Port Vale vs Manchester City U21 prediction
Port Vale
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
5:0Half time 4 : 0EFL Trophy
Manchester City U21
- Asamoah 4′
- McGowan 10′
- Watters 30′
- Montsma 34′
- Figueroa 64′
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Port Vale vs Manchester City U21: preview and prediction
Port Vale welcome Manchester City U21 to Vale Park in Stoke-On-Trent on Tuesday 27 October, with kick-off at 19:00. It's matchday 4 in the EFL Trophy. Port Vale go into it 1st in the table after three games, with Manchester City U21 3rd. Last time out Port Vale were beaten 2-0 at York, and Manchester City U21 beat Stoke City U21 4-3 at home. Port Vale haven't lost any of their last three at home.
Port Vale: form and key numbers
Port Vale have won two, drawn one and lost none of their three EFL Trophy games so far, scoring 8 and letting in 1. That has them 1st on 7 points.
Their last six in all competitions read three wins, two draws and one defeat, at 1.0 goals scored and 0.7 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 2-0 to York away; before that came a 1-1 draw away at Gillingham and a 1-0 win at home to Chesterfield.
Three clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won three of three recently (4 scored, 0 conceded).
- AYork0-2L
- AGillingham1-1D
- HChesterfield1-0W
- HGrimsby1-0W
- HMansfield2-0W
- AChesterfield1-1D
Port Vale: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Manchester City U21: form and key numbers
So far in the EFL Trophy, Manchester City U21 have won one, drawn none and lost two of three, with 7 goals scored and 11 conceded, good for 3rd place and 3 points.
Over the last four matches it has been two wins, no draws and two defeats, averaging 3.3 goals for and 3.3 against. Last time out they beat Stoke City U21 4-3 at home; before that came a 4-2 defeat away at Tottenham Hotspur U21 and a 5-3 defeat away at Chesterfield.
The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last four. On the road they've won one of three recently (9 scored, 10 conceded).
- HStoke City U214-3W
- ATottenham Hotspur U212-4L
- AChesterfield3-5L
- AMansfield4-1W
Manchester City U21: last 4 results in all competitions, newest first.
Port Vale vs Manchester City U21: match analysis
Home and away form points to Port Vale: Port Vale have won three of their last three at home, Manchester City U21 one of their last three on the road. Four points separate the two sides in the table.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Vale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
We make Port Vale clear favourites at 56%, with Manchester City U21 on 27% and the draw at 17%.
- 1.03.3
- 0.73.3
- 1.91.8
On goals, it expects around 3.7 in the game: 1.9 for Port Vale and 1.8 for Manchester City U21. Over 2.5 goals is 63% and both teams scoring 57%.
Their recent games have averaged 4.1 goals.
Every market at a glance
- ResultPort Vale win56%
- Double chanceEither team wins83%
- GoalsOver 2.563%
- Both teams to scoreYes57%
- Clean sheetPort Vale26%
- CornersPort Vale 5.2 · Manchester City U21 5.010.2 expected
- Cards4.1 yellows expectedRed 8%
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