📏 Form Guide

Port Vale

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Port Vale will be looking for an improved result here following the 2-1 League One defeat in their last game at the hands of Stevenage.

The only name on the scoresheet from Port Vale was Jayden Stockley (10'). Daniel Phillips (19') and Harry Cornick (24') scored for Stevenage.

Port Vale haven’t exactly had impressive attacking statistics of late. Their goals record equals just 4 against opposing sides during their last 6 outings. In those games, Port Vale have also seen the number of goals scored against them total 13.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Port Vale:

• are winless against Reading in their last 2 league matches.
• have not won at home in their last 3 league matches.

Reading

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In their last fixture, Reading drew 1-1 in the League One match with Bolton Wanderers.

The only scorer from Reading was Jack Marriott (36'). Mason Burstow (96') scored for Bolton Wanderers.

Indicating their predisposition for productive matches, goals have been celebrated 23 times in the previous six games in which Reading have sent out their troops, yielding an average of 3.83 goals for each fixture. Their opponents have managed 10 of this grand total. That kind of pattern might not be sustained here, of course.

👥 Head to head

A look at their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 03/02/2001 shows us that Port Vale have won 1 of them & Reading 5, with the tally of drawn games being 0.

A sum of 9 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 1 from The Valiants and 8 being from The Royals. That is an average goals per game value of 1.5.

The last league clash between these clubs was League One match day 6 on 30/08/2025 which ended up with the score at Reading 1-0 Port Vale.

The match was refereed by Thomas Parsons.

🗞️ Team News: Reading

Thanks to a mainly available squad, there’s just the sole fitness issue for the Reading boss Leam Richardson to contend with. Daniel Kyerewaa (unknown injury) won’t be in action.

🔮 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Port Vale might well have a job on their hands to get anything against this Reading team who we think might be able to grind out a win.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 victory for Reading when all is said and done.

We’ll see what happens.

Andre Moura, 14:07 21/02/2026