Rochdale vs Port Vale prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 30 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Rochdale vs Port Vale

League Two · Saturday 30 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale

Rochdale · Port Vale · League Two predictions

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Rochdale host Port Vale in the League Two on Saturday 30 January 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale. Rochdale are 20th in the table with 15 points from 14, while Port Vale are 19th in the table with 15 points from 12.

Recent form: Rochdale L-L-D-L-D, Port Vale W-L-D-W-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Rochdale have scored 1.3 and conceded 2.5 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Port Vale average 1.2 scored and 1.2 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 1 time in the records we hold: Rochdale won 0, 0 games were drawn and Port Vale won 1. Those games averaged 6.0 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 31 Oct 2026, ended Port Vale 4-2 Rochdale.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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19Port Vale124351014-415WWDLW
20Rochdale144371726-915DLDLL

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Head-to-head

1 meetings: Rochdale 0, draws 0, Port Vale 1.

Team news

Rochdale expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Sam Waller, Aden Flint, Kaiden Wilson, Charlie Kian Tasker, Tobi Adebayo-Rowling, Harvey Gilmour, Glenn Middleton, Baba Adeeko, Cian Hayes, Dajaune Brown

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

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