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Swindon vs Port Vale Match Summary
Competition | English League Two |
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Match Date | Tuesday 1 September 2026 |
Match Time | 19:45 UK time |
Venue (City, Stadium) | Swindon, The Nigel Eady County Ground |
Swindon host Port Vale at The Nigel Eady County Ground on Tuesday night, and the early Swindon vs Port Vale odds make this one a genuinely open League Two contest.
The Robins are licking their wounds after a 3-0 hammering away at Oldham Athletic, a result that undid the good work of a home win over Cheltenham. Ian Holloway wants a swift response.
Port Vale arrive in Wiltshire still chasing their first win of the season, having taken two points from three. Back-to-back draws suggest Jon Brady's side are tightening up at least.
History points to goals here. Both teams have scored in five of the last six meetings in League Two, so this fixture rarely lacks entertainment when these two collide.
Swindon vs Port Vale Form
Swindon sit 14th in the League Two table and have four points from their opening three matches, one win, one draw and one loss. A tidy 2-1 home win over Cheltenham, with Aaron Drinan on the scoresheet, was followed by a limp 3-0 defeat at Oldham. Goals have been a feature, with over 2.5 landing in seven of their last eight League Two outings.
Port Vale prop up the form guide down in 20th, still without a win and winless from four competitive fixtures. Their most recent outing was a stubborn 0-0 draw with Crewe Alexandra, a second clean sheet as they steady the ship. Under 2.5 goals has landed in each of Port Vale's last five League Two games, a marked contrast to the hosts.
Swindon vs Port Vale Lineups & Team News
Injuries & Suspensions
Swindon: S. Inwood (Injured/out), B. Kirkman (Injured/out), M. Virtue (Injured/out), J. Hungbo (Injured/doubtful), J. Ball (Injured/doubtful)
Port Vale: G. Byers (Injured/out), L. Montsma (Unfit/out), G. Hall (Unfit/out), M. Faal (Unfit/out)
Swindon
Billy Kirkman and Matty Virtue are the latest additions to a growing Swindon injury list, joining Sam Inwood on the sidelines, while Junior Hungbo and Jonny Ball are rated as doubts. Jack Thompson could be handed his full league debut for the Robins.
Port Vale
Mo Faal and George Hall are among those struggling with illness for Port Vale, with George Byers ruled out of the trip to Swindon. Jaheim Headley is pushing for a recall and could come into the visitors' line-up.
Swindon vs Port Vale Predicted Lineup
Swindon
Formation: 4-3-3
Predicted Starting Lineup (probable): Ripley; Clark, Tafazolli, Negru, Majekodunmi; Thomson, Munda, Clarke; Middlemas, Drinan, Millard
Port Vale
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Predicted Starting Lineup (probable): Smith; Gordon, Hall, Humphreys, Lawrence-Gabriel; Walters, Dempsey; Headley, Garrity, Hernández; Lynch
Swindon vs Port Vale Key Stats & Match Facts
Swindon are undefeated in 11 of their last 12 home matches against Port Vale in all competitions.
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in seven of Swindon's last eight League Two games.
Swindon have seen over 2.5 goals in six of their last seven matches against Port Vale in all competitions.
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Port Vale's last five League Two games.
Both teams have scored in five of the last six League Two meetings between the sides, and there have been 3+ goals in six of the last seven.
Swindon vs Port Vale Prediction & Best Bets
Our prediction: This one shapes up as a tight, low-key affair with the visitors marginally favoured. Port Vale carry the higher win implied probability at 46%, edging Swindon on 28% with the draw close behind. Our prediction is a narrow 1-1 draw, with the projected total sitting just short of two and a half goals. Port Vale, at 23/20 with Coral, are the value side to avoid defeat.
Best Bets
Port Vale or Draw in the Double Chance market. Port Vale are the away favourites here, with their combined implied probability of avoiding defeat sitting at 72% once you fold the win and draw figures together. With Vale unbeaten in their last two and tightening at the back, backing them to at least take a point makes plenty of sense.
Both Teams To Score - No. This flags up as a positive expected value play at plus 7.9% EV, and it sits neatly with a Vale side who have kept it under 2.5 goals in five straight League Two outings. A cagey, low-scoring night points towards one clean sheet at least.
Swindon vs Port Vale Bet Builder
Our Swindon vs Port Vale bet builder leans into the away favourites and the goals history, pairing a Port Vale win, Aaron Drinan to score anytime and both teams to find the net.
Port Vale to win anchors the slip. The visitors carry the highest win implied probability at 46%, comfortably clear of the hosts, and they arrive on the back of back-to-back draws.
Aaron Drinan to score anytime brings the home threat. The forward is Swindon's main outlet, already off the mark this season, and carries a 33.79% goalscorer probability for this fixture.
Both teams to score completes the picture. That has landed in five of the last six League Two meetings between these sides, a run that keeps this leg firmly in play.
The combination leans on Swindon's leaky recent defending and Port Vale's edge in the projections, tying the home goal threat to the away win in one tidy package.
At the time of writing, this bet builder pays a best price of 10/1 and is as short as 17/2 elsewhere. That's a difference in potential winnings of £15 from best to worst price.
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Swindon vs Port Vale Talking Points
The theme here is a Swindon side chasing a second straight home league win against a Port Vale outfit still hunting their first competitive victory of the campaign. Holloway will want Aaron Drinan, who struck in the 2-1 home win over Cheltenham, to lead the line again after his men shipped three at Oldham. There is a stark stylistic clash too: Swindon's fixtures have been high-scoring, yet Port Vale have squeezed the life out of games, keeping the total under 2.5 in five straight. Something has to give at a ground where the visitors are rarely comfortable.
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The Swindon vs Port Vale match will take place at The Nigel Eady County Ground.
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