Port Vale vs Blackpool – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

01/01/2026 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Vale Park (Stoke on Trent).

League One - Round 24
Referee: Duckworth E. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
2.33	0.35
Ball Possession
51%	49%
Total shots
17	2
Shots on target
6	1
Big Chances
5	1
Corner Kicks
5	2
Passes
75% (266/357)	71% (255/360)
Yellow Cards
3	3
Red Cards
0	1
Expected Goals (xG)
2.33	0.35
xG on target (xGOT)
3.23	0.34
Total shots
17	2
Shots on target
6	1
Shots off target
6	1
Blocked Shots
5	0
Shots inside the Box
14	2
Shots outside the Box
3	0
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Headed Goals
2	0
Big Chances
5	1
Corner Kicks
5	2
Touches in opposition box
31	8
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
2	3
Free Kicks
8	14
Passes
75% (266/357)	71% (255/360)
Long passes
41% (24/58)	27% (21/77)
Passes in final third
59% (66/112)	52% (44/84)
Crosses
25% (6/24)	17% (2/12)
Expected assists (xA)
2.31	0.30
Throw-ins
28	18
Fouls
14	8
Tackles
67% (10/15)	67% (8/12)
Duels won
58	54
Clearances
22	30
Interceptions
6	8
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
0	1
xGOT faced
0.34	3.23
Goals prevented
-0.66	-1.77

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 1)
15', Honeyman G. 🟨,
23', Croasdale R. 🟨,
27', 0 - 1, Bloxham T. ⚽, Imray D. (A),
43', Ashworth Z. 🟨,
45+1', Husband J. 🟥,
2nd Half (5 - 0)
46', Bloxham T. ↓, Hamilton C. ↑,
46', Croasdale R. ↓, Curtis R. ↑,
46', Kyle John ↓, Hall G. ↑,
54', 1 - 1, Stockley J. ⚽, Curtis R. (A),
58', 2 - 1, Byers G. ⚽, Cole D. (A),
62', Fletcher A. ↓, Banks S. ↑,
63', Brown J. ↓, Bowler J. ↑,
63', Imray D. ↓, Lyons A. ↑,
68', Johnson M. ↓, Headley J. ↑,
74', 3 - 1, Headley J. ⚽, Shipley J. (A),
77', Stockley J. ↓, Faal M. ↑,
80', Horsfall F. 🟨,
81', Morgan A. ↓, Evans L. ↑,
83', Shipley J. 🟨,
85', Faal M. 🟨,
86', 4 - 1, Cole D. ⚽, Curtis R. (A),
90+1', Cole D. ↓, Walters R. ↑,
90+4', 5 - 1, Curtis R. ⚽,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Port Vale
34.8%

Draw
29.4%

Blackpool
35.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

44.8%

28.2%

27%

Our Initial ML Estimation

45.1%

28.4%

26.8%

Port Vale - Blackpool Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.67 ↑ (2.05)	3.2 ↓ (3.25)	2.6 ↓ (3.4)	7.2% (9.1%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Port Vale - Blackpool?

Users Predictions: 34 users predict this event. Port Vale will win (votes: 14 - 41.2%). Blackpool will win (votes: 17 - 50%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 8.8%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Blackpool: 33.2% – 66.8%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

AH 0 - Blackpool (1.82) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Port Vale will win (4 of 5 users predict this - 80%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 6 high ROI users predict this event. Port Vale (votes: 4 - 66.7%). Blackpool (votes: 1 - 16.7%). Tie (votes: 1 - 16.7%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

An outsider and a mid-table team will play in this game (ranked 24 in the zone Relegation ~ League Two and 13).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Port Vale won 3.
Port Vale has been struggling lately (last 5 games: 1 wins).
Blackpool is in superb shape, having picked up a string of victories recently (last 5 games: 4 wins).
The chances of victory for both teams are nearly identical in this match.
There will not play in Port Vale: Garrity B. (Inactive) Gordon L. (Injury) Lawrence-Gabriel J. (Inactive) Ojo F. (Inactive)
There will not play in Blackpool: Coulson H. (Inactive) Ennis N. (Calf Injury) Taylor D. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Port Vale: Johnson M. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Blackpool: Ihiekwe M. (Inactive)
In the last 7 head-to-head matches, Port Vale won 4 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 8:3. (average 1.1:0.4).
Including home matches between the teams, Port Vale won 2 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 6:3. (average 1.5:0.8).

How many head-to-head matches has Port Vale won against Blackpool?

Port Vale has won 2 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Blackpool won against Port Vale?

Blackpool has won 0 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Port Vale - Blackpool were as follows:

12.08.2025 Blackpool - Port Vale 0:1

29.12.2023 Port Vale - Blackpool 3:0

15.08.2023 Blackpool - Port Vale 0:0

Latest results of Port Vale

29.12.2025 Bradford City - Port Vale 1:0 ✺

26.12.2025 Huddersfield Town - Port Vale 5:0 ✺

20.12.2025 Port Vale - Peterborough United 0:1 ✺

13.12.2025 Luton Town - Port Vale 2:2 ✺

09.12.2025 Port Vale - Bradford City Postponed ✺

Latest results of Blackpool

29.12.2025 Blackpool - Rotherham United 4:0 ✺

26.12.2025 Blackpool - Doncaster Rovers 1:0 ✺

20.12.2025 Wigan Athletic - Blackpool 0:2 ✺

13.12.2025 Blackpool - Lincoln City 2:2 ✺

10.12.2025 Rotherham United - Blackpool 0:3 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	26	17	4	5	45:26	19	55
2	Lincoln	26	14	7	5	42:28	14	49
3	Bradford City	25	13	7	5	35:27	8	46
4	Stockport County	26	13	6	7	37:32	5	45
5	Bolton	27	11	10	6	33:25	8	43
6	Huddersfield	27	11	6	10	46:38	8	39
7	Luton	26	11	6	9	37:32	5	39
8	Stevenage	25	10	8	7	27:23	4	38
9	Wycombe	26	9	9	8	34:29	5	36
10	Mansfield	24	10	5	9	34:28	6	35
11	Reading	25	9	8	8	33:31	2	35
12	Peterborough	26	11	2	13	33:35	-2	35
13	Exeter	25	10	3	12	28:23	5	33
14	Plymouth	26	10	3	13	33:39	-6	33
15	Barnsley	22	9	5	8	35:34	1	32
16	Leyton Orient	26	9	5	12	39:43	-4	32
17	AFC Wimbledon	25	9	4	12	27:34	-7	31
18	Wigan	25	7	9	9	26:28	-2	30
19	Burton	25	8	6	11	26:35	-9	30
20	Blackpool	26	8	5	13	32:39	-7	29
21	Northampton	25	8	5	12	23:30	-7	29
22	Doncaster	25	7	5	13	25:41	-16	26
23	Rotherham	25	6	6	13	24:38	-14	24
24	Port Vale	24	4	6	14	18:34	-16	18

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