Bradford vs Port Vale Prediction & Betting Tips

Bradford City host Port Vale in the England League One on 29 December 2025, Monday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 19:45 UK Time.

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Bradford City vs Port Vale Match Preview

Bradford City host Port Vale in League One with the gap in season performance clearly visible. The Bantams have been far more consistent, especially at home, while Port Vale continue to struggle for results and goals. Recent form and overall numbers both point in the same direction. This fixture sets up as pressure versus resistance.

Bradford City’s Consistency Built on Control and Goals

Bradford City have won 11 of their 21 league matches, losing just three, which highlights their strong baseline. They have scored 31 goals and conceded 21, showing a balanced side that can manage games at both ends.

Recent form reinforces that profile. Bradford have won three of their last five league matches, including home wins over Wigan and Reading. Even in defeat, they tend to stay competitive, and home performances continue to drive their points return.

Port Vale Struggling to Contain Pressure

Port Vale have managed only three wins from 21 league games, with 12 defeats exposing a difficult campaign. They have scored just 13 goals while conceding 29, which underlines problems at both ends of the pitch.

Recent results remain uneven. Heavy defeats sit alongside isolated positive results, but away form continues to be a major concern. When facing teams that press and sustain attacks, Port Vale often struggle to cope.

Bradford City vs Port Vale Prediction

Over 2.5 goals at 2.04 odds is the best bet. Bradford’s consistent scoring and Port Vale’s defensive record combine to support a game that opens up, especially if the hosts assert control early. Port Vale’s tendency to concede when under pressure adds further weight to goals landing.

Bradford City to win at 1.85 odds is also well supported by the data. The hosts’ superior win count, stronger goal output, and home form all point toward a Bradford victory.

The correct score prediction is Bradford City 2-1 at 8.00 odds, aligning with Bradford’s ability to score multiple goals while still conceding occasionally.

Arun- December 26, 2025

Bradford City vs Port Vale Betting Tips

Over 2.5 goals

2.04 Odds

Bradford City to win

1.85 Odds

Bradford 2-1

8.00 Odds

Team Stats

	Bradford City	Port Vale
Game Played	47	44
Wins	22	9
Draws	11	12
Loss	14	23
Goals For	58	34
Goals Against	52	58

	Bradford City	Port Vale
Game Played	23	22
Wins	15	5
Draws	5	3
Loss	3	14
Goals For	32	17
Goals Against	17	35

_{Current Season stats from England League One}

Bradford City Form

14.05.26	Bradford City Bolton	0-1
09.05.26	Bolton Bradford City	1-0
02.05.26	Exeter City Bradford City	1-2
25.04.26	Bradford City Bolton	1-1
21.04.26	Bradford City Plymouth	1-1
18.04.26	Barnsley Bradford City	2-2
11.04.26	Bradford City Stevenage	0-1
06.04.26	Wycombe Bradford City	1-2
03.04.26	Bradford City Northampton	1-0
21.03.26	Burton Albion Bradford City	2-1
17.03.26	Bradford City Mansfield	1-1
14.03.26	Wigan Bradford City	2-0
11.03.26	Port Vale Bradford City	0-2
07.03.26	Bradford City Leyton Orient	2-1
28.02.26	Reading Bradford City	2-1
24.02.26	Bradford City Rotherham	1-0
21.02.26	AFC Wimbledon Bradford City	3-1
17.02.26	Bradford City Stockport	1-0
14.02.26	Bradford City Peterborough	2-0
07.02.26	Luton Bradford City	2-1
31.01.26	Bradford City Doncaster	1-0
27.01.26	Lincoln Bradford City	3-0
24.01.26	Huddersfield Bradford City	1-0
17.01.26	Bradford City Cardiff	1-2
04.01.26	Blackpool Bradford City	1-2
01.01.26	Mansfield Bradford City	3-0
29.12.25	Bradford City Port Vale	1-0
26.12.25	Bradford City Wigan	2-1
20.12.25	Leyton Orient Bradford City	2-1
13.12.25	Bradford City Reading	2-0
06.12.25	Plymouth Bradford City	0-1
02.12.25	Bolton Bradford City	3-0
29.11.25	Bradford City Exeter City	1-0
22.11.25	Bolton Bradford City	0-0
11.11.25	Doncaster Bradford City	3-1
08.11.25	Bradford City Burton Albion	1-2
01.11.25	Cheltenham Bradford City	1-0
28.10.25	Bradford City Lincoln	0-0
25.10.25	Stevenage Bradford City	1-1
18.10.25	Bradford City Barnsley	2-2
14.10.25	Bradford City Everton U21	5-1
02.10.25	Rotherham Bradford City	2-2
27.09.25	Bradford City Blackpool	1-0
24.09.25	Newcastle Bradford City	4-1
20.09.25	Cardiff Bradford City	1-3
13.09.25	Bradford City Huddersfield	3-1
06.09.25	Doncaster Bradford City	3-1
02.09.25	Bradford City Grimsby	2-1
30.08.25	Bradford City AFC Wimbledon	3-2
26.08.25	Stoke City Bradford City	0-3

14.05.26	Bradford City Bolton	0-1
25.04.26	Bradford City Bolton	1-1
21.04.26	Bradford City Plymouth	1-1
11.04.26	Bradford City Stevenage	0-1
03.04.26	Bradford City Northampton	1-0
17.03.26	Bradford City Mansfield	1-1
07.03.26	Bradford City Leyton Orient	2-1
24.02.26	Bradford City Rotherham	1-0
17.02.26	Bradford City Stockport	1-0
14.02.26	Bradford City Peterborough	2-0
31.01.26	Bradford City Doncaster	1-0
17.01.26	Bradford City Cardiff	1-2
29.12.25	Bradford City Port Vale	1-0
26.12.25	Bradford City Wigan	2-1
13.12.25	Bradford City Reading	2-0
29.11.25	Bradford City Exeter City	1-0
08.11.25	Bradford City Burton Albion	1-2
28.10.25	Bradford City Lincoln	0-0
18.10.25	Bradford City Barnsley	2-2
14.10.25	Bradford City Everton U21	5-1
27.09.25	Bradford City Blackpool	1-0
13.09.25	Bradford City Huddersfield	3-1
02.09.25	Bradford City Grimsby	2-1
30.08.25	Bradford City AFC Wimbledon	3-2
16.08.25	Bradford City Luton	2-1
02.08.25	Bradford City Wycombe	2-1
23.07.25	Bradford City Middlesbrough	2-0
03.05.25	Bradford City Fleetwood	1-0
17.04.25	Bradford City Notts County	1-1
05.04.25	Bradford City Crewe	2-0
22.03.25	Bradford City Colchester	4-1
15.03.25	Bradford City Tranmere	0-1
04.03.25	Bradford City Cheltenham	3-0
22.02.25	Bradford City MK Dons	2-0
11.02.25	Bradford City Accrington	1-0
08.02.25	Bradford City Harrogate	1-0
28.01.25	Bradford City Morecambe	1-0
25.01.25	Bradford City Walsall	3-0
04.01.25	Bradford City Grimsby	3-1
29.12.24	Bradford City Chesterfield	2-1
26.12.24	Bradford City Port Vale	2-1
14.12.24	Bradford City Swindon	1-0
03.12.24	Bradford City Barrow	1-1
19.11.24	Bradford City Rotherham	0-1
02.11.24	Bradford City Aldershot Town	3-1
26.10.24	Bradford City Doncaster	1-2
19.10.24	Bradford City Gillingham	2-1
07.10.24	Bradford City Newport	3-1
21.09.24	Bradford City AFC Wimbledon	0-0
07.09.24	Bradford City Carlisle	2-1

09.05.26	Bolton Bradford City	1-0
02.05.26	Exeter City Bradford City	1-2
18.04.26	Barnsley Bradford City	2-2
06.04.26	Wycombe Bradford City	1-2
21.03.26	Burton Albion Bradford City	2-1
14.03.26	Wigan Bradford City	2-0
11.03.26	Port Vale Bradford City	0-2
28.02.26	Reading Bradford City	2-1
21.02.26	AFC Wimbledon Bradford City	3-1
07.02.26	Luton Bradford City	2-1
27.01.26	Lincoln Bradford City	3-0
24.01.26	Huddersfield Bradford City	1-0
04.01.26	Blackpool Bradford City	1-2
01.01.26	Mansfield Bradford City	3-0
20.12.25	Leyton Orient Bradford City	2-1
06.12.25	Plymouth Bradford City	0-1
02.12.25	Bolton Bradford City	3-0
22.11.25	Bolton Bradford City	0-0
11.11.25	Doncaster Bradford City	3-1
01.11.25	Cheltenham Bradford City	1-0
25.10.25	Stevenage Bradford City	1-1
02.10.25	Rotherham Bradford City	2-2
24.09.25	Newcastle Bradford City	4-1
20.09.25	Cardiff Bradford City	1-3
06.09.25	Doncaster Bradford City	3-1
26.08.25	Stoke City Bradford City	0-3
23.08.25	Peterborough Bradford City	1-1
19.08.25	Stockport Bradford City	1-2
12.08.25	Blackburn Bradford City	1-2
09.08.25	Northampton Bradford City	0-0
26.07.25	Oldham Bradford City	0-1
26.04.25	Doncaster Bradford City	2-1
21.04.25	Chesterfield Bradford City	3-3
12.04.25	Swindon Bradford City	5-4
01.04.25	Port Vale Bradford City	2-0
29.03.25	Accrington Bradford City	0-0
08.03.25	Gillingham Bradford City	1-0
01.03.25	Salford City Bradford City	1-2
25.02.25	Bromley Bradford City	0-1
18.02.25	Birmingham Bradford City	2-1
15.02.25	Newport Bradford City	0-0
04.02.25	Rotherham Bradford City	0-1
01.02.25	AFC Wimbledon Bradford City	1-0
18.01.25	Carlisle Bradford City	0-1
14.01.25	Aston Villa U21 Bradford City	1-3
01.01.25	Barrow Bradford City	2-2
21.12.24	Notts County Bradford City	3-0
10.12.24	Stockport Bradford City	2-3
07.12.24	Crewe Bradford City	1-1
30.11.24	Morecambe Bradford City	1-0

Port Vale Form

28.04.26	Stockport Port Vale	1-2
25.04.26	Plymouth Port Vale	2-1
22.04.26	Cardiff Port Vale	1-0
19.04.26	Port Vale Wigan	0-0
16.04.26	Peterborough Port Vale	1-3
14.04.26	Port Vale Barnsley	0-0
07.04.26	Port Vale Rotherham	1-0
04.04.26	Chelsea Port Vale	7-0
28.03.26	Wycombe Port Vale	4-0
24.03.26	Doncaster Port Vale	1-0
21.03.26	Port Vale Bolton	1-0
17.03.26	Blackpool Port Vale	3-2
14.03.26	Port Vale Huddersfield	0-0
11.03.26	Port Vale Bradford City	0-2
08.03.26	Port Vale Sunderland	1-0
03.03.26	Port Vale Bristol City	1-0
28.02.26	Port Vale Luton	1-1
24.02.26	Northampton Port Vale	0-1
21.02.26	Port Vale Reading	1-1
17.02.26	Stevenage Port Vale	2-1
10.02.26	Port Vale Stockport	0-4
07.02.26	Port Vale Burton Albion	2-2
03.02.26	Port Vale AFC Wimbledon	0-1
31.01.26	Leyton Orient Port Vale	0-1
24.01.26	Port Vale Exeter City	1-3
17.01.26	Mansfield Port Vale	3-0
13.01.26	Bolton Port Vale	0-1
09.01.26	Port Vale Fleetwood	1-0
01.01.26	Port Vale Blackpool	5-1
29.12.25	Bradford City Port Vale	1-0
26.12.25	Huddersfield Port Vale	5-0
20.12.25	Port Vale Peterborough	0-1
13.12.25	Luton Port Vale	2-2
06.12.25	Port Vale Bristol Rovers	1-0
02.12.25	Port Vale Barnsley	5-0
29.11.25	Lincoln Port Vale	1-0
22.11.25	Port Vale Plymouth	0-1
15.11.25	Port Vale Wycombe	0-0
11.11.25	Port Vale Fleetwood (Penalties:2 - 4)	3-3
08.11.25	Bolton Port Vale	4-0
02.11.25	Port Vale Maldon & Tiptree	5-1
27.10.25	Port Vale Stockport	0-3
18.10.25	Wigan Port Vale	1-0
11.10.25	AFC Wimbledon Port Vale	1-1
07.10.25	Accrington Port Vale	0-2
04.10.25	Port Vale Northampton	0-0
27.09.25	Barnsley Port Vale	0-2
24.09.25	Port Vale Arsenal	0-2
20.09.25	Port Vale Mansfield	2-1
13.09.25	Exeter City Port Vale	0-2

19.04.26	Port Vale Wigan	0-0
14.04.26	Port Vale Barnsley	0-0
07.04.26	Port Vale Rotherham	1-0
21.03.26	Port Vale Bolton	1-0
14.03.26	Port Vale Huddersfield	0-0
11.03.26	Port Vale Bradford City	0-2
08.03.26	Port Vale Sunderland	1-0
03.03.26	Port Vale Bristol City	1-0
28.02.26	Port Vale Luton	1-1
21.02.26	Port Vale Reading	1-1
10.02.26	Port Vale Stockport	0-4
07.02.26	Port Vale Burton Albion	2-2
03.02.26	Port Vale AFC Wimbledon	0-1
24.01.26	Port Vale Exeter City	1-3
09.01.26	Port Vale Fleetwood	1-0
01.01.26	Port Vale Blackpool	5-1
20.12.25	Port Vale Peterborough	0-1
06.12.25	Port Vale Bristol Rovers	1-0
02.12.25	Port Vale Barnsley	5-0
22.11.25	Port Vale Plymouth	0-1
15.11.25	Port Vale Wycombe	0-0
11.11.25	Port Vale Fleetwood (Penalties:2 - 4)	3-3
02.11.25	Port Vale Maldon & Tiptree	5-1
27.10.25	Port Vale Stockport	0-3
04.10.25	Port Vale Northampton	0-0
24.09.25	Port Vale Arsenal	0-2
20.09.25	Port Vale Mansfield	2-1
06.09.25	Port Vale Leyton Orient	2-3
02.09.25	Port Vale Leeds United U21	4-1
23.08.25	Port Vale Doncaster	0-1
19.08.25	Port Vale Stevenage	1-2
07.08.25	Port Vale Cardiff	0-0
26.07.25	Port Vale Birmingham	0-2
03.05.25	Port Vale Gillingham	0-1
21.04.25	Port Vale Grimsby	2-2
12.04.25	Port Vale Bromley	5-0
01.04.25	Port Vale Bradford City	2-0
25.03.25	Port Vale Barrow	0-1
22.03.25	Port Vale Morecambe	1-0
15.03.25	Port Vale MK Dons	3-0
04.03.25	Port Vale Harrogate	0-0
22.02.25	Port Vale Salford City	2-1
13.02.25	Port Vale Notts County	1-0
04.02.25	Port Vale Wrexham	1-4
01.02.25	Port Vale Accrington	2-1
18.01.25	Port Vale Newport	3-2
01.01.25	Port Vale Cheltenham	0-0
21.12.24	Port Vale Carlisle	0-0
07.12.24	Port Vale Walsall	0-1
25.11.24	Port Vale Crewe	1-1

28.04.26	Stockport Port Vale	1-2
25.04.26	Plymouth Port Vale	2-1
22.04.26	Cardiff Port Vale	1-0
16.04.26	Peterborough Port Vale	1-3
04.04.26	Chelsea Port Vale	7-0
28.03.26	Wycombe Port Vale	4-0
24.03.26	Doncaster Port Vale	1-0
17.03.26	Blackpool Port Vale	3-2
24.02.26	Northampton Port Vale	0-1
17.02.26	Stevenage Port Vale	2-1
31.01.26	Leyton Orient Port Vale	0-1
17.01.26	Mansfield Port Vale	3-0
13.01.26	Bolton Port Vale	0-1
29.12.25	Bradford City Port Vale	1-0
26.12.25	Huddersfield Port Vale	5-0
13.12.25	Luton Port Vale	2-2
29.11.25	Lincoln Port Vale	1-0
08.11.25	Bolton Port Vale	4-0
18.10.25	Wigan Port Vale	1-0
11.10.25	AFC Wimbledon Port Vale	1-1
07.10.25	Accrington Port Vale	0-2
27.09.25	Barnsley Port Vale	0-2
13.09.25	Exeter City Port Vale	0-2
30.08.25	Reading Port Vale	1-0
26.08.25	Birmingham Port Vale	0-1
16.08.25	Burton Albion Port Vale	0-0
12.08.25	Blackpool Port Vale	0-1
02.08.25	Rotherham Port Vale	2-1
29.07.25	Altrincham Port Vale	1-1
12.07.25	Bath City Port Vale	1-5
28.06.25	Kidsgrove Athletic Port Vale	0-7
27.06.25	Newcastle Town Port Vale	0-0
26.04.25	AFC Wimbledon Port Vale	0-2
18.04.25	Carlisle Port Vale	3-2
05.04.25	Walsall Port Vale	2-3
29.03.25	Crewe Port Vale	0-1
11.03.25	Colchester Port Vale	2-1
08.03.25	Fleetwood Port Vale	1-1
01.03.25	Tranmere Port Vale	1-1
08.02.25	Swindon Port Vale	3-3
25.01.25	Chesterfield Port Vale	1-1
04.01.25	Doncaster Port Vale	1-2
29.12.24	Grimsby Port Vale	3-0
26.12.24	Bradford City Port Vale	2-1
14.12.24	Bromley Port Vale	0-0
10.12.24	Doncaster Port Vale	0-1
03.12.24	Cheltenham Port Vale	1-1
16.11.24	Morecambe Port Vale	0-1
09.11.24	Gillingham Port Vale	1-0
22.10.24	Harrogate Port Vale	0-1

Bradford City vs Port Vale Head-to-head

01.04.2025	Port Vale Bradford City	2-0
26.12.2024	Bradford City Port Vale	2-1
19.03.2022	Bradford City Port Vale	1-2
13.11.2021	Port Vale Bradford City	1-1
24.04.2021	Port Vale Bradford City	2-1

26.12.2024	Bradford City Port Vale	2-1
19.03.2022	Bradford City Port Vale	1-2
29.12.2020	Bradford City Port Vale	0-0
22.10.2019	Bradford City Port Vale	1-2
06.08.2016	Bradford City Port Vale	0-0
29.08.2015	Bradford City Port Vale	1-0