Relegation-threatened Port Vale will welcome Wycombe Wanderers to Vale Park for their League One gameweek 16 encounter on Saturday.
The hosts sit second bottom in the standings with 13 points, for away from safety, while the visitors are 14th in the table, having amassed 19 points after 15 matches in the English third tier.
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Contents
- 1 Port Vale vs Wycombe predictions: Wycombe are in line for a fourth successive win
- 2 Most recent H2Hs: Can Wycombe continue their dominance over Port Vale?
- 3 Port Vale Preview: Mo Faal out with a hamstring injury
- 4 Wycombe preview: The visitors will be without Niall Huggins
- 5 Player to watch: Devante Cole
Port Vale vs Wycombe predictions: Wycombe are in line for a fourth successive win
Key stats
- Wycombe have won their last three games in all competitions, scoring nine, with only one conceded.
- Port Vale have won only one of their last six matches across all competitions.
- The hosts are without a win against the visitors since October 2012.
- Four of Port Vale's last five matches returned at least three total goals.
Correct score prediction: Port Vale 1-3 Wycombe
Port Vale have struggled to get going since their promotion to League One, claiming a miserly three victories, four draws and eight losses after 15 matches. Currently, the Valiants are on a five-game winless streak in the league, a run that could be extended to six if they fail to win in this encounter.
Wycombe, on the other hand, are currently on a three-game winning streak across all competitions that they will be keen to extend to four matches.
Pre-game odds and win probability: The bookies are backing the away side
- HOME: 7/4 (2.75) – 36.4%
- DRAW: 23/10 (3.33) – 30.3
- AWAY: 6/4 (2.50) – 40.0%
**Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Port Vale's struggles are well documented, a run of bad results which is highlighted by only three wins in the current campaign. And it is not surprising that they are priced at 7/4 (2.75), which represents a 36.4% chance for the home side to win on Saturday.
For the home side, the odds for the in-form Wycombe Wanderers to emerge victorious at the weekend are set at 6/4 (2.50) odds, which translates to a 40% chance of a successful outing on Saturday away from their stomping ground..
Most recent H2Hs: Can Wycombe continue their dominance over Port Vale?
Wycombe will come into this fixture looking to hold the game by the scruff of its neck, having been undefeated against the hosts since 2013. In that time, the visitors have won three matches, with the others ending all squared.
The hosts are currently going through a rough patch, and their crisis could be further deepened if they do not snap out of their current misery.
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Port Vale Preview: Mo Faal out with a hamstring injury
Away from their run of wretched results since earning promotion back to League One, the hosts have almost a fully fit squad ahead of Saturday's encounter.
At the moment, only Forward Mo Faal is likely to sit out this fixture, as a result of a hamstring injury he has been battling with since May 2025.
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Predicted lineup: Amos (GK), Humphreys, Heneghan, Kyle John, Headley, Shipley, Ojo, Curtis, Brown, Johnson, & Stockley
Last five matches
- Port Vale 3-4 Fleetwood
- Bolton 4-0 Port Vale
- Port Vale 5-1 Maldon & Tiptree
- Port Vale 0-3 Stockport County
- Wigan 1-0 Port Vale
Wycombe preview: The visitors will be without Niall Huggins
Like the hosts, Wycombe Wanderers's medics do not have too much on their hands in terms of players, who are stricken with injuries. Ahead of this fixture, right back Niall Huggins is the only absentee, as he is currently recuperating from knee surgery.
Predicted lineup: Moore (GK), Taylor, Gregory, Back, Matton, Westergaard, Boyd-Munce, McNeilly, Quitrna, Lowry, & Fink
Last five matches
- Gillingham 0-3 Wycombe
- Wycombe 4- 1 Leyton Orient
- Wycombe 2-0 Plymouth
- Wycombe 1-2 Fulham
- Wycombe 3-0 Huddersfield
Player to watch: Devante Cole
Former Barnsley and West Brom striker Devante Cole has been the go-to man for goal scoring this season, with his record of five goals in nine matches. The Valiants will be banking on him to deliver the goods on Saturday.
Devante Cole has been the best marksman for Port Vale this season. Photo (Imago) Credit: Pro Sports Images