Port Vale vs Cardiff: result 0-0 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 7, 2025 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Port Vale vs Cardiff?
Port Vale and Cardiff drew 0-0 on August 7, 2025.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Cardiff have 3, 8 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2025 | Rotherham(away) | 1-2 | League One |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Altrincham(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Birmingham(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Bath City(away) | 5-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jun 28, 2025 | Kidsgrove Athletic(away) | 7-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2025 | Peterborough(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Notts County(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 23, 2025 | QPR(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Cambridge United(home) | 5-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 9, 2025 | Johor Darul Takzim FC(home) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Port Vale win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Cardiff win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2014 | Port Vale 2-3 Cardiff | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Port Vale score 2.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 1.5 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 2.1 | 1.0 | 6 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Cardiff | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 11/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Port Vale sit 22nd in League One (42 points from 46 matches) and Cardiff sit 2nd (91 points from 46 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cardiff | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 90 | 50 | 91 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 61 | 42 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy