Blackpool vs Port Vale Prediction 12 August 2025
🔈How will refereeing decisions affect the course and outcome of the match? We will find out all about this over the 90 minutes of the match between the teams Blackpool and Port Vale. The confrontation of the EFL Cup tournament is scheduled for 18:45 on 12 August. As of today, bookmakers have set the following odds for wins: and .
Head-to-Head
The last official match between the teams took place on 29 December 2023 and ended with a score of 3:0. Here's a comparative breakdown from that encounter (home team - Port Vale):
- yellow cards: 1 vs 2;
- corner kicks: 3 vs 10;
- shots on target: 4 vs 3.
📊 The sides have played three official matches. The statistics are as follows:
- goals: 2 against 4;
- average total in the 1st half - 0.67, in the 2nd half - 1.33;
- average total goals in the match - 2.
Head-to-head statistics Blackpool - Port Vale

Blackpool Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 9 August 2025 as part of the League One tournament (home team - Exeter , away team - Blackpool). The match concluded with a scoreline of 4:1.
Here's the game statistics (Blackpool vs Exeter ):
- ball possession: 56% vs 44%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 6;
- fouls: 8 vs 16;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 1;
- shots on target: 3 vs 7.
✅The Blackpool team has the honor of playing the first official match of the season on their home field. The work done by the coaching staff and players on their game is yet to be seen, but for now, let's take a look at the team's statistics over the last 10 matches.
In the ten-match stretch of official games, the team has 4 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draws. In total, the team has scored 18 goals in the last 10 games. From this, we can calculate the average number of goals per game, which is 1.8. In home matches, this figure is 2 goals. As for the goals conceded, their average number is 1.7.
Match Results: Blackpool

Port Vale Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 7 August 2025 as part of the League One tournament (home team - Port Vale, away - Cardiff ). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:0.
Here are the match stats (Port Vale vs Cardiff ):
- ball possession: 39% vs 61%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 4;
- fouls: 13 vs 6;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 1;
- shots on target: 1 vs 1.
⚠️Will Port Vale be able to handle the pressure of the stands in their first match of the season? We will find out soon. In the meantime, let's recall their previous results.
Out of the last 10 official matches, the team has won 5 times, lost 3 games, and drew 2 times. On average, the team scored 1.8 goals per game (in away matches - 1.8), and conceded 1 goals. Hopefully, this season Port Vale will improve these figures and deliver a beautiful game in the upcoming matches.
Match Results: Port Vale
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 3;
- home team wins - 1, away team wins - 1, draws - 1.
- Port Vale won with a +1.5 handicap in 22 of last 23 away games.
- Port Vale won with a +1.5 handicap in last 20 games.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 0.67, the guests - 1.33;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 2;
- both teams scored: overall - 1; at the home team's field - 0.
- Blackpool have scored in 13 of last 14 games.
Prediction on corners
- Blackpool have taken under 5.5 corners in 6 of last 7 home games.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 3;
- both teams scored all-time - 1 times;
- on the home team’s field - 0 times.
- Blackpool have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 games.
Editorial Prediction
- Blackpool have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 games.