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Port Vale v Cardiff 3/1 Bet Builder Tips, Predictions & Cheat Sheet

Port Vale v Cardiff 3/1 Bet Builder Tips, Predictions & Cheat Sheet

Wednesday 6 August, 20253 min read
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Promotion contenders Cardiff City make their first league visit to Vale Park since 2003 in a bid to extend their winning start to the League One season.


Port Vale v Cardiff Bet Builder Tips
  • Port Vale v Cardiff
  • English League One
  • 20:00
3 Selections @ 4.05

Cardiff to Win

I am quite surprised to see Cardiff as long as this for the match.

Despite falling behind to Peterborough, Cardiff were impressive enough in coming back to win their first match of the season on Saturday, and that should enable them to ease into the season now. Allowing them to approach this match with more comfort and confidence.

Vale also produced an impressive performance with ten men at Rotherham and were perhaps unfortunate not to get something from the match in the end. However, they were 2-0 down for most of the match, so there are some extenuating circumstances for that performance.

At the time of writing, Cardiff still have their attacking weapons of Yousef Salech and Robin Colwill available, and that extra bit of quality has the potential to be decisive here.

Rubin Colwill to have 2+ Shots

This could be the last time this season that I am able to tip up this line because Colwill has already hit the headlines with his shooting on opening weekend.

As well as his spectacular free kick goal, which also confirms his position as primary direct free-kick taker this season, Colwill hit four other shots in the match.

I still make his price for over 1.5 shots value at the moment though, especially when considering Yousef Salech is 1.2, given his propensity to shoot from range as well as inside the box.

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George Byers to have 1+ Shots

Byers made an impact on the opening day of the season with four shots. He was lauded as a game-changing signing when he arrived at Vale Park last season, and whilst injury impacted his first season, there is no doubt that he is a player that will benefit Vale in League One.

He should play the full 90 minutes and, similarly to Colwill, he hits shots from inside and outside the box, it was two of each last Saturday, so he looks a shrewd pick here.

He averaged 1.4 shots per 90 in League Two last season as well.

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Port Vale v Cardiff Longshot
  • Port Vale v Cardiff
  • English League One
  • 20:00
2 Selections @ 2.57

Desire Doue to have 1+ Shots on Target

Doue is coming off the back of a stellar 24/25 campaign in which he registered 30 goal contributions across his 61 appearances for PSG, despite only being 20 years old.

Doue had 13 shots across his seven appearances at the recent Club World Cup (2.12 per 90), with seven of these attempts finding the target (1.14 per 90).

Doue averaged 1.04 shots on target per 90 across his 31 appearances for PSG in Ligue 1 last season. We can expect this average to rise domestically this campaign, seeing as last season was Doue’s breakout season and he only started 18 games in Ligue 1.

Doue’s record in the Champions League last season is particularly eye-catching, with the winger registering 32 shots in the competition (3.89 per 90) with an impressive 17 of these attempts finding the target (2.06 per 90).

Desire Doue to have 1+ Shots on Target

Doue is coming off the back of a stellar 24/25 campaign in which he registered 30 goal contributions across his 61 appearances for PSG, despite only being 20 years old.

Doue had 13 shots across his seven appearances at the recent Club World Cup (2.12 per 90), with seven of these attempts finding the target (1.14 per 90).

Doue averaged 1.04 shots on target per 90 across his 31 appearances for PSG in Ligue 1 last season. We can expect this average to rise domestically this campaign, seeing as last season was Doue’s breakout season and he only started 18 games in Ligue 1.

Doue’s record in the Champions League last season is particularly eye-catching, with the winger registering 32 shots in the competition (3.89 per 90) with an impressive 17 of these attempts finding the target (2.06 per 90).

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📂 Port Vale v Cardiff Cheat Sheet

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📈 Port Vale v Cardiff Form & Tactics

The early red card for Jaheim Headley made it difficult to get a full read on Darren Moore’s approach against Rotherham on opening day, but it seems that their base formation will be a 3-4-3, which filters back to a 5-4-1 out of possession.

There is a lot of experience in the team, and square pegs in square holes. Byers and Jordan Shipley drive the team from midfield with all-round profiles, there is enough pace in the outside centre back roles with Cameron Humphrey organising from the centre, Jayden Stockley is the central striker target man profile, allowing the guile of Lorent Tolaj and speed of Ben Waine to support.

They deserved at least a point from the opening match, losing 2-1 to Rotherham.

What we learned from the opening day is that Brian Barry-Murphy is going to set Cardiff up with a back four where possible, but with a lot of flexibility in their play both on and off the ball.

They will look to involve Rubin Colwill as much as possible on the ball, and it was interesting that Barry-Murphy used Joel Colwill in partnership with his brother on opening day. J. Colwill supported R. Colwill to make the formation fluid between 4-2-3-1 and 4-1-4-1, with Cian Ashford and Ollie Tanner providing energy and work rate out wide.

The team is exceptionally youthful, with an average age of only 22, Cardiff will have to ride out the inexperienced moments against a streetwise Vale side.


🏁 Ref Watch

Tom Reeves

  • Reeves has 54 matches under his belt at this level.

  • Reeves averages 2.87 yellow cards per fixture when officiating League One matches, which is low by EFL standards.

  • He also gives fewer than average fouls, 22.87 per match.


📊 Port Vale v Cardiff Key Stats

  • Port Vale only lost four times at Vale Park last season, but also drew a high proportion of their home matches.

  • Vale named four of their five most played players from 2024/25 in their starting XI on opening day, showing clear continuity from their promotion season.

  • Vale have an average age of 26.6, around average for the league.

  • Cardiff’s average age of 22.5 on opening day was the youngest on record since the 2005/06 season under Dave Jones.

  • Cardiff won only two away league games last term.

  • Cardiff’s xG underperformance in the Championship last season was the most extreme in the league, 17 goals lower than expected.


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