Port Vale vs Fleetwood Prediction & Betting Tips (9 January)

Port Vale seem to have made good resolutions following their 5-1 victory over Blackpool at home last weekend. This victory is good for the morale of the players especially as they ended 2025 with a series of 3 successive defeats in the league against Bradford City 1-0, Huddersfield 5-0 and Peterborough 0-1. As a reminder, Port Vale plays in the 3rd division League One, but occupies last position. During the two previous rounds, the local team beat Bristol Rovers 1-0 and the modest team of Maldon & Tiptree with a very nice 5-1 victory.

Fleetwood plays a notch lower in League Two, 4th division and occupies the soft underbelly of the ranking by being 13th with 6 lengths behind the race for the top 6, qualifying for the playoffs for accession to the 3rd division. To date, the residents of Highbury Stadium have gone three days of the championship without the slightest victory, including two short losses on the lawn of Tranmere 1-0 and last weekend at home for the reception of Grimsby 0-1. In the previous round, Fleetwood still claimed the scalp of Luton Town, at the end of the fateful penalty shootout. 

For the restart, four players stayed with the medical staff and at home. In this case Ben Garrity (13 league appearances this season), L.Gordon (ex-Bolton), the unimportant Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel and the important F.Ojo. Scorer and passer in the victory against Blackpool, Devante Cole (6 goals, 2 assists) will be there as will the excellent Ronan Curtis (2 goals, 2 assists), also the main architect of success in the championship with a goal and two assists to his credit.

Two real hard blows to come for Fleetwood? Indeed, central Hughes and Potter were injured last weekend in the championship and could be forced to throw in the towel. Let's not forget that they join an already crowded infirmary with the injuries of James Bolton (2 goals), Harrisson Holgate (important), Denver Hume (long-term absentee), Will Johnson, James Norwood, young midfielder Liam Roberts and S.Rooney (long-term injured). Fortunately, the coach will be able to rely on his two main offensive assets Ryan Graydon (8 goals, 3 assists) and Will Davies (5 goals). 

• Summary: Port Vale is going head to head with Fleetwood Town starting on 9 Jan 2026 at 19:30 UTC . The match is a part of the FA Cup .
• Port Vale Feedinco Rating: 6.73
• Fleetwood Feedinco Rating: 6.82