Port Vale vs York City prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 23 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Port Vale vs York City

League Two · Saturday 23 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent

Port Vale · York City · League Two predictions

Port Vale vs York City preview

Port Vale host York City in the League Two on Saturday 23 January 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Vale Park in Stoke-on-Trent. Port Vale go into the round 19th, on 15 points from 12 games, while York City are 7th in the table with 20 points from 14.

Port Vale come into the game with a W-L-D-W-W run in the league (3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5), while York City's recent sequence reads L-L-W-D-D. Over their last 6, Port Vale have scored 1.2 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 1 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. York City average 1.3 scored and 1.8 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Head to head, Port Vale have 1 win to York City's 1 across 3 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 2.7 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 24 Oct 2026, ended York City 2-0 Port Vale.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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7York City145542421+320DDWLL
19Port Vale124351014-415WWDLW

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Head-to-head

3 meetings: Port Vale 1, draws 1, York City 1.

Team news

Port Vale expected line-up (3-5-2)

Marko Marosi, Cameron Humphreys, Jasper Moon, Connor Hall, Jordan Gabriel, Kyle Dempsey, Jaheim Headley, George Hall, George Byers, Onel Hernández, Max Watters

York City expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Alfie McNally, Zak Johnson, Mark Kitching, Ryan Fallowfield, Harry Boyes, Alex Hunt, Ollie Banks, Jack Hunt, Arthur Read, Ollie Pearce, Joe Grey

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