Port Vale vs Bristol City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd March 2026

This will be the first time that Port Vale face Bristol City lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.

We are bound to see an exciting game on Saturday as both Port Vale and Bristol City are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Port Vale step into their next home match this coming Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 17 goals, while also allowing 15 goals against. That is an average of 1.5 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet four times in those matches.

Bristol City are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of ten goals, and while Bristol City claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of one goals per match.

Having never shared a season in the FA Cup in recent past, this is the first time Port Vale comes up against Bristol City in this context.

Port Vale vs Bristol City Prediction

Port Vale Form

In has been a bit of everything for Port Vale in their previous three matches, where they first beat Leyton Orient by 0-1. This was followed by a disappointing 0-1 defeat against AFC Wimbledon, before an encounter with Burton produced a 2-2 draw. Port Vale won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the FA Cup, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 14 and conceded 11 goals.

Bristol City Form

Their past three matches saw Bristol City beating Sheffield Wednesday 2-0, losing 0-5 against Derby, and beating Hull by 2-3. Bristol City claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the FA Cup. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and ten scored.

Bristol City and Port Vale seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Port Vale vs Bristol City Squads

Port Vale Squad

Jon Brady will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Bristol City from the following players:

Davies, Amos, Gauci, Heneghan, Lomax, Humphreys, Hall, Campbell, Headley, Gabriel, Gordon, Magloire, Garrity, Archer, Ojo, Byers, Hall, Ward, Shorrock, Shipley, John, Hernandez, Walters, Croasdale, Gray, Waine, Brown, Stockley, Sherif.

Bristol City Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bristol City players that the manager Gerhard Struber will choose from for the upcoming game:

Joe Lumley, Lewis Thomas, Radek Vitek, Cameron Pring, George Tanner, Luke McNally, Neto Borges, Noah Eile, Rob Dickie, Robert Atkinson, Ross McCrorie, Seb Naylor, Adam Randell, Daniel Ezendu, George Earthy, Jason Knight, Joe Williams, Mark Sykes, Max Bird, Sam Morsy, Tomi Horvat, Delano Burgzorg, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Leo Pecover, Sam Bell, Scott Twine, Sinclair Armstrong.

Port Vale vs Bristol City Team News

Bristol City seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Vale Park to face Port Vale. Neto Borges is suspended from the Bristol City squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Port Vale vs Bristol City Lineups

Port Vale vs Bristol City H2H

Having never shared a season in the FA Cup in recent past, this is the first time Port Vale comes up against Bristol City in this context. Port Vale picked up one win in their previous ten matches against Bristol City, while the latter claimed eight wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 13/5.

Port Vale vs Bristol City Results

Port Vale vs Bristol City Betting Tips

With two goals in six matches Ruari Paton has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Bristol City and their defence. The visitors hope Emil Riis Jakobsen adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Port Vale won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Vale Park. They drew one and lost five as well, while Bristol City won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Keep an eye out for both teams not to score at Vale Park, as BTTS only came out six times in the previous 10 FA Cup matches here for Port Vale. Both teams scored in five of the previous 10 away games for Bristol City.

Port Vale saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Bristol City, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves.