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Port Vale vs Man City U21 prediction, tips and odds

Port Vale can clinch EFL Trophy progress with a win over a Man City U21 side whose two group games have produced 13 goals
  • goals fest
  • high ceiling
  • high stakes
  • no strong shape
  • league
Kick-off
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Competition
EFL Trophy

Our prediction

Port Vale
4 pts
FormL, D, W, W, L
Man City U21
3rd · 3 pts
FormL, W
Our prediction
1–02.4 goals projected
POR 48%Draw 27%MAN 25%
likeliest half-time score
0–0likeliest half-time score

Our picks

Rating hidden until revealed
  • Port Vale come throughOur pickPort Vale
    1.71
  • Man City U21 keep it closeOur pickMan City U21 starts 3 goals ahead
    Price hidden until revealed

Implied by the bookmakers’ own prices, with the margin removed. The engine has not published a read on this match.

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How the model sees it

Result probability
POR 48%Draw 27%MAN 25%
Likeliest scorelines
  • 1–013%
  • 1–113%
  • 2–09%
Projected goals
2.4
Likeliest at half time
0–034%
Projected stats
Projected match statistics for Port Vale against Man City U21
StatPORMANTotal
Goals1.430.952.4

Per ninety minutes. Goals use the fitted goals model. Other stats combine each side’s rate with what its opponent allows, pulled toward the competition’s own average where the sample is thin; cards are anchored to the referee.

Form, head-to-head and trends

Last five
Port ValeL, D, W, W, L
Man City U21L, W
How each side’s recent matches have gone
TrendPORMAN
Over 2.5 goals1/52/2
Both teams scored2/52/2
Clean sheets2/50/2
Failed to score1/50/2

Match context

Form
Port Vale: L 0-2 at York, D 1-1 at Gillingham, W 1-0 v Grimsby, W 2-0 v Mansfield (EFL Trophy), L 4-5 at Chesterfield (EFL Trophy). Man City U21 (EFL Trophy only): L 3-5 at Chesterfield, W 4-1 at Mansfield.
The competition
EFL Trophy (English Football League Trophy) 2026-27, Northern Group D group-stage tie — a one-off group match, not a two-legged knockout. Port Vale (League Two) are mid-table-to-lower in League Two and sit 2nd in this group; Man City U21 are an academy side sitting 3rd in the group with three points from two games.

Team news

Port Vale

No absences reported.

Man City U21

No absences reported.

EFL Trophy table

EFL Trophy standings
#ClubPLGDPts
1Port Vale2—4
3Man City U212—3

as read when this competition was last scouted.

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Frequently asked questions

What is our Port Vale vs Man City U21 prediction?

We project 1–0. Our model gives Port Vale 48%, the draw 27% and Man City U21 25%.

What is the best bet for Port Vale vs Man City U21?

Our tip is Full time result · Port Vale at 1.71. This one is implied by the bookmakers' prices rather than published by our engine.

What time does Port Vale vs Man City U21 kick off?

Port Vale vs Man City U21 kicks off at Tue 19:00 in the EFL Trophy.

Are these tips free?

The prediction, the match data and our lead tip are free on every match page. The confidence behind each call — our probability, the edge and the engine's own read — is where a coin is spent.