Port Vale vs Manchester City U21 prediction, H2H and stats
England · England EFL Trophy
Port Vale
1st in table
DW
Kick-off
5–0
27 October 2026
Manchester City U21
3rd in table
WL
Vale Park, Hamil Road, Burslem
Head to head
Last 0 meetings0Port Vale wins
0Draws
0Manchester City U21 wins
–Goals / game
–Both scored
–Over 2.5
No earlier meetings are stored for this pair.
England EFL Trophy table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:1 | +2 | 4 | DW |
| 2 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:6 | +1 | 3 | WL |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 |
Recent form
Port Vale
Last 2 stored matches
1Win
1Draw
0Lost
ScoredConceded
- 6 OctoberW
Port Vale2–0Mansfield Town
- 22 SeptemberD
Chesterfield1–1Port Vale
Manchester City U21
Last 2 stored matches
1Win
0Draw
1Lost
ScoredConceded
- 15 SeptemberL
Chesterfield5–3Manchester City U21
- 19 AugustW
Mansfield Town1–4Manchester City U21
Trends
This competitionPort Vale
- Port Vale scored 1.5 per game in the last 2 in this competition.
- Port Vale conceded 0.5 per game in the last 2 in this competition.
- Kept a clean sheet in 1 of those 2.
- Both teams scored in 1 of those 2.
Manchester City U21
- Manchester City U21 scored 3.5 per game in the last 2 in this competition.
- Manchester City U21 conceded 3 per game in the last 2 in this competition.
- Over 2.5 goals in 2 of those 2.
- Both teams scored in 2 of those 2.
Attack, shots and defence
Averages per game from the stored matches in this competition before kickoff.
Who wins
1 · X · 2- Port Vale56%
- Draw21%
- Manchester City U2124%
Bookmaker prices, margin removed
- Over 2.571%
- Under 2.529%
Bookmaker prices, margin removed
- GG68%
- NG32%
Bookmaker prices, margin removed
- 1X64%
- X236%
Bookmaker prices, margin removed
Bookmaker odds
The bookmaker bar is the stored prices with the margin removed. Head to head is the count of earlier meetings. Neither is a promised result.
Betting markets
MATCH RESULT
TOTAL GOALS
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
DOUBLE CHANCE
FIRST HALF RESULT
SECOND HALF RESULT
HALF GOALS
CORNERS
MOST CORNERS
Team comparison
- Corners / game
- 8.00
- Cards / game
- 3.00
- Offsides / game
- 5.50
Goal lines
- Over 0.5 goals100%
- Over 1.5 goals100%
- Over 2.5 goals50%
- Over 3.5 goals50%
- Over 4.5 goals50%
- Both teams score75%
- 1st half over 0.5100%
- 1st half over 1.550%
- 2nd half over 0.5100%
- 2nd half over 1.550%
- Both score, 1st half25%
- Corners over 8.525%
- Corners over 9.525%
- Corners over 10.525%
Season numbers
Port Vale vs Manchester City U21: preview
Port Vale meet Manchester City U21 in the England, England EFL Trophy on 27 October 2026 at 20:00 (Africa/Lagos). The listed venue is Vale Park. The recorded score is 5–0.
On the 1X2 market the shortest price is Port Vale at 1.65. Once the bookmaker margin is removed, that outcome carries about 55.7% of the implied chance, with the other two outcomes sharing the rest. A short price means the market rates that side more likely. It is not a certainty, and the margin means the three raw probabilities add up to more than 100% before they are scaled.
The 2.5-goal line is priced shorter on Over 2.5 (1.33, about 71% after the margin). Both teams to score is shorter on GG at 1.35. FootyStats lists an over 2.5 potential of 50% for this fixture. The both-teams-to-score potential is 75%. The average-goals potential is 4.25.
Port Vale are listed at 2 points per game. Manchester City U21 are listed at 1.5 points per game. Points per game is a season rate. It does not include late team news, so treat it as context next to the prices.
Port Vale vs Manchester City U21 questions
- What time is Port Vale vs Manchester City U21?
- Kickoff is 20:00 on 27 October 2026, shown in Africa/Lagos.
- Which outcome is shortest on Port Vale vs Manchester City U21?
- Port Vale is the shortest 1X2 price at 1.65. The margin-adjusted share is about 55.7%.
- What are the over and under 2.5 prices?
- Over 2.5 is 1.33 and under 2.5 is 3.25.
- Do both teams score on this match?
- Both teams to score is priced at 1.35. That is a market price, not a forecast that both sides will score.