Port Vale vs Rochdale preview

Port Vale host Rochdale at Vale Park on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 GMT with both sides looking for consistency after mixed mid‑October results. Vale sit 23rd in League Two with 12 points from 11 games while Rochdale are 17th on 15 points from 13; recent form favours Vale on last-five points (7 to 5) but the small margins in those results make this a tight fixture at a neutral glance.

Port Vale Vs Rochdale

Vale ParkKick-off: Saturday 31 October at 12:30 GMT

Recent league form · points from displayed games

Port ValeLWWDL7

RochdaleWDLDL5

League head-to-head

0Port Vale wins

1draws

2Rochdale wins

3 recorded league meetings · previous 10 years

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Fan Banter prediction · 90 minutes

90‑minute pick: Port Vale 1–0 Rochdale

Reasoning: Vale’s recent home wins have been narrow 1–0 results and they arrive with slightly better last‑five form (7 points to Rochdale’s 5). Rochdale’s heavy defeat to Accrington and the season total of 22 goals conceded suggest they can be punished on the road, but both teams have struggled for consistent scoring so a tight home win is the clearest evidence‑led call.

Away-fan travel · 60 miles · allow about 1h 15m by carEstimated road journey · The Crown Oil Arena → Vale Park

OUTWARD · ARRIVE 90–60 MINUTES BEFORE KICK-OFFSat 31 Oct, 09:45 leave → Sat 31 Oct, 11:00–Sat 31 Oct, 11:30 arrive

RETURN · ESTIMATED BACK AT THE AWAY CLUB’S GROUNDSat 31 Oct, 15:00 leave → Sat 31 Oct, 16:15 back

Planning estimates; allow extra time for traffic, parking and leaving the stadium.

Port Vale Vs Rochdale match preview and away-fan journey map

Recent form

Both teams arrive on the back of definite highs and lows across their last five league games; Port Vale’s sequence reads L, W, W, D, L and Rochdale’s W, D, L, D, L (oldest to newest). Below are the verified league results that shape the immediate story.

Port Vale — last five league matches

Date	Match	Score
24 October 2026	York v Port Vale	2–0
20 October 2026	Gillingham v Port Vale	1–1
17 October 2026	Port Vale v Chesterfield	1–0
10 October 2026	Port Vale v Grimsby	1–0
19 September 2026	Walsall v Port Vale	2–0

Rochdale — last five league matches

Date	Match	Score
24 October 2026	Rochdale v Accrington ST	0–5
20 October 2026	Rochdale v Grimsby	2–2
17 October 2026	Crewe v Rochdale	3–2
10 October 2026	Tranmere v Rochdale	1–1
3 October 2026	Rochdale v Swindon Town	1–0

What the numbers say

Port Vale have collected seven points from their last five league matches (2 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeats) with three goals scored and five conceded in that span. Across the season Vale have scored six and conceded 12 in 11 matches, leaving them 23rd in the table on 12 points.

Rochdale’s last five produce five points (1 win, 2 draws, 2 defeats) with six goals for and 11 conceded. Over 13 league games they have 15 points, 15 goals scored and 22 conceded, sitting 17th. The season totals underline a contrast: Vale are low‑scoring but recent home clean sheets (two 1–0 wins) suggest they can be hard to break down at Vale Park, while Rochdale’s goals conceded (22) point to defensive fragility that was brutally exposed in the 0–5 loss to Accrington on 24 October.