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Football England - EFL League One Select Car Leasing Stadium Sat 30 Aug 10:00
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League One Betting Preview: Reading vs Port Vale

Reading host Port Vale in this League One encounter at Select Car Leasing Stadium, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Saturday 30 August 2025. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and confirmed lineups.

Vale to Make it a Close Encounter

If you agree with our view that Port Vale can perform well against Reading, then you can bet them with a +0.25 goal start at -139. This means our Asian Handicap stake is divided equally between 0 and +0.5.

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Reading 2-0 Winners When Teams Last Met

Reading faced Wycombe Wanderers away when last in League One action. It was a 2-2 draw at Adams Park.

Four days ago, Reading won 2-1 at home to AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Cup.

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

On Tuesday night, Port Vale claimed a 1-0 EFL Cup victory away to Birmingham City.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Reading won the last clash between the pair. Enjoying a 2-0 home triumph when facing Port Vale at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

League One G W D L GF GA GD GD P
22 Port Vale logo Port Vale 5 0 2 3 2 5 -3 2:5 2
23 Reading logo Reading 5 0 2 3 4 9 -5 4:9 2
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Reading vs Port Vale Prediction & Betting Tips

Discover our expert Reading vs Port Vale betting tips, featuring a key match prediction, correct score suggestion, top player prop picks and bet builder advice. Scroll down for full analysis.

Match Prediction

We’ll divide our stake by wagering Port Vale +0.25 at odds of -139 for this Asian Handicap wager. We’re expecting to see a quality performance from the away team in this League One showdown.

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Key Reading vs Port Vale league stats:

  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Reading in 6 consecutive games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Reading in 8 of their last 10 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Reading in 13 of their last 20 games.

Vale +0.25 Probability

The latest odds imply that our pick has a 58.1% prospect of winning. After careful examination, our tipsters have this probability somewhere between 65-70%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Jayden Stockley to Score +225 BetMGM logo

Jayden Stockley (Port Vale) has racked up two goals in his past four league games on the road. It’s worth a gamble on the +225 for him to be Anytime Goalscorer as there’s plenty of juice in these betting odds.

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Port Vale +0.25 -139
Total Goals Over 2.5 -102
Anytime Goalscorer Jayden Stockley +225

We’ve lined up a bet builder including these picks: Port Vale to cover the +0.25 Asian Handicap, three or more goals to be scored along with Jayden Stockley (Port Vale) to find the net at any time.

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Reading 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.

Tight Affair Likely According to the Bookies

The 1x2 odds are available for this League One encounter and you can secure +135 that Reading are victorious and +175 that Port Vale get the job done. Those wanting to wager the draw with the bookmakers can secure +250.

There’s a Draw No Bet market should you wish to have some insurance and Port Vale are -102 here. However, if you want to back favourites Reading, then -139 is on offer.

For those anticipating a low-scoring contest, Under 2.5 is the market leader for the Total Goals market. The Both Teams to Score market is intriguing, with the Yes and No options evenly-matched.

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Jayden Stockley Favourite to Find the Net First

Jayden Stockley is the First Goalscorer favourite at +600 and there’s an opportunity to back him to find the net anytime at +225.

Player Goals
Jayden Stockley (Port Vale)
First
+225
Anytime
+600
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Ruari Paton (Port Vale)
First
+245
Anytime
+650
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Ronan Curtis (Port Vale)
First
+290
Anytime
+750
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Ben Garrity (Port Vale)
First
+320
Anytime
+1700
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Reading Have Four Wins From Past Ten Home Clashes

Reading have racked up four wins, four defeats and two draws in the last 10 home matches, scoring an average of 1.20 goals per game and conceding 1.20.

Port Vale have collected four draws, three wins and three defeats in the past 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.50 goals per match and conceding 1.40.

When the teams previously met at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading defeated Port Vale 2-0.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Reading logo Reading Home Stats 4-2-4 2.40 1.20 1.20 4 6 5 5
Port Vale logo Port Vale Away Stats 3-4-3 2.90 1.50 1.40 5 5 7 3
  • 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
Team Stats
Reading logo Reading League Stats
Port Vale logo Port Vale League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists
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Reading vs Port Vale Lineups & Team News

Stay informed and review the Reading vs Port Vale team news before placing your bets. Get the predicted and confirmed League One lineups plus the latest injury updates from us.

Previous Reading Lineups

26 Aug EFL Cup
Reading 2-1 Wimbledon
23 Aug League One
Wycombe 2-2 Reading
20 Aug League One
Bolton 1-1 Reading
16 Aug League One
Reading 1-2 Wimbledon
12 Aug EFL Cup
Portsmouth 1-2 Reading
09 Aug League One
Reading 0-2 Huddersfield

Previous Port Vale Lineups

26 Aug EFL Cup
Birmingham 0-1 Port Vale
23 Aug League One
Port Vale 0-1 Doncaster
19 Aug League One
Port Vale 1-2 Stevenage
16 Aug League One
Burton 0-0 Port Vale
12 Aug EFL Cup
Blackpool 0-1 Port Vale
07 Aug League One
Port Vale 0-0 Cardiff
England FlagLeague One Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Cardiff 5 4 1 0 7:1 13
2 Huddersfield 5 4 0 1 10:3 12
3 Stevenage 5 4 0 1 8:4 12
4 Bradford 5 3 2 0 7:4 11
5 Stockport 5 3 1 1 9:6 10
6 Barnsley 5 3 1 1 8:6 10
7 Lincoln 5 3 1 1 7:5 10
8 Doncaster 5 3 1 1 5:4 10
9 Mansfield 5 3 0 2 10:6 9
10 Wimbledon 5 3 0 2 6:3 9
11 Luton 5 3 0 2 5:3 9
12 Wigan 5 2 1 2 7:6 7
13 Leyton Orient 5 2 1 2 6:9 7
14 Exeter 5 2 0 3 6:6 6
15 Bolton 5 1 3 1 5:5 6
16 Burton 4 1 1 2 5:6 4
17 Rotherham 4 1 1 2 4:7 4
18 Northampton 5 1 1 3 3:6 4
19 Plymouth 5 1 0 4 4:9 3
20 Blackpool 5 1 0 4 6:12 3
21 Wycombe 5 0 2 3 5:8 2
22 Port Vale 5 0 2 3 2:5 2
23 Reading 5 0 2 3 4:9 2
24 Peterborough 5 0 1 4 2:8 1
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Huddersfield 3 3 0 0 6:0 9
2 Mansfield 3 2 0 1 7:3 6
3 Cardiff 2 2 0 0 5:1 6
4 Wigan 2 2 0 0 5:1 6
5 Lincoln 2 2 0 0 5:2 6
6 Wimbledon 3 2 0 1 4:1 6
7 Stevenage 2 2 0 0 3:0 6
8 Stockport 3 2 0 1 5:3 6
9 Bradford 2 2 0 0 4:2 6
10 Luton 3 2 0 1 2:1 6
11 Bolton 3 1 2 0 4:2 5
12 Leyton Orient 2 1 1 0 4:2 4
13 Barnsley 2 1 1 0 4:3 4
14 Rotherham 2 1 1 0 4:3 4
15 Doncaster 2 1 1 0 2:1 4
16 Burton 2 1 1 0 2:1 4
17 Northampton 3 1 1 1 2:1 4
18 Exeter 2 1 0 1 5:3 3
19 Blackpool 2 1 0 1 5:5 3
20 Plymouth 3 1 0 2 2:4 3
21 Wycombe 3 0 1 2 3:5 1
22 Port Vale 3 0 1 2 1:3 1
23 Peterborough 3 0 1 2 1:4 1
24 Reading 2 0 0 2 1:4 0