Match Info

League Two - Round 2

Date: 22 August 2026, Saturday

Location: Vale Park (Stoke on Trent)

Referee: Brown D. (Eng)


	Port Vale		Tranmere Rovers

	1	X	2
	1.86	3.30	4.10
	1.95	3.40	3.75
	1.83	3.20	4.00
	1.98	3.40	4.07
	1.81	3.42	4.42	Watch
	1.96	3.35	4.00
	1.91	3.31	4.11	Watch
	1.95	3.30	3.85
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.91 ↑ (1.74)	3.34 ↓ (3.56)	4.04 ↓ (4.55)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

The best margin for this event is 4.5%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Port Vale
48.9%

Draw
28%

Tranmere Rovers
23.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

53.4%

26.1%

20.4%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Port Vale has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-4.5%)

Tranmere Rovers has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.7%)

Port Vale - Tranmere Rovers Predictions

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:0

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Smith J. (G) 6. Lawrence-Gabriel J. 25. Humphreys C. 22. Montsma L. 15. Gordon L. 10. Dempsey K. 7. Byers G. (C) 11. Hernandez O. 14. Lynch O. 33. Hall G. 9. Faal M.	12. Male H. (G) 2. Senior J. 16. Faulkner B. 5. Smith N. 23. Brough P. 6. Vaulks W. (C) 11. Conlon T. 15. Davies J. 10. Ince T. 17. Okoro Z. 9. Ironside J.
Substitutes
8. Garrity B. 5. Hall C. 3. Headley J. 17. Simpson T. 13. Terry M. (G) 19. Waine B. 38. Walters R.	8. Finley S. 27. Mann S. 22. O'Connor L. 14. Scott O. 3. Slater J. 4. Turnbull J. 20. Veevers C.
Coaches
Brady J.	Clarke D.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
5', Dempsey K. 🟨,
18', 1 - 0, Byers G. (Penalty Awarded),
27', Byers G. ↓, Walters R. ↑,
2nd Half (0 - 1)
53', Male H. ↓, Turnbull J. ↑,
59', Conlon T. ↓, Finley S. ↑,
59', Brough P. ↓, Slater J. ↑,
68', Smith N. 🟨,
72', 1 - 1, Ince T. ⚽,
75', Lynch O. ↓, Simpson T. ↑,
79', Ironside J. 🟨,
83', Montsma L. ↓, Hall C. ↑,
83', Faal M. ↓, Garrity B. ↑,
84', Hall G. ↓, Waine B. ↑,
84', Okoro Z. ↓, Veevers C. ↑,
86', Garrity B. 🟨,
90+10', Finley S. 🟨,

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Port Vale won 0.

Recent performances by Port Vale have been up and down (last 5 games: 3 wins).

Recently, Port Vale has had a series of away games.

In this match, Port Vale is seen as the favorite.

There will not play in Tranmere: Jennings C. (Knee Injury) McGee L. (Hip Injury)

There are questionable in Port Vale: Craig M. (Inactive) Garrity B. (Inactive)

In the last 12 head-to-head matches, Port Vale won 4 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 14:14. (average 1.2:1.2).

Including home matches between the teams, Port Vale won 3 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 10:8. (average 1.4:1.1).

Outrights of English League Two for now

Port Vale: 3.15% Tranmere: 0.81%

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
13	Tranmere	10	2	6	2	13:13	0	12
22	Port Vale	8	2	2	4	4:9	-5	8

Last Results with these Odds

Port Vale - the odds 1.74 are the expected chance of winning is 53.44%, but this team recently wins 43% of matches with these odds.

Tranmere Rovers - the odds 4.55 are the expected chance of winning is 20.44%, but this team recently wins 13% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Port Vale
English League Two
15.08.26	Oldham Athletic - Port Vale	2:0 ✺
English League Cup
07.08.26	Wolverhampton Wanderers - Port Vale	3:0 ✺
Club Friendly
01.08.26	Blackpool - Port Vale	0:1 ✺
25.07.26	Port Vale - Real Murcia	1:0 ✺
18.07.26	Wigan Athletic - Port Vale	1:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 18.3 LLWWW
- Tranmere Rovers
English League Two
15.08.26	Tranmere Rovers - Shrewsbury Town	2:0 ✺
English League Cup
01.08.26	Tranmere Rovers - Rochdale	2:3 penalties ✺
Club Friendly
18.07.26	Tranmere Rovers - Blackpool	2:0 ✺
English League Two
02.05.26	Tranmere Rovers - Grimsby Town	1:1 ✺
25.04.26	Milton Keynes Dons - Tranmere Rovers	3:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 10.8 WLWTL

Latest Head to Head

English League Two
01.03.25	Tranmere Rovers - Port Vale	1:1
17.08.24	Port Vale - Tranmere Rovers	0:0
19.02.22	Tranmere Rovers - Port Vale	1:1
14.08.21	Port Vale - Tranmere Rovers	0:0
06.02.21	Tranmere Rovers - Port Vale	3:1
14.11.20	Port Vale - Tranmere Rovers	3:4
English EFL Trophy
08.09.20	Port Vale - Tranmere Rovers	1:0 penalties

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