Port Vale vs Sunderland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th March 2026
Sunderland go up against Port Vale this coming Sunday for a FA Cup meeting at Vale Park.
The match this coming Sunday has all the makings of a tight battle as Port Vale and Sunderland look to bag a crucial win in the process.
When it comes to goal-scoring Port Vale could be more prolific, scoring 17 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.7 goals per game in which, they conceded 11 times. This is an average of 1.1 a game, achieving a clean sheet in five games.
Sunderland scored eight goals, conceded 14 and kept their opponents from scoring one times in ten matches.
The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Sunderland came away with a 1-2 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Vale Park, but face stern opposition, of course.
Port Vale vs Sunderland Prediction
Port Vale Form
The Port Vale team look in good shape before their match against Sunderland, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Northampton 0-1, then they held Luton to a 1-1 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 0-0 draw Bristol City. Port Vale managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the FA Cup. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 15 goals and conceded 11 times.
Sunderland Form
In their past three matches, Sunderland lost 1-3 against Fulham, drew 1-1 with Bournemouth and won 0-1 against Leeds. Sunderland won three of a possible six away matches in the FA Cup, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored nine while also conceding five times.
Sunderland are expected to win on Sunday, and we can't argue with that, but at the same time don't believe in a high-scoring win against Port Vale.
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Port Vale vs Sunderland Stats
- Port Vale have won the last 3 matches in a row in the FA Cup and the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Port Vale have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the FA Cup and the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Port Vale have won the last 3 matches in a row in the FA Cup while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Port Vale have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the FA Cup while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Port Vale matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Sunderland away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Sunderland matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Sunderland away matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Sunderland away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Port Vale vs Sunderland Squads
Port Vale Squad
The 51-year-old manager of Port Vale, Jon Brady, will select the lineup against Sunderland from the players listed below:
Arron Davies, Ben Amos, Joe Gauci, Ben Heneghan, Ben Lomax, Cameron Humphreys, Connor Hall, Elijah Campbell, Jaheim Headley, Jordan Gabriel, Liam Gordon, Tyler Magloire, Ben Garrity, Ethon Archer, Funso Ojo, George Byers, George Hall, Grant Ward, Jack Shorrock, Jordan Shipley, Kyle John, Onel Hernandez, Rhys Walters, Ryan Croasdale, Andre Gray, Ben Waine, Dajaune Brown, Jayden Stockley, Martin Sherif.
Sunderland Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Sunderland players that the manager Regis Le Bris will choose from for the upcoming game:
Melker Ellborg, Robin Roefs, Simon Moore, Daniel Ballard, Dennis Cirkin, Luke O'Nien, Lutsharel Geertruida, Nordi Mukiele, Omar Alderete, Reinildo, Trai Hume, Abdoullah Ba, Chris Rigg, Enzo Le Fee, Granit Xhaka, Habib Diarra, Milan Aleksic, Noah Sadiki, Ahmed Abdullahi, Bertrand Traore, Brian Brobbey, Chemsdine Talbi, Eliezer Mayenda, Jocelin Ta Bi, Nilson Angulo, Romaine Mundle, Wilson Isidor.
Port Vale vs Sunderland Team News
Sunderland just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Port Vale at the Vale Park.
Daniel Ballard nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Sunderland.
Port Vale vs Sunderland Lineups
Port Vale vs Sunderland H2H
The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Sunderland came away as 1-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Sunday. Port Vale enter the match against Sunderland with a 0-0-1 record in their previous one encounter. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Port Vale vs Sunderland Results
In the last one match between Port Vale and Sunderland, both teams to score came up one time.
Port Vale vs Sunderland Betting Tips
Ben Waine found the target zero times in his previous six matches, whereas Enzo Le Fee just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Port Vale claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Sunderland won two of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost four of the games in this run. Port Vale have not exactly been great at shutting out their visitors at Vale Park. In their previous 10 lmatches at home, they claimed just two wins, while also holding on to a clean sheet.
In the last one encounter between Port Vale and Sunderland over 2.5 goals came out one time, as Port Vale averaged one goal a game. Sunderland scored an average of two goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Port Vale’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Sunderland played across all tournaments. They scored 1.1 times on average in the process.