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

12/08/2025 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Bloomfield Road (Blackpool).

EFL Cup - 1/64-finals
Referee: Mather S. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
0.59	0.80
Ball Possession
58%	42%
Total shots
11	10
Shots on target
2	3
Big Chances
0	2
Corner Kicks
7	7
Passes
81% (387/476)	78% (273/352)
Yellow Cards
2	1
Expected Goals (xG)
0.59	0.80
xG on target (xGOT)
0.06	0.99
Total shots
11	10
Shots on target
2	3
Shots off target
5	4
Blocked Shots
4	3
Shots inside the Box
6	9
Shots outside the Box
5	1
Hit the Woodwork
1	0
Headed Goals
0	1
Big Chances
0	2
Corner Kicks
7	7
Touches in opposition box
27	24
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
2	0
Free Kicks
9	7
Passes
81% (387/476)	78% (273/352)
Long passes
37% (23/63)	43% (25/58)
Passes in final third
66% (87/132)	48% (38/79)
Crosses
17% (5/29)	29% (6/21)
Expected assists (xA)
0.65	0.74
Throw-ins
31	26
Fouls
7	9
Tackles
67% (14/21)	63% (12/19)
Duels won
60	56
Clearances
24	42
Interceptions
8	10
Errors leading to shot
1	1
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
2	2
xGOT faced
0.99	0.06
Goals prevented
-0.01	0.06

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
6', Kyle John 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 1)
51', Hansson E. 🟨,
56', Walters R. ↓, Croasdale R. ↑,
57', Kyle John ↓, Debrah J. ↑,
57', Shorrock J. ↓, Gordon L. ↑,
62', Lawrence-Gabriel J. ↓, Plant J. ↑,
62', Bloxham T. ↓, Ebiowei M. ↑,
62', Taylor D. ↓, Ennis N. ↑,
62', Hamilton C. ↓, Fletcher A. ↑,
70', Brown J. 🟨,
71', Richards R. ↓, Faal M. ↑,
74', Hansson E. ↓, Finnigan R. ↑,
75', 0 - 1, Faal M. ⚽, Shipley J. (A),
86', Brown J. ↓, Lyons A. ↑,

Chances of winning

Blackpool
50.8%

Draw
25.9%

Port Vale
23.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

47.1%

26.8%

26%

Our Initial ML Estimation

48.6%

26%

25.2%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Blackpool has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.7%)

Port Vale has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.7%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Blackpool than the current prediction. (-2.2%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Port Vale than the current prediction. (+1.9%)

Blackpool - Port Vale Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.9 ↓ (1.98)	3.66 ↑ (3.48)	4.02 ↑ (3.59)	4.9% (7.1%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

What is the prediction for Blackpool - Port Vale?

Users Predictions: 11 users predict this event. Blackpool will win (votes: 8 - 72.7%). Port Vale will win (votes: 2 - 18.2%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 9.1%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Blackpool: 46.4% – 99%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Blackpool (votes: 2 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.

Preview Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Blackpool won 1.
The recent form of both competitors has been shaky.
Blackpool may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
Blackpool could have a small edge in this match.
In the last 6 head-to-head matches, Blackpool won 2 matches, drew 1 match, lost 3 matches, and goals 3:7. (average 0.5:1.2).
Including home matches between the teams, Blackpool won 0 matches, drew 1 match, lost 1 match, and goals 0:1. (average 0:0.5).

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

Blackpool has won 0 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

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

Port Vale has won 1 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

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

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

29.12.2023 Port Vale - Blackpool 3:0

15.08.2023 Blackpool - Port Vale 0:0

Latest results of Blackpool

09.08.2025 Exeter City - Blackpool 4:1 ✺

02.08.2025 Blackpool - Stevenage Borough 2:3 ✺

26.07.2025 Doncaster Rovers - Blackpool 1:1 ✺

22.07.2025 Salford City - Blackpool 0:0 ✺

19.07.2025 Blackpool - West Bromwich Albion 2:1 ✺

Latest results of Port Vale

07.08.2025 Port Vale - Cardiff City 0:0 ✺

02.08.2025 Rotherham United - Port Vale 2:1 ✺

29.07.2025 Altrincham - Port Vale 1:1 ✺

26.07.2025 Port Vale - Birmingham City 0:2 ✺

12.07.2025 Bath City - Port Vale 1:5 ✺

Draw

Main

1/64-finals

1	Birmingham	Sheffield Utd	2 : 1
2	Blackpool	Port Vale	0 : 1
3	Accrington	Peterborough	2 : 1
4	Middlesbrough	Doncaster	0 : 4
5	Tranmere	Burton	1 : 2
6	Harrogate	Lincoln	1 : 3
7	Sunderland	Bye
8	Huddersfield	Leicester	3 : 2
9	Barrow	Preston	0 : 1
10	Wrexham	Hull	4 : 3
11	Wigan	Notts Co	1 : 0
12	Stockport County	Crewe	3 : 1
13	Stoke	Walsall	1 : 0
14	Blackburn	Bradford City	1 : 2
15	Burnley	Bye
16	West Brom	Derby	1 : 2
17	Everton	Bye
18	Chesterfield	Mansfield	0 : 2
19	Bolton	Sheffield Wed	3 : 4
20	Bye	Leeds
21	Grimsby	Shrewsbury	3 : 1
22	Bye	Manchester Utd
23	Fulham	Bye
24	Bristol City	MK Dons	2 : 0
25	Watford	Norwich	1 : 2
26	Northampton	Southampton	0 : 1
27	Oxford Utd	Colchester	1 : 0
28	Bye	Brighton
29	Portsmouth	Reading	1 : 2
30	Gillingham	AFC Wimbledon	1 : 2
31	Cardiff	Swindon	2 : 1
32	Cheltenham	Exeter	2 : 0
33	Newport	Millwall	0 : 1
34	Coventry	Luton	1 : 0
35	Wolves	Bye
36	Bye	West Ham
37	Barnsley	Fleetwood	3 : 2
38	Salford	Rotherham	0 : 1
39	Swansea	Crawley	3 : 1
40	Plymouth	QPR	3 : 2
41	Bromley	Ipswich	2 : 1
42	Leyton Orient	Wycombe	0 : 1
43	Bristol Rovers	Cambridge Utd	0 : 2
44	Charlton	Stevenage	3 : 1
45	Bournemouth	Bye
46	Bye	Brentford

1/32-finals

1	Birmingham	Port Vale
2	Accrington	Doncaster
3	Burton	Lincoln
4	Sunderland	Huddersfield
5	Preston	Wrexham
6	Wigan	Stockport County
7	Stoke	Bradford City
8	Burnley	Derby
9	Everton	Mansfield
10	Sheffield Wed	Leeds
11	Grimsby	Manchester Utd
12	Fulham	Bristol City
13	Norwich	Southampton
14	Oxford Utd	Brighton
15	Reading	AFC Wimbledon
16	Cardiff	Cheltenham
17	Millwall	Coventry
18	Wolves	West Ham
19	Barnsley	Rotherham
20	Swansea	Plymouth
21	Bromley	Wycombe
22	Cambridge Utd	Charlton
23	Bournemouth	Brentford