Chelsea vs Port Vale predictions, Apr 04, 2026

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As Chelsea prepares to host Port Vale in the FA Cup on April 4, 2026, the fixture presents an intriguing clash between top-tier talent and a lower league competitor. Chelsea, despite their pedigree, finds themselves grappling with form, having secured just one victory in their last five matches. Their recent struggles may stem from inconsistencies in performance but still provide a robust tactical approach characterized by a possession-based style and attacking depth.

On the other hand, Port Vale enters the encounter on similar footing, with only one win in their prior five outings. Positioned in the lower tiers of English football, they will likely adopt a compact defensive strategy, aiming to frustrate Chelsea’s creativity while capitalizing on any counter-attacking opportunities.

The bookmakers’ odds heavily favor Chelsea, with odds of 1.06 for a home win compared to Port Vale’s 30.57. Predictive models project a final scoreline of 3:0 in favor of the home side. However, while Chelsea’s individual skill may tip the scales, Port Vale’s tenacity and game plan could provide an element of surprise. Fans should anticipate a competitive match, with potential outcomes remaining unpredictable.

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Chelsea 90.1%

Draw 6.9%

Port Vale 3%

Prediction (the most likely score): 3:0

Outrights of English FA Cup Chelsea: 19.58% Port Vale: 0.5%

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	1.07	14.88	30.83
	1.06	11.5	38
	1.07	16.5	41	Watch and Bet
	1.06	13	29
	1.07	12.48	29.04

Latest Results

21.03.26 Everton – Chelsea – 3:0 17.03.26 Chelsea – Paris Saint-Germain – 0:3 14.03.26 Chelsea – Newcastle United – 0:1 11.03.26 Paris Saint-Germain – Chelsea – 5:2 07.03.26 Wrexham AFC – Chelsea – 2:4 ET

28.03.26 Wycombe Wanderers – Port Vale – 4:0 24.03.26 Doncaster Rovers – Port Vale – 1:0 21.03.26 Port Vale – Bolton Wanderers – 1:0 17.03.26 Blackpool – Port Vale – 3:2 14.03.26 Port Vale – Huddersfield Town – 0:0

Facts

The current form of both teams is below expectations.

Port Vale may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

In this match, Chelsea is the clear favorite.

Recently, there has been no match between the teams.

Standings

Draw

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1/128-finals

1	Stoke	Bye
4	Bye	Coventry
5	Fulham	Bye
8	Bye	Middlesbrough
9	Stevenage	Chesterfield	0 : 1
10	Crewe	Doncaster	1 : 2
12	Bye	Southampton
13	Cheltenham	Bradford City	1 : 0
14	Buxton	Chatham	2 : 1
16	Bye	Leicester
17	Burnley	Bye
20	Bye	Millwall
21	Sheffield Utd	Bye
23	Gainsborough	Accrington	1 : 2
24	Mansfield	Harrogate	3 : 2
25	Portsmouth	Bye
28	Bye	Arsenal
29	Preston	Bye
31	Wigan	Hemel Hempstead	2 : 1
32	Spennymoor	Barrow	0 : 2
33	Wrexham	Bye
36	Bye	Nottingham
37	Ipswich	Bye
39	Blackpool	Scunthorpe	1 : 0
40	Reading	Carlisle	2 : 3
41	Hull	Bye
44	Bye	Blackburn
45	Charlton	Bye
48	Bye	Chelsea
49	Port Vale	Maldon & Tiptree	5 : 1
50	Bromley	Bristol Rovers	1 : 2
51	Fleetwood	Barnet	2 : 1
52	Luton	Forest Green	4 : 3
53	Bristol City	Bye
56	Bye	Watford
57	Colchester	MK Dons	2 : 3
58	Oldham	Northampton	3 : 1
60	Bye	Oxford Utd
61	Everton	Bye
64	Bye	Sunderland
65	Tottenham	Bye
68	Bye	Aston Villa
69	Newcastle	Bye
72	Bye	Bournemouth
73	Manchester City	Bye
75	FC Halifax	Exeter	0 : 2
76	Wycombe	Plymouth	2 : 0
77	Salford	Lincoln	2 : 1
78	Tamworth	Leyton Orient	0 : 1
79	Rotherham	Swindon	1 : 2
80	Bolton	Huddersfield	2 : 1
81	Grimsby	Ebbsfleet	3 : 1
82	Wealdstone	Southend	1 : 0
83	Chelmsford	Braintree	4 : 1
84	Weston-super-Mare	Aldershot	2 : 1
85	Wolves	Bye
87	Sutton	AFC Telford	2 : 1
88	South Shields	Shrewsbury	1 : 3
89	Liverpool	Bye
91	Peterborough	Cardiff	1 : 0
92	Barnsley	York City	3 : 2
93	Manchester Utd	Bye
96	Bye	Brighton
97	Boreham Wood	Crawley	3 : 0
98	Newport	Gillingham	3 : 2
99	Brackley Town	Notts Co	3 : 2
100	Burton	St. Albans	6 : 0
101	West Ham	Bye
104	Bye	QPR
105	Slough	Altrincham	2 : 1
106	Macclesfield	AFC Totton	6 : 3
108	Bye	Crystal Palace
109	Sheffield Wed	Bye
112	Bye	Brentford
113	Tranmere	Stockport County	1 : 3
114	Cambridge Utd	Chester	3 : 0
116	Bye	Birmingham
117	Derby	Bye
120	Bye	Leeds
121	Norwich	Bye
123	AFC Wimbledon	Gateshead	0 : 2
124	Eastleigh	Walsall	0 : 3
125	Swansea	Bye
128	Bye	West Brom

1/64-finals

1	Stoke	Bye
2	Bye	Coventry
3	Fulham	Bye
4	Bye	Middlesbrough
5	Chesterfield	Doncaster	1 : 2
6	Bye	Southampton
7	Cheltenham	Buxton	6 : 2
8	Bye	Leicester
9	Burnley	Bye
10	Bye	Millwall
11	Sheffield Utd	Bye
12	Accrington	Mansfield	2 : 3
13	Portsmouth	Bye
14	Bye	Arsenal
15	Preston	Bye
16	Wigan	Barrow	3 : 2
17	Wrexham	Bye
18	Bye	Nottingham
19	Ipswich	Bye
20	Blackpool	Carlisle	4 : 1
21	Hull	Bye
22	Bye	Blackburn
23	Charlton	Bye
24	Bye	Chelsea
25	Port Vale	Bristol Rovers	1 : 0
26	Fleetwood	Luton	3 : 2
27	Bristol City	Bye
28	Bye	Watford
29	MK Dons	Oldham	3 : 1
30	Bye	Oxford Utd
31	Everton	Bye
32	Bye	Sunderland
33	Tottenham	Bye
34	Bye	Aston Villa
35	Newcastle	Bye
36	Bye	Bournemouth
37	Manchester City	Bye
38	Exeter	Wycombe	4 : 0
39	Salford	Leyton Orient	4 : 0
40	Swindon	Bolton	4 : 0
41	Grimsby	Wealdstone	4 : 0
42	Chelmsford	Weston-super-Mare	0 : 2
43	Wolves	Bye
44	Sutton	Shrewsbury	1 : 2
45	Liverpool	Bye
46	Peterborough	Barnsley	0 : 1
47	Manchester Utd	Bye
48	Bye	Brighton
49	Boreham Wood	Newport	3 : 0
50	Brackley Town	Burton	1 : 3
51	West Ham	Bye
52	Bye	QPR
53	Slough	Macclesfield	1 : 3
54	Bye	Crystal Palace
55	Sheffield Wed	Bye
56	Bye	Brentford
57	Stockport County	Cambridge Utd	0 : 1
58	Bye	Birmingham
59	Derby	Bye
60	Bye	Leeds
61	Norwich	Bye
62	Gateshead	Walsall	0 : 2
63	Swansea	Bye
64	Bye	West Brom

1/32-finals

1	Stoke	Coventry	1 : 0
2	Fulham	Middlesbrough	3 : 1
3	Doncaster	Southampton	2 : 3
4	Cheltenham	Leicester	0 : 2
5	Burnley	Millwall	5 : 1
6	Sheffield Utd	Mansfield	3 : 4
7	Portsmouth	Arsenal	1 : 4
8	Preston	Wigan	0 : 1
9	Wrexham	Nottingham	4 : 3
10	Ipswich	Blackpool	2 : 1
11	Hull	Blackburn	1 : 0
12	Charlton	Chelsea	1 : 5
13	Port Vale	Fleetwood	1 : 0
14	Bristol City	Watford	5 : 1
15	MK Dons	Oxford Utd	1 : 2
16	Everton	Sunderland	1 : 2
17	Tottenham	Aston Villa	1 : 2
18	Newcastle	Bournemouth	4 : 3
19	Manchester City	Exeter	10 : 1
20	Salford	Swindon	3 : 2
21	Grimsby	Weston-super-Mare	3 : 2
22	Wolves	Shrewsbury	6 : 1
23	Liverpool	Barnsley	4 : 1
24	Manchester Utd	Brighton	1 : 2
25	Boreham Wood	Burton	0 : 5
26	West Ham	QPR	2 : 1
27	Macclesfield	Crystal Palace	2 : 1
28	Sheffield Wed	Brentford	0 : 2
29	Cambridge Utd	Birmingham	2 : 3
30	Derby	Leeds	1 : 3
31	Norwich	Walsall	5 : 1
32	Swansea	West Brom	2 : 3

1/16-finals

1	Stoke	Fulham	1 : 2
2	Southampton	Leicester	2 : 1
3	Burnley	Mansfield	1 : 2
4	Arsenal	Wigan	4 : 0
5	Wrexham	Ipswich	1 : 0
6	Hull	Chelsea	0 : 4
7	Port Vale	Bristol City	1 : 0
8	Oxford Utd	Sunderland	0 : 1
9	Aston Villa	Newcastle	1 : 3
10	Manchester City	Salford	2 : 0
11	Grimsby	Wolves	0 : 1
12	Liverpool	Brighton	3 : 0
13	Burton	West Ham	0 : 1
14	Macclesfield	Brentford	0 : 1
15	Birmingham	Leeds	1 : 2
16	Norwich	West Brom	3 : 1

1/8-finals

1	Fulham	Southampton	0 : 1
2	Mansfield	Arsenal	1 : 2
3	Wrexham	Chelsea	2 : 4
4	Port Vale	Sunderland	1 : 0
5	Newcastle	Manchester City	1 : 3
6	Wolves	Liverpool	1 : 3
7	West Ham	Brentford	3 : 2
8	Leeds	Norwich	3 : 0

Quarter-finals

1	Southampton	Arsenal
2	Chelsea	Port Vale
3	Manchester City	Liverpool
4	West Ham	Leeds

English FA Cup Outrights

1. Arsenal: 2.9 (30.6%)

2. Manchester City: 3.96 (22.36%)

3. Chelsea: 4.53 (19.58%)

4. Liverpool: 6.4 (13.84%)

5. West Ham: 14.1 (6.28%)

6. Leeds: 16.5 (5.37%)

7. Southampton: 60.5 (1.46%)

8. Port Vale: 175.5 (0.5%)

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