Cardiff vs Port Vale Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 22 Apr 2026

League One Betting Preview: Cardiff vs Port Vale

Cardiff meet Port Vale at Cardiff City Stadium, with kick-off set for 14:45 on Wednesday 22 April.

Port Vale can thrive as the outsiders and we’ll take a +1.5 start that they beat Cardiff at Asian Handicap odds of -112. The win, draw and single goal defeat is on our side which amounts to an attractive bet.

Cardiff City got the win in their last game. It was a 3-1 away triumph at Select Car Leasing Stadium when meeting Reading.

Port Vale played Wigan Athletic at home in their previous game. It was a 0-0 draw at Vale Park.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was a 0-0 draw in the last head-to-head when visitors Cardiff faced Port Vale at the Vale Park.

League One		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
2	Cardiff	43	25	10	8	80	44	36	80:44	85
23	Port Vale	42	9	12	21	33	55	-22	33:55	39

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Cardiff vs Port Vale Prediction & Betting Tips

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

Match Prediction

The logical play is Port Vale +1.5 at odds of -112. We’re expecting them to compete well in this League One game and the Asian Handicap option means that we land a nice payout if this wager wins.

It's important to understand the players who are unavailable for the upcoming League One action and the respective form of each team. If you want stats, you have come to the right place and they form the basis of our football predictions.

Key Cardiff vs Port Vale league stats:

• The +1.5 line has been covered by Port Vale in 4 consecutive games.
• The +1.5 line has been covered by Port Vale in 8 of their last 10 games.
• The +1.5 line has been covered by Port Vale in 16 of their last 20 games.
• The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Cardiff in 13 of their last 20 games at home.
• The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Cardiff in 6 of their last 10 games.

According to the latest betting odds, our pick has a 52.9% chance of winning. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Match Prediction

Port Vale Asian Hcp +1.5 @ -112 Watch Live Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

Cardiff 1 - 0 Port Vale

Let’s go for Cardiff to win 1-0, a bet which is available at +575. Correct score betting provides plenty of excitement and a potentially bigger return if you win.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Omari Kellyman to Score +170

Omari Kellyman (Cardiff) has managed two goals in his past five League One matches. We’ll use this stat and take odds of +170 that he is able to score at least one goal when it comes to wagering on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Omari Kellyman Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+170

First

+450

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Cardiff vs Port Vale Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

With a proposed 78% probability of securing a victory, the bookmakers are taking few risks with their -345 odds about Cardiff City coming out on top in this League One encounter. If you want to get against the market leader, then you’re able to secure +800 for Port Vale.

Cardiff can be backed at -149 on the Half-Time Result and you’ll need them to have their noses in front by the break. Port Vale can be chanced at +600 and the draw is +170.

Over 2.5 Goals is trading at a shorter price than Under 2.5 Goals right now. The probability for BTTS Yes and BTTS No is the same, with -119 available for each pick.

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Full-Time Result

1

-345

X

+420

2

+800

Half-Time Result

1

-149

X

+170

2

+600

Double Chance

1X

-2000

12

-769

X2

+215

Draw No Bet

1

-1667

2

+540

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1.5

-125

2 Hcp +1.5

-112

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+135

Over 2.5

-200

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-119

No

-119

Yousef Salech is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +280 and if you’re keen to back him to simply find the net, then the price is +102.

Yousef Salech (Cardiff)

First

+102

Anytime

+280

Callum Robinson (Cardiff)

First

+155

Anytime

+420

Omari Kellyman (Cardiff)

First

+170

Anytime

+450

Cian Ashford (Cardiff)

First

+185

Anytime

+510

Isaak Davies (Cardiff)

First

+205

Anytime

+550

Chris Willock (Cardiff)

First

+215

Anytime

+550

Rubin Colwill (Cardiff)

First

+220

Anytime

+575

Ollie Tanner (Cardiff)

First

+260

Anytime

+650

Eli King (Cardiff)

First

+270

Anytime

+700

Ben Waine (Port Vale)

First

+300

Anytime

+800

David Turnbull (Cardiff)

First

+325

Anytime

+850

Alex Robertson (Cardiff)

First

+340

Anytime

+850

Ryan Wintle (Cardiff)

First

+370

Anytime

+950

Dajaune Brown (Port Vale)

First

+390

Anytime

+1000

Will Fish (Cardiff)

First

+430

Anytime

+1100

Gabriel Osho (Cardiff)

First

+480

Anytime

+1200

Perry Ng (Cardiff)

First

+575

Anytime

+1400

Calum Chambers (Cardiff)

First

+600

Anytime

+1500

George Hall (Port Vale)

First

+600

Anytime

+1600

Joel Bagan (Cardiff)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Ethon Archer (Port Vale)

First

+650

Anytime

+1700

Jordan Shipley (Port Vale)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Jaheim Headley (Port Vale)

First

+850

Anytime

+2200

Cardiff have managed six victories, two draws and two losses in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.70 goals per game and conceding 0.80.

Port Vale have recorded seven defeats and three victories in the previous 10 away matches, netting an average of 0.80 goals per game and conceding 2.00.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Cardiff Home Stats		6-2-2	2.50	1.70	0.80	4	6	4	6
Port Vale Away Stats		3-0-7	2.80	0.80	2.00	6	4	3	7

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

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Cardiff vs Port Vale Lineups & Team News

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