Cardiff vs Port Vale

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Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 41
Regular Season Table
Cardiff 2 ยท Port Vale 22
Referee Stats
18 matches ยท 4.06 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.06
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.17
Over 4.5 cards 39%
Home wins 39%
Draws 22%
Away wins 39%

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 17-2-4

Goals For / Against

50 / 23
Avg: 2.17 / 1.00

Points

53
Avg: 2.30

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

4
Port Vale (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

19 / 36
Avg: 0.83 / 1.57

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.30
PPG
0.91
2.17
GF
0.83
1.00
GA
1.57
61%
O2.5
48%
48%
BTTS
35%
48%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Cardiff rank2nd
Port Vale rank22nd
Cardiff points91
Port Vale points42
Cardiff: #2 ยท 91 pts ยท GD +40
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 24 pts above the play-off edge. 42 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Port Vale: #22 ยท 42 pts ยท GD -25
49 pts off the top 2. 31 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.
49-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

W W W D L
Points10/15
Weighted index84
Goals8-3
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Port Vale last 5 away

W L L W L
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals6-9
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% ยท Over 1.5 78% ยท Over 3.5 39% ยท 1H BTTS 17%

Port Vale trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% ยท Over 1.5 61% ยท Over 3.5 26% ยท 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home83%
Cardiff clean sheet at home39%
Port Vale score away52%
Port Vale clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Cardiff score first48%
Cardiff win after scoring first100%
Port Vale score first35%
Port Vale win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cardiff 56% ยท Port Vale 17%
Avg first goal minute: Cardiff 28.5' ยท Port Vale 17.9'

Vs league average

Cardiff score at home2.17 vs 1.48
Cardiff concede at home1.00 vs 1.15
Port Vale score away0.83 vs 1.15
Port Vale concede away1.57 vs 1.48
Cardiff score 47% above league average, while Port Vale score 28% below league average.
Defensive side: Cardiff are 13% below league average at home, and Port Vale are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals0.50
BTTS0%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Cardiff goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 14
31-45 8
76-90+ 8
61-75 7
16-30 5
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
16-30 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
0-15 2

Port Vale goal timing (away)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
46-60 5
16-30 2
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
46-60 7
16-30 5
31-45 5
0-15 4
76-90+ 4

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Cardiff vs Port Vale Head-to-Head History by Season