Port Vale sit 19th in the League Two on 15 points from 12 matches, having scored 10 and conceded 14. On the model's scale they rate 0.39 in attack and 1.86 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against League Two averages of 0.48 and 2.10: hard to break down but short of goals. Across their last 5 league matches they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, most recently beating Rochdale 4-2 at home. That is 1.25 points a match, scoring 0.83 and conceding 1.17 per game across 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That leaves them 16 points behind Salford City at the top, in a table of 24. Among the 24 rated sides in the division that is the 22nd-best attack and the 4th-best defence. They scored in 4 of those 5 and kept 2 clean sheets. Next they travel to Colchester in the League Two on 3 October 2026, a match the model gives them 32%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
League Two table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25:15 | +10 | WWWWW | 31 |
| 2 | Barnet | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 28:18 | +10 | WLDWD | 26 |
| 3 | Walsall | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21:12 | +9 | DDWLW | 22 |
| 4 | Crewe | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17:17 | 0 | WWLLD | 22 |
| 5 | Cheltenham | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23:25 | -2 | LLWWL | 21 |
| 6 | Grimsby | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24:18 | +6 | LLDWW | 20 |
| 7 | York | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24:21 | +3 | DDWLL | 20 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20:19 | +1 | WLDLW | 20 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23:17 | +6 | DWDWD | 19 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24:21 | +3 | DLDWL | 19 |
| 11 | Tranmere | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19:17 | +2 | DLWDW | 19 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11:9 | +2 | WDWWL | 19 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15:17 | -2 | LDWDW | 19 |
| 14 | Newport County | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20:17 | +3 | WDDLW | 18 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17:22 | -5 | LWWDL | 18 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18:18 | 0 | DWLLW | 17 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17:23 | -6 | LLLDL | 16 |
| 18 | Oldham | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15:19 | -4 | WLDLW | 15 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10:14 | -4 | WWDLW | 15 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17:26 | -9 | DLDLL | 15 |
| 21 | Northampton | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9:10 | -1 | WLWDL | 14 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18:25 | -7 | LLDDL | 12 |
| 23 | Colchester | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12:19 | -7 | LDDLL | 12 |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13:21 | -8 | DLLDW | 9 |
- Promotion to League One
- League Two play-offs
- Relegation
Port Vale sit 19 of 24, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- W4-2Rochdale31 October 2026
- L0-2away to York24 October 2026
- D1-1away to Gillingham20 October 2026
- W1-0Chesterfield17 October 2026
- W1-0Grimsby10 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Port Vale vs Colchester
Port Vale travel to Colchester at Colchester on 3 October 2026, 14:00 UTC. The model makes it 32% Port Vale, 31% draw and 37% Colchester, with a most likely scoreline of 1-0.
Full preview and model analysis for Port Vale vs Colchester
Recent meetings with Colchester
- 11 March 2025Colchester 2–1 Port ValeLeague Two
- 1 October 2024Port Vale 1–1 ColchesterLeague Two
- 5 March 2022Colchester 1–0 Port ValeLeague Two
- 23 October 2021Port Vale 3–0 ColchesterLeague Two
- 20 March 2021Colchester 0–1 Port ValeLeague Two
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.