Port Vale vs Tranmere Head to Head, Prediction
Vale Park
Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 15:00 UK
Odds at Kickoff
Home Win
1.82
Draw
3.55
Away Win
4.54
Match Report
Full Time
1 – 1
Match Events ?
Port Vale
Tranmere
Kyle Dempsey 🟨
5'
George Byers ⚽ (P)
18'
68'
🟨 Nathan James Smith
72'
⚽ Tom Ince
79'
🟨 Joe Ironside
Ben Garrity 🟨
86'
90+10'
🟨 Sam Finley
Match Statistics ?
52%
Ball Possession
48%
9
Total Shots
6
4
Shots on Goal
4
4
Corner Kicks
3
19
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Offsides
5
3
Goalkeeper Saves
3
Starting Lineups
Port Vale
Jackson Smith
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
Cameron Humphreys
Lewis Montsma
Liam Gordon
Kyle Dempsey
George Byers
Onel Hernández
Oliver Lynch
George Hall
Mo Faal
Tranmere
Harrison Male
Joel Senior
Bobby Faulkner
Nathan James Smith
Patrick Brough
Will Vaulks
Tom Conlon
Jordan Davies
Tom Ince
Zane Okoro
Joe Ironside
Player Ratings ?
Port Vale
Jordan Lawrence-GabrielD7.3
George ByersM7.2
Onel HernándezM7.0
Tranmere
Tom InceM7.5
Will VaulksM7.2
Nathan James SmithD7.0
Before Kickoff
Match Prediction
No clear statistical edge
The matchup is mixed. Port Vale edge recent form, attack and defence, Tranmere edge head-to-head, so the data does not point to one clear overall winner.
Statistical Edge
No clearSlightEdgeStrongV.strong
How They Compare
Recent Form
Port Vale stronger
HomeAway
Attack
Port Vale stronger
HomeAway
Defence
Port Vale stronger
HomeAway
Head-to-Head
Tranmere slightly stronger
HomeAway
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Market View
How the betting market has changed its view of this match
Not enough odds history yet to show market movement for this fixture.
Team Comparison
Port ValeTranmere
Season Profile
This season
21st
League Position
5th
1
Games Played
1
0.00
Points/Game
3.00
0.00
Goals/Game
2.00
2.00
Conceded/Game
0.00
11.0
Shots/Game
11.2
2.9
Shots on Target
4.3
Home vs Away Context
Port Vale at home (3 matches) vs Tranmere away (5 matches)
1.67
Points/Game
0.60
0.67
Goals/Game
1.00
0.33
Conceded/Game
1.80
33%
Win Rate
0%
Recent Form
Last 5 home / away matches
Port Vale
Home form
L
W
W
D
L
2W 1D 2L in last 5 at home
5 of these matches from last season.
1.8
Goals scored
per match
per match
0.8
Goals conceded
per match
per match
3/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
2/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
VS
Tranmere
Away form
D
L
D
W
L
1W 2D 2L in last 5 away
5 of these matches from last season.
0.8
Goals scored
per match
per match
1.2
Goals conceded
per match
per match
2/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
1/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
Head-to-Head History
Last 5 meetings
Port Vale Wins
0
Draws
4
Tranmere Wins
1
Avg Goals
1.6
Tranmere1 – 1Port Vale
Port Vale0 – 0Tranmere
Tranmere1 – 1Port Vale
Port Vale0 – 0Tranmere
Tranmere3 – 1Port Vale
Goals & Scoring Trends
Last 10 matches, any venue
Port Valevs
Tranmere
Recent Scoring Profile
1.70
Goals scored / game
0.80
1.10
Goals conceded / game
1.40
4/10
3+ goals in match(Over 2.5)
4/10
3/10
Both Teams Scored
4/10
3/10
Failed to Score
5/10
9 of Port Vale's 10 matches and 9 of Tranmere's 10 matches are from last season.
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