EFL Cup Betting Preview: Birmingham vs Port Vale

Championship outfit Birmingham host League One side Port Vale in this EFL Cup second round encounter at St Andrew's, with kick-off set for 14:45 on Tuesday 26 August 2025. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and confirmed lineups.

Will the Favourites Cover the Line?

Birmingham -1.25 at -110 look a good bet on the Asian Handicap. The home team will land a nice return if they achieve a two goal winning margin or bigger. A one goal win would mean we get half the stake returned.

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Birmingham Landed Victory in Last Game

Birmingham City won their last game, beating Oxford United at home. They triumphed 1-0 at St Andrew's in the Championship. Blues had one shot on target and enjoyed 66% possession, with a 40th minute winner from Seung-Ho Paik proving the difference.

Port Vale were defeated in their previous game, being beaten at home to Doncaster Rovers by a 1-0 League One scoreline at Vale Park.

In their most recent EFL Cup matches, Birmingham triumphed 2-1 at home to Sheffield United, while Port Vale visited Blackpool and won 1-0.

Birmingham vs Port Vale Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the edge with our best Birmingham vs Port Vale tips: a key match prediction, correct score recommendation, top player prop bets and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

We think Birmingham will win this EFL Cup game by two goals or more. This leads us to back them -1.25 on the Asian Handicap at odds of -110, with plenty of juice in the available price.

The football betting tips are only provided once we have a handle on the team news and the latest form guide. We are also on point when it comes to the most valuable EFL Cup stats.

Key Birmingham vs Port Vale EFL Cup & league stats:

The -1.25 line has been covered by Birmingham in 0 of their last 6 games.

Birmingham -1.25 Probability

The top betting apps make it a 52.4% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our tipsters calculate this probability to be closer to 60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction

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Published 21:08, 24 August 2025

Correct Score Prediction

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We’ve found an attractive bet at odds of +550 and it involves Birmingham winning 2-0. We like a wager on correct score as there’s the chance to bank a bigger return.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Jay Stansfield to Score +105

Jay Stansfield (Birmingham) has scored at least one goal in three of his past five matches. The odds that he will be an Anytime Goalscorer look attractive considering the numbers and we’ll plump for him to find the net at odds of +105.

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Birmingham -1.25 -110

Total Goals Under 2.5 +114

Anytime Goalscorer Jay Stansfield +105

We’ve loaded up a bet builder with the picks of Birmingham to cover the -1.25 Asian Handicap, two or less goals to be registered merged with Jay Stansfield (Birmingham) to score.

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Birmingham vs Port Vale Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Birmingham Victory on the Cards According to Bookies

Birmingham City are the shortest price to win this EFL Cup clash according to the bookies, with the favourites given a 70% probability due to their -238 betting odds. Port Vale are the +600 underdogs, while the draw can also be backed as an alternative.

As the name suggests, the Half-Time Result market is settled at the break. Should you take this option, then you can choose between Birmingham at -110, Port Vale at +500 or the draw at +145.

Over 2.5 Goals is the market leader and that means three or more goals are predicted. For Both Teams to Score betting opportunities, the market suggests that BTTS Yes and No are both equally as likely to happen.

The good news is that you can access hundreds of markets for any EFL Cup match. All the leading football betting sites have a massive range of pre-match and In-Play betting options.

Full-Time Result

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Asian Handicap

Total Goals

Both Teams to Score

Alfons Sampsted Favourite to Be First Goalscorer

Alfons Sampsted is the market leader to be First Goalscorer at +2000. Alternatively, there’s the chance to back him to find the net at any stage at -100.

Player Goals

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Lorent Tolaj (Port Vale)

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Last 5 Games

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Team Stats

Latest EFL Cup and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

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Full-Time Result

2 wins and 1 draw in the previous 3 matches
1 win and 1 draw in the previous 2 home matches

Full-Time Result

3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 5 matches
1 defeat and 1 draw in the previous 2 away matches

Goals

An average of 1.33 goals scored and 0.67 conceded in the previous 3 matches
An average of 1.00 goals scored and 0.50 conceded in the previous 2 home matches
An average of 2.00 goals per game in the previous 3 matches
An average of 1.50 goals per game in the previous 2 home matches
BTTS Yes in 2 of the previous 3 matches
BTTS Yes in 1 of the previous 2 home matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 1 of the previous 3 matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 0 of the previous 2 home matches

Goals

An average of 0.40 goals scored and 1.00 conceded in the previous 5 matches
An average of 0.50 goals scored and 1.00 conceded in the previous 2 away matches
An average of 1.40 goals per game in the previous 5 matches
An average of 1.50 goals per game in the previous 2 away matches
BTTS Yes in 2 of the previous 5 matches
BTTS Yes in 1 of the previous 2 away matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 2 of the previous 5 matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 1 of the previous 2 away matches

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Birmingham vs Port Vale Lineups & Team News

The Birmingham vs Port Vale team news could change everything — review it before betting. We’ll deliver both predicted and confirmed lineups for the EFL Cup as well as the latest injury reports.