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Huddersfield
0
0
D
11.03.26
Lea
Port Vale
Bradford
0
2
L
08.03.26
FA
Port Vale
Sunderland
1
0
W
03.03.26
FA
Port Vale
Bristol City
1
0
W
28.02.26
Lea
Port Vale
Luton
1
1
D
21.02.26
Lea
Port Vale
Reading
1
1
D
07.02.26
Lea
Port Vale
Burton Albion
2
2
D
03.02.26
Lea
Port Vale
AFC Wimbledon
0
1
L
24.01.26
Lea
Port Vale
Exeter City
1
3
L
09.01.26
FA
Port Vale
Fleetwood Town
1
0
W
01.01.26
Lea
Port Vale
Blackpool
5
1
W
20.12.25
Lea
Port Vale
Peterborough
0
1
L
06.12.25
FA
Port Vale
Bristol Rovers
1
0
W
H2H at home: Port Vale
07.08.25
H2H
Port Vale
Cardiff
0
0
D
26.08.14
H2H
Port Vale
Cardiff
2
3
L
Last matches: Cardiff
25.07.26
Fri
Cardiff
Forest Green
5
1
W
14.07.26
Fri
Cardiff
Cork City
6
1
W
02.05.26
Lea
Cardiff
Mansfield Town
4
5
L
18.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Reading
3
1
W
14.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Huddersfield
1
1
D
06.04.26
Lea
Cardiff
Peterborough
1
1
D
14.03.26
Lea
Cardiff
Exeter City
4
0
W
10.03.26
Lea
Cardiff
Barnsley
1
1
D
28.02.26
Lea
Cardiff
Doncaster
4
0
W
21.02.26
Lea
Cardiff
Plymouth
2
5
L
07.02.26
Lea
Cardiff
Rotherham
3
0
W
31.01.26
Lea
Cardiff
Burton Albion
2
2
D
17.01.26
Lea
Cardiff
Bradford
2
1
W
10.01.26
Lea
Cardiff
Leyton Orient
1
1
D
01.01.26
Lea
Cardiff
Wycombe
1
1
D
20.12.25
Lea
Cardiff
Lincoln
1
2
L
09.12.25
Lea
Cardiff
Stevenage
1
0
W
22.11.25
Lea
Cardiff
Northampton
3
1
W
08.11.25
Lea
Cardiff
Blackpool
1
3
L
01.11.25
FA
Cardiff
Peterborough
0
1
L
H2H away: Cardiff
07.08.25
H2H
Port Vale
Cardiff
0
0
D
26.08.14
H2H
Port Vale
Cardiff
2
3
W

Standings

League One: Regular season
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 31 10 5 89:41 48 103
W W W D W
2 46 27 10 9 90:50 40 91
L W W W D
3 46 22 11 13 71:58 13 77
W L W L D
4 46 22 11 13 58:51 7 77
W D D D L
5 46 19 18 9 70:52 18 75
L D D W L
6 46 21 12 13 49:46 3 75
W D W D L
7 46 21 11 14 68:56 12 74
W W W D W
8 46 22 7 17 75:63 12 73
W W D W D
9 46 18 13 15 74:64 10 67
W L D D D
10 46 16 17 13 62:50 12 65
W D W W D
11 46 17 12 17 69:58 11 63
W L L D L
12 46 16 15 15 64:60 4 63
L D L L L
13 46 17 9 20 54:65 -11 60
W W W W L
14 46 17 9 20 50:69 -19 60
W D L W W
15 46 15 14 17 68:73 -5 59
L W L L D
16 46 14 14 18 49:58 -9 56
L L D W W
17 46 13 15 18 50:60 -10 54
D D D W D
18 46 15 8 23 64:68 -4 53
L D L D L
19 46 15 8 23 51:72 -21 53
L W L L L
20 46 14 10 22 59:71 -12 52
D L L D L
21 46 12 13 21 52:61 -9 49
L D D D W
22 46 10 12 24 36:61 -25 42
L W L L D
23 46 10 11 25 41:71 -30 41
L D L W L
24 46 9 8 29 39:74 -35 35
L L L L L
Promotion - Championship
Promotion - League One (Play Offs)
Relegation - League Two