Exeter City and Port Vale face each other in an official match of the 2025/26 EFL League One season. The game takes place at St. James' Park on Saturday, 13/09/2025, at 15:00 (UK Time).

Our experts have prepared predictions for Exeter City vs Port Vale, based on detailed statistical review of both teams. Our goal is to assist bettors in making profitable decisions, which is why we offer the best free prediction for today.

APWin predictions for Exeter City vs Port Vale

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Under 2.5 Goals

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👉 Our prediction is: Port Vale to win

Exeter City vs Port Vale is a tough match to call, with both teams looking so comparable in our evaluations. But despite the disadvantage of being the away side, we are picking Port Vale to win on the 1X2 market.

We find Port Vale's odds to win outright to be quite good value as the away side. Their away numbers suggest they have the ability to pull off a surprise at St. James' Park.

👉 Our prediction is: Exeter City win or draw

Our top betting tip is Exeter City to win or draw on the Double Chance market. What that means is Exeter City, the home team, must win or draw for the bet to win, and we feel strongly that the match will end in one of those two outcomes.

We simply don't see Exeter City losing to Port Vale. More than the gulf in quality between the two sides which is clear to see in the statistics, we also have a lot of belief in Exeter City's ability to make home advantage count in this match.

Exeter City preview

Exeter City comes into the match having played 7 games in the EFL League One so far. They have recorded 3 wins, 0 draws, and 4 losses, with an average of 1.29 points per game in the tournament.

In the 2025/26 season across all competitions, the team has achieved 3 wins, 0 draws, and 5 losses.

Exeter City's attack has scored 9 goals during this period. Out of this total, 9 goals were scored in the EFL League One, averaging 1.29 goals per match. The season's average stands at 1.13.

The offense system of Exeter City is led by Josh Magennis as the top scorer of the season. The irish forward has scored 3 goals. He is supported by the season's best assistant, Ilmari Niskanen, who has contributed with 2 assists.

On the defensive side, the team has conceded 7 goals with an average of 1 in the league. In all competitions, the current numbers are 9 goals conceded in 8 matches, resulting in an average of 1.13.

Port Vale preview

On the other hand, Port Vale comes into the match having played 7 games in the EFL League One so far. They have recorded 0 wins, 2 draws, and 5 losses, with an average of 0.29 points per game in the tournament.

In the 2025/26 season across all competitions, the team has achieved 2 wins, 2 draws, and 5 losses.

Port Vale's attack has scored 6 goals during this period. Out of this total, 4 goals were scored in the EFL League One, averaging 0.57 goals per match. The season's average stands at 0.67.

The offense system of Port Vale is led by Lorent Tolaj as the top scorer of the season. The swiss forward has scored 2 goals. He is supported by the season's best assistant, Mitchell Clark, who has contributed with 1 assists.

On the defensive side, the team has conceded 9 goals with an average of 1.29 in the league. In all competitions, the current numbers are 9 goals conceded in 9 matches, resulting in an average of 1.

Head to head: Exeter City vs Port Vale 

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Home Team

Exeter City Team Logo

Exeter City

England - EFL League One

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall L W L W W

1.29

Home W L L W W

2

Away L L W W L

0.75

Away Team

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Port Vale

England - EFL League One

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall L L L L L

0.29

Home L L L L D

0.25

Away L D D L L

0.33

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