Port Vale

vs

Plymouth Argyle FC

Predictions & Betting Tips

Port Vale (Home)

• Port Vale have failed to win their last three at home (D1, L2).
• Our Port Vale vs Plymouth Argyle FC betting tips highlight that Port Vale have scored only 5 goals in their eight home games in the 2025-26 League One campaign.
• Moore’s men will typically sit deep and compact in a 4-2-3-1 formation, allowing themselves to be pushed back by the opposition, but they will look to absorb pressure, remain defensively solid and hit Plymouth on the counterattack.
• They have been fairly poor in the 2025-26 League One season however, sitting 22nd with 14 points from 16 matches, and they are currently winless in their last five in all competitions (D1, L4).

Plymouth Argyle (Away)

• Plymouth have lost their last four away games without picking up a point.
• Plymouth sit below Vale in 24th with just 13 points from 15 games and are in free-fall, having lost five consecutive matches in all competitions.
• Cleverley’s appointment in June 2025 has brought a new philosophy to Plymouth, with the English midfielder favouring a possession-based style of play with high pressing, advanced full-backs and progressive passing.
• Plymouth have won two and lost six of their eight away League One games in 2025-26, conceding 2.25 goals per match on average.
• The latest Port Vale vs Plymouth Argyle FC prediction is impacted by results like a 3-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town and a 1-0 loss to Bristol Rovers last weekend, which have left Cleverley with plenty of work to do at Home Park.

Key Players

• Devante Cole tops the Port Vale scoring charts with four goals in ten League One appearances, while Lorent Tolaj is Plymouth’s danger man, netting seven in 15 games.
• Tolaj has scored both of Plymouth's last two goals during their recent struggles and looks the most likely to score on Saturday.

Betting Insights

• Both Teams To Score is priced at 1.92 and seems like a decent bet for a game between two poor sides with leaky defenses.
• The home side are priced as slight favorites at 1.96, while the Pilgrims are priced at 3.8.
• This Port Vale vs Plymouth Argyle FC betting tips section suggests Port Vale’s home record doesn’t make for pretty reading but they are the more likely to take the win, given Plymouth’s dire away form.

Prediction

• Port Vale to edge it at the Bet365 Stadium; the home side are slight favorites and Plymouth’s away form suggests Vale have the better chance.
• Both Teams To Score looks appealing at 1.92 given defensive issues on both sides.