Port Vale vs Manchester City U21: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

English EFL Trophy action on Tuesday, 27 October 2026 sees Port Vale take on Manchester City U21, with kick-off at 19:00 UTC. The fixture is listed as "Northern Group D" in English EFL Trophy.

The match is scheduled to be played at Vale Park in Stoke-on-Trent. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Port Vale in 2nd place (4 points from 2 matches) and Manchester City U21 in 3rd place (3 points from 2 matches). Port Vale hold a 1 point advantage over Manchester City U21 in the standings.

Port Vale have scored 3 goals and conceded 1 goal in the league, a goal difference of +2. Manchester City U21 have scored 7 goals and conceded 6 goals in the league, a goal difference of +1.

Recent form

Port Vale: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (W-W-W-D-L), scoring 5 goals and conceding 3 goals.

Manchester City U21: 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-L-W-L), scoring 14 goals and conceding 14 goals.

Port Vale arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 6 for Manchester City U21.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Port Vale averaged 1 goals scored and 0.6 conceded per game, while Manchester City U21 averaged 2.8 scored and 2.8 conceded.

Manchester City U21 have the sharper recent attack, averaging 2.8 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Port Vale have been harder to score against, conceding 0.6 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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