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England League One

Huddersfield

Port Vale

Preview Team statistics AI Prediction H2H Team recent Odds Lineups Injuries / suspensions League table

Match Events

Leo Castledine

14'

George Byers

Ryan Ledson

15'

Bojan Radulović

32'

Alfie May

50'

Leo Castledine

58'

Ruben Roosken

73'

Cameron Ashia

88'

90'

Ben Heneghan

Preview

Huddersfield vs Port Vale: Hosts Look to Consolidate Home Strength

Huddersfield host Port Vale in League One, with the Terriers aiming to leverage their solid home record against a Vale side struggling for wins. Despite recent mixed form for the hosts, their home advantage and superior season-long metrics suggest they should be favourites in this Boxing Day clash.

This fixture pits Huddersfield's possession-based approach, especially at home where they average over 54% ball possession, against Port Vale's more defensive and transitional style, often playing with less of the ball away from home. The hosts will likely aim to build from the back, utilising their superior passing accuracy to stretch Vale's defence and exploit spaces. Port Vale, in contrast, might look to sit deep, frustrate Huddersfield, and seek opportunities on the counter-attack, though their recent struggles in front of goal and a tendency to commit fouls in dangerous areas may hinder their effectiveness. Huddersfield's higher corner count also suggests they will be probing for set-piece opportunities.

Team statistics

England League One

Huddersfield

Port Vale

Matches played

9 - 4 - 8

Results

3 - 6 - 11

42.9%

Win %

15%

1.7

Goals scored

0.7

1.5

Goals conceded

1.2

4.9

Shots on target

3.3

4.3

Shots off target

3.9

Blocked shots

3.3

51.6

Ball possession

46.4

75.4

Pass accuracy

70.1

12.5

Fouls

10.8

2.6

Goalkeeper saves

2.3

1.6

Yellow cards

1.9

0.1

Red cards

0.1

League averages

Key points

• Huddersfield averages 1.8 goals at home this season, significantly more than Port Vale's 0.8 away.
• Port Vale have lost 55% of their games overall this season, highlighting their struggles.
• Huddersfield's recent home games have seen a notable increase in shot volume and attacking output.

AI Prediction

Huddersfield's strong home statistics, combined with a recent surge in attacking performance at home, make them the clear favourites. Port Vale's poor away record and overall struggles to score suggest they will find it tough. While Huddersfield's recent form has seen draws, their underlying metrics and home advantage should see them secure three points. The odds also lean towards the home win, reinforcing this view. Both teams' recent scoring and conceding patterns point towards goals at both ends.

AI

Confidence

Pick

Recent Win% (20)
nova-lite-v1 (fr)

by amazon

78%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

47%

O/U

67%

BTTS

50%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (ar)

by google

75%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

47%

O/U

50%

BTTS

57%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (es)

by google

70%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

53%

O/U

63%

BTTS

57%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (ru)

by google

70%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

53%

O/U

50%

BTTS

53%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (vi)

by google

72%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 OVER

1x2

57%

O/U

53%

BTTS

50%
gemini-2.5-flash-lite (en)

by google

70%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

53%

O/U

47%

BTTS

57%
llama-3.1-8b-instruct (it)

by meta-llama

80%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

60%

O/U

47%

BTTS

50%
llama-3.1-8b-instruct (nl)

by meta-llama

85%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

47%

O/U

50%

BTTS

43%
llama-3.3-70b-instruct (pt)

by meta-llama

80%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

50%

O/U

40%

BTTS

53%
phi-4-multimodal-instruct (id)

by microsoft

85%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

53%

O/U

40%

BTTS

50%
mistral-nemo (de)

by mistralai

85%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

50%

O/U

47%

BTTS

50%
gpt-oss-120b:exacto (tr)

by openai

78%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

43%

O/U

53%

BTTS

53%
qwen-turbo (th)

by qwen

85%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

47%

O/U

53%

BTTS

50%
grok-4.1-fast (ja)

by x-ai

82%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

50%

O/U

63%

BTTS

43%
grok-4.1-fast (ko)

by x-ai

85%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

50%

O/U

63%

BTTS

43%

H2H

League One

No head-to-head data available.

Includes records from 2023 onwards.

Team recent

Huddersfield

H/A	VS	Score	Results	O/U 2.5	BTTS	Cor 9.5
AWAY	Rotherham	3 - 1	W	O	Y	N
HOME	Wigan	1 - 1	D	U	Y	Y
AWAY	Northampton	1 - 1	D	U	Y	N
AWAY	Cardiff	2 - 3	L	O	Y	Y
HOME	AFC Wimbledon	3 - 3	D	O	Y	Y
AWAY	Luton	1 - 2	L	O	Y	Y
AWAY	Mansfield Town	3 - 1	W	O	Y	N
HOME	Plymouth	3 - 1	W	O	Y	Y
AWAY	Wycombe	0 - 3	L	O	N	N
HOME	Bolton	1 - 2	L	O	Y	Y

Huddersfield present a picture of a team that is generally performing well, particularly on home turf. Their season-long statistics show a decent scoring rate and a solid defensive record at home, conceding just over a goal per game. Crucially, their recent home form, while not perfect (two draws and a win in the last three), has seen a significant uptick in attacking output, with 2.3 goals scored and a much higher shot volume. The last fixture, a draw, saw them dominate possession and maintain a strong passing accuracy, indicating a team that can still impose its game even without securing a victory.

Port Vale

H/A	VS	Score	Results	O/U 2.5	BTTS	Cor 9.5
HOME	Peterborough	0 - 1	L	U	N	Y
AWAY	Luton	2 - 2	D	O	Y	N
AWAY	Lincoln	0 - 1	L	U	N	Y
HOME	Plymouth	0 - 1	L	U	N	Y
HOME	Wycombe	0 - 0	D	U	N	Y
AWAY	Bolton	0 - 4	L	O	N	Y
HOME	Stockport County	0 - 3	L	O	N	N
AWAY	Wigan	0 - 1	L	U	N	Y
AWAY	AFC Wimbledon	1 - 1	D	U	Y	Y
HOME	Northampton	0 - 0	D	U	N	N

Port Vale are enduring a difficult campaign, reflected in their low win percentage and a tendency to concede more goals than they score. Their away form is particularly concerning, with more losses than wins and a defensive susceptibility that sees them let in over a goal per game on the road. Recent form offers little respite; they are winless in their last three overall and have failed to score in their last home outing, despite snatching a draw in their most recent away match. Their overall possession and passing accuracy figures are also noticeably lower than their hosts, suggesting they often play second fiddle.

Over

Under

Yes

Odds

1x2

HOME

1.75

DRAW

3.6

AWAY

4.5

2.5 OVER/UNDER

OVER

1.95

UNDER

1.85

BTTS

YES

1.8

1.95

Lineups

Lineup information is currently unavailable. It will be updated 1 hour before kickoff.

Average Player Rating

Injuries / suspensions

No injury/suspension information available.

League table

England League One

#	Team	Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Cardiff	22	15	2	5	40	23	17	47	WWLWW
2	Lincoln	23	13	5	5	34	23	11	44	WWWDW
3	Bradford	22	12	7	3	32	21	11	43	WWLWW
4	Stockport County	22	11	5	6	33	29	4	38	WLWLW
5	Huddersfield	23	11	4	8	42	31	11	37	WWWDD
6	Bolton	22	10	7	5	30	21	9	37	LWLWW
7	Stevenage	21	10	6	5	25	17	8	36	LDDWL
8	Luton	23	10	5	8	33	28	5	35	WWLDD
9	Wycombe	23	7	8	8	29	27	2	29	DLWDL
10	Reading	22	7	8	7	29	28	1	29	DWWLL
11	Mansfield Town	22	8	5	9	28	28	0	29	WWLDL
12	Wigan	22	7	8	7	25	25	0	29	WLLDW
13	Blackpool	23	8	5	10	29	30	-1	29	WWWDW
14	Peterborough	22	9	2	11	26	28	-2	29	DWWWW
15	Barnsley	20	8	4	8	32	32	0	28	LLLWL
16	Leyton Orient	23	8	4	11	34	38	-4	28	LLWLD
17	AFC Wimbledon	22	8	4	10	24	30	-6	28	LDLDL
18	Burton Albion	22	7	6	9	23	29	-6	27	LWDDL
19	Northampton	22	8	3	11	22	28	-6	27	LLWLD
20	Exeter City	22	8	2	12	22	21	1	26	WLWLW
21	Plymouth	23	8	2	13	28	38	-10	26	DLWWW
22	Rotherham	23	6	6	11	22	33	-11	24	LLLLL
23	Doncaster	23	6	4	13	23	40	-17	22	LLLLL
24	Port Vale	22	3	6	13	13	30	-17	15	LLLDL

Huddersfield vs Port Vale AI Match Preview, Prediction, Team Stats Comparison, League table

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Huddersfield vs Port Vale: Hosts Look to Consolidate Home Strength

Team statistics

Team Stats Comparison

Key points

AI Prediction

H2H

Team recent

Huddersfield Team recent

Port Vale Team recent

Odds

Injuries / suspensions

League table