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In an intriguing English FA Cup clash set for January 9th, 2026, Port Vale will face off against Fleetwood Town at home. With both teams experiencing mixed form as of late, this match promises to be an exciting one for fans and neutrals alike.
Port Vale have struggled to find consistency in their recent matches, with just one win in their last five outings. However, playing on their home turf could provide them with the boost they need to secure a positive result. On the other hand, Fleetwood Town have managed to secure two wins in their last five games, showcasing their ability to compete at this level.
Bookmakers currently favor Port Vale to come out on top, giving them odds of 1.66 for a home win. Our model prediction also slightly leans towards Port Vale, with a 59.2% probability of a home win. However, Fleetwood Town cannot be counted out, as they have the quality to potentially upset their opponents.
With both teams having strengths to exploit and weaknesses to address, this match is sure to be a closely contested affair with the potential for surprises.
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| Port Vale 56.2% |
Draw 24.3% |
Fleetwood 19.5% |
Prediction (the most likely score): 2:1
Outrights of English FA Cup Port Vale: 0.61%
Betting Odds
| 1 | X | 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | 3.95 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.65 | 3.84 | 4.98 | ||
| 1.67 | 3.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.66 | 3.95 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.63 | 3.75 | 4.5 |
Latest Results
| 01.01.26 Port Vale – Blackpool – 5:1 29.12.25 Bradford City – Port Vale – 1:0 26.12.25 Huddersfield Town – Port Vale – 5:0 20.12.25 Port Vale – Peterborough United – 0:1 13.12.25 Luton Town – Port Vale – 2:2 |
01.01.26 Fleetwood Town – Grimsby Town – 0:1 29.12.25 Salford City – Fleetwood Town – 0:0 26.12.25 Tranmere Rovers – Fleetwood Town – 1:0 20.12.25 Fleetwood Town – Gillingham FC – 2:1 13.12.25 Newport County – Fleetwood Town – 0:2 |
Facts
Latest Head To Head
| 11.11.25 Port Vale – Fleetwood Town – 3:4 penalties 08.03.25 Fleetwood Town – Port Vale – 1:1 19.10.24 Port Vale – Fleetwood Town – 3:1 27.02.24 Port Vale – Fleetwood Town – 2:2 03.02.24 Fleetwood Town – Port Vale – 3:0 |
Standings
Draw
Main
1/128-finals
| 1 | Wolves | Bye | |
| 3 | Sutton | AFC Telford | 2 : 1 |
| 4 | South Shields | Shrewsbury | 1 : 3 |
| 5 | Stevenage | Chesterfield | 0 : 1 |
| 6 | Crewe | Doncaster | 1 : 2 |
| 8 | Bye | Southampton | |
| 9 | Tottenham | Bye | |
| 12 | Bye | Aston Villa | |
| 13 | Port Vale | Maldon & Tiptree | 5 : 1 |
| 14 | Bromley | Bristol Rovers | 1 : 2 |
| 15 | Fleetwood | Barnet | 2 : 1 |
| 16 | Luton | Forest Green | 4 : 3 |
| 17 | Preston | Bye | |
| 19 | Wigan | Hemel Hempstead | 2 : 1 |
| 20 | Spennymoor | Barrow | 0 : 2 |
| 21 | Ipswich | Bye | |
| 23 | Blackpool | Scunthorpe | 1 : 0 |
| 24 | Reading | Carlisle | 2 : 3 |
| 25 | Boreham Wood | Crawley | 3 : 0 |
| 26 | Newport | Gillingham | 3 : 2 |
| 27 | Brackley Town | Notts Co | 3 : 2 |
| 28 | Burton | St. Albans | 6 : 0 |
| 29 | Wrexham | Bye | |
| 32 | Bye | Nottingham | |
| 33 | Charlton | Bye | |
| 36 | Bye | Chelsea | |
| 37 | Manchester City | Bye | |
| 39 | FC Halifax | Exeter | 0 : 2 |
| 40 | Wycombe | Plymouth | 2 : 0 |
| 41 | West Ham | Bye | |
| 44 | Bye | QPR | |
| 45 | Sheffield Wed | Bye | |
| 48 | Bye | Brentford | |
| 49 | Fulham | Bye | |
| 52 | Bye | Middlesbrough | |
| 53 | Everton | Bye | |
| 56 | Bye | Sunderland | |
| 57 | Liverpool | Bye | |
| 59 | Peterborough | Cardiff | 1 : 0 |
| 60 | Barnsley | York City | 3 : 2 |
| 61 | Burnley | Bye | |
| 64 | Bye | Millwall | |
| 65 | Norwich | Bye | |
| 67 | AFC Wimbledon | Gateshead | 0 : 2 |
| 68 | Eastleigh | Walsall | 0 : 3 |
| 69 | Portsmouth | Bye | |
| 72 | Bye | Arsenal | |
| 73 | Derby | Bye | |
| 76 | Bye | Leeds | |
| 77 | Swansea | Bye | |
| 80 | Bye | West Brom | |
| 81 | Salford | Lincoln | 2 : 1 |
| 82 | Tamworth | Leyton Orient | 0 : 1 |
| 83 | Rotherham | Swindon | 1 : 2 |
| 84 | Bolton | Huddersfield | 2 : 1 |
| 85 | Grimsby | Ebbsfleet | 3 : 1 |
| 86 | Wealdstone | Southend | 1 : 0 |
| 87 | Chelmsford | Braintree | 4 : 1 |
| 88 | Weston-super-Mare | Aldershot | 2 : 1 |
| 89 | Hull | Bye | |
| 92 | Bye | Blackburn | |
| 93 | Newcastle | Bye | |
| 96 | Bye | Bournemouth | |
| 97 | Colchester | MK Dons | 2 : 3 |
| 98 | Oldham | Northampton | 3 : 1 |
| 100 | Bye | Oxford Utd | |
| 101 | Cheltenham | Bradford City | 1 : 0 |
| 102 | Buxton | Chatham | 2 : 1 |
| 104 | Bye | Leicester | |
| 105 | Tranmere | Stockport County | 1 : 3 |
| 106 | Cambridge Utd | Chester | 3 : 0 |
| 108 | Bye | Birmingham | |
| 109 | Bristol City | Bye | |
| 112 | Bye | Watford | |
| 113 | Stoke | Bye | |
| 116 | Bye | Coventry | |
| 117 | Slough | Altrincham | 2 : 1 |
| 118 | Macclesfield | AFC Totton | 6 : 3 |
| 120 | Bye | Crystal Palace | |
| 121 | Manchester Utd | Bye | |
| 124 | Bye | Brighton | |
| 125 | Sheffield Utd | Bye | |
| 127 | Gainsborough | Accrington | 1 : 2 |
| 128 | Mansfield | Harrogate | 3 : 2 |
1/64-finals
| 1 | Wolves | Bye | |
| 2 | Sutton | Shrewsbury | 1 : 2 |
| 3 | Chesterfield | Doncaster | 1 : 2 |
| 4 | Bye | Southampton | |
| 5 | Tottenham | Bye | |
| 6 | Bye | Aston Villa | |
| 7 | Port Vale | Bristol Rovers | 1 : 0 |
| 8 | Fleetwood | Luton | 3 : 2 |
| 9 | Preston | Bye | |
| 10 | Wigan | Barrow | 3 : 2 |
| 11 | Ipswich | Bye | |
| 12 | Blackpool | Carlisle | 4 : 1 |
| 13 | Boreham Wood | Newport | 3 : 0 |
| 14 | Brackley Town | Burton | 1 : 3 |
| 15 | Wrexham | Bye | |
| 16 | Bye | Nottingham | |
| 17 | Charlton | Bye | |
| 18 | Bye | Chelsea | |
| 19 | Manchester City | Bye | |
| 20 | Exeter | Wycombe | 4 : 0 |
| 21 | West Ham | Bye | |
| 22 | Bye | QPR | |
| 23 | Sheffield Wed | Bye | |
| 24 | Bye | Brentford | |
| 25 | Fulham | Bye | |
| 26 | Bye | Middlesbrough | |
| 27 | Everton | Bye | |
| 28 | Bye | Sunderland | |
| 29 | Liverpool | Bye | |
| 30 | Peterborough | Barnsley | 0 : 1 |
| 31 | Burnley | Bye | |
| 32 | Bye | Millwall | |
| 33 | Norwich | Bye | |
| 34 | Gateshead | Walsall | 0 : 2 |
| 35 | Portsmouth | Bye | |
| 36 | Bye | Arsenal | |
| 37 | Derby | Bye | |
| 38 | Bye | Leeds | |
| 39 | Swansea | Bye | |
| 40 | Bye | West Brom | |
| 41 | Salford | Leyton Orient | 4 : 0 |
| 42 | Swindon | Bolton | 4 : 0 |
| 43 | Grimsby | Wealdstone | 4 : 0 |
| 44 | Chelmsford | Weston-super-Mare | 0 : 2 |
| 45 | Hull | Bye | |
| 46 | Bye | Blackburn | |
| 47 | Newcastle | Bye | |
| 48 | Bye | Bournemouth | |
| 49 | MK Dons | Oldham | 3 : 1 |
| 50 | Bye | Oxford Utd | |
| 51 | Cheltenham | Buxton | 6 : 2 |
| 52 | Bye | Leicester | |
| 53 | Stockport County | Cambridge Utd | 0 : 1 |
| 54 | Bye | Birmingham | |
| 55 | Bristol City | Bye | |
| 56 | Bye | Watford | |
| 57 | Stoke | Bye | |
| 58 | Bye | Coventry | |
| 59 | Slough | Macclesfield | 1 : 3 |
| 60 | Bye | Crystal Palace | |
| 61 | Manchester Utd | Bye | |
| 62 | Bye | Brighton | |
| 63 | Sheffield Utd | Bye | |
| 64 | Accrington | Mansfield | 2 : 3 |
1/32-finals
| 1 | Wolves | Shrewsbury | |
| 2 | Doncaster | Southampton | |
| 3 | Tottenham | Aston Villa | |
| 4 | Port Vale | Fleetwood | |
| 5 | Preston | Wigan | |
| 6 | Ipswich | Blackpool | |
| 7 | Boreham Wood | Burton | |
| 8 | Wrexham | Nottingham | |
| 9 | Charlton | Chelsea | |
| 10 | Manchester City | Exeter | |
| 11 | West Ham | QPR | |
| 12 | Sheffield Wed | Brentford | |
| 13 | Fulham | Middlesbrough | |
| 14 | Everton | Sunderland | |
| 15 | Liverpool | Barnsley | |
| 16 | Burnley | Millwall | |
| 17 | Norwich | Walsall | |
| 18 | Portsmouth | Arsenal | |
| 19 | Derby | Leeds | |
| 20 | Swansea | West Brom | |
| 21 | Salford | Swindon | |
| 22 | Grimsby | Weston-super-Mare | |
| 23 | Hull | Blackburn | |
| 24 | Newcastle | Bournemouth | |
| 25 | MK Dons | Oxford Utd | |
| 26 | Cheltenham | Leicester | |
| 27 | Cambridge Utd | Birmingham | |
| 28 | Bristol City | Watford | |
| 29 | Stoke | Coventry | |
| 30 | Macclesfield | Crystal Palace | |
| 31 | Manchester Utd | Brighton | |
| 32 | Sheffield Utd | Mansfield |
English FA Cup Outrights
1. Manchester City: 5.55 (10.96%)
2. Liverpool: 6.05 (10.05%)
3. Arsenal: 6.45 (9.43%)
4. Chelsea: 9.1 (6.68%)
5. Newcastle Utd: 11 (5.53%)
6. Tottenham: 17 (3.58%)
7. Manchester United: 17 (3.58%)
8. Aston Villa: 17 (3.58%)
9. Brighton: 21 (2.9%)
10. Bournemouth: 26 (2.34%)
11. Nottingham: 34 (1.79%)
12. Crystal Palace: 34 (1.79%)
13. Everton: 34 (1.79%)
14. West Ham: 41 (1.48%)
15. Fulham: 41 (1.48%)
16. Brentford: 41 (1.48%)
17. Sunderland: 65 (0.94%)
18. Wolves: 65 (0.94%)
19. Leeds: 65 (0.94%)
20. Burnley: 80 (0.76%)
21. Ipswich: 100 (0.61%)
22. Norwich: 100 (0.61%)
23. Wrexham: 100 (0.61%)
24. Blackburn: 100 (0.61%)
25. Hull City: 100 (0.61%)
26. West Brom: 100 (0.61%)
27. Stoke City: 100 (0.61%)
28. Swansea: 100 (0.61%)
29. Charlton: 100 (0.61%)
30. Preston: 100 (0.61%)
31. QPR: 100 (0.61%)
32. Millwall: 100 (0.61%)
33. Watford: 100 (0.61%)
34. Derby: 100 (0.61%)
35. Oxford Utd: 100 (0.61%)
36. Middlesbrough: 100 (0.61%)
37. Sheffield Wed: 100 (0.61%)
38. Coventry: 100 (0.61%)
39. Southampton: 100 (0.61%)
40. Sheffield Utd: 100 (0.61%)
41. Birmingham: 100 (0.61%)
42. Bristol City: 100 (0.61%)
43. Portsmouth: 100 (0.61%)
44. Leicester: 100 (0.61%)
45. Wigan: 100 (0.61%)
46. Hartlepool: 100 (0.61%)
47. Shrewsbury: 100 (0.61%)
48. Salford: 100 (0.61%)
49. Grimsby: 100 (0.61%)
50. Swindon: 100 (0.61%)
51. Port Vale: 100 (0.61%)
52. Exeter: 100 (0.61%)
53. Fleetwood Town: 100 (0.61%)
54. Doncaster: 100 (0.61%)
55. Cheltenham: 100 (0.61%)
56. Walsall: 100 (0.61%)
57. Barnsley: 100 (0.61%)
58. Milton Keynes Dons: 100 (0.61%)
59. Blackpool: 100 (0.61%)
60. Burton: 100 (0.61%)
61. Cambridge Utd: 100 (0.61%)
62. Mansfield: 100 (0.61%)
63. Macclesfield: 100 (0.61%)
64. Forest Green: 100 (0.61%)
65. Weston-super-Mare: 100 (0.61%)
66. Boreham Wood: 100 (0.61%)
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