Port Vale v Arsenal Betting Preview

Written by Yaro Pavlenko

Spreadex Sports previews the upcoming 2025/26 EFL Cup fixture between Port Vale and Arsenal.

When is Port Vale v Arsenal? 
Wednesday, September 24th 2025.

What time is kick-off for Port Vale v Arsenal?
8pm, UK time.

Where is Port Vale v Arsenal being played?
Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent.

How can I watch Port Vale v Arsenal? 
Live on Sky Sports Main Event from 8pm.

PORT VALE v ARSENAL betting FORM

The EFL Cup has already produced shocks this season, namely with Grimsby's famous victory over Man Utd, and it is now the turn of other Premier League giants to join the action, including Arsenal facing a trip to Stoke-on-Trent to take on League One side Port Vale.

The Gunners snatched a last-gasp draw in their match with fellow Premier League title contenders Man City on Sunday, but will now face a totally different proposition, and will no doubt be hoping of avoiding any unexpected banana skins.

In terms of the home side, they will be in buoyant mood with the prospect of facing a Premier League giant at their home patch, and come into this one on an upturn of form with two consecutive league victories - their only wins of the current campaign after a poor start.

PORT VALE RECENT FORM

WIN: Port Vale 2-1 Mansfield. Saturday 20th September 2025.
WIN: Exeter 0-2 Port Vale. Saturday 13th September 2025.
LOSS: Port Vale 2-3 Leyton Orient. Saturday 6th September 2025.

ARSENAL RECENT FORM

DRAW: Arsenal 1-1 Man City. Sunday 21st September 2025.
WIN: Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Arsenal. Tuesday 16th September 2025.
WIN: Arsenal 3-0 Nottingham Forest. Saturday 13th September 2025.

To see all the Port Vale v Arsenal betting stats and form, visit our pricing page to view our Pre-Match betting stats table or hover over/tap the chart image to see previous outcomes for that particular market.

See our Port Vale v Arsenal betting pricing page here.

WHAT ARE THE BEST ODDS ON PORT VALE v ARSENAL?

The Spreadex Sports fixed odds Match Odds betting prices have Arsenal as huge 1/11 favourites to secure a comfortable victory and progress to the next round while our 2 Up early pay out market, which pays out when a team goes two goals up, has the Gunners at 1/12.

Port Vale meanwhile are 22/1 underdogs to grab a giant-killing victory (18/1 on our 2 Up market), with the draw at 9/1. There is no extra-time played, so in the event of a draw the tie would be settled on the lottery of a penalty shootout.

These two sides have never met before, so H2H form cannot be tracked.

See all our Port Vale v Arsenal fixed odds betting prices here.

PORT VALE v ARSENAL FOOTBALL SPREAD BETTING PRICES

Our football spread betting prices have the Goal Supremacy as Arsenal/Port Vale 2.55 - 2.75. This means if Arsenal won 5-0 (or by any other five goal margin), a 'buy' bet at 2.75 would mean a return of 2.25x your initial stake.

However, if you bought at 2.75 in Arsenal's favour and the match ended goalless, you would lose 2.75x your stake. Or, if Port Vale were to grab a shock 1-0 win, the market would settle negatively at -1 and a buy at 2.75 would result in a loss of 3.75x your opening stake.

You can calculate various make-ups by using our handy spread betting calculator, found here.

Our spread betting Total Goals line is 3.45 - 3.65. So a 3.65 'buy' bet would need at least four goals to be scored in the match to start turning a profit. Conversely, a 3.45 sell bet would need less than three goals to be scored in the match to turn a profit.

Remember that with spread betting, get the bet wrong and losses can exceed your stake/deposit. E.g. a 3.65 'buy' Total Goals bet would lose 3.65x your opening stake if the match ended 0-0, and so on.

See all our Port Vale v Arsenal football spread betting prices here.

PORT VALE v ARSENAL betting specials and price boosts

Arsenal fans will no doubt be keen for their new star signings Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze to build on their solid if not spectacular starts at their new club, and facing a lower league side may well prove an ideal opportunity for those players to express themselves if involved in the match squad. Mikel Arteta may opt to involve fringe squad members and youth talents too, so these may be worth keeping an eye on.

Our Port Vale Total Goal Minutes spread betting quote is 71 - 74. So, if you fancied Arsenal to keep a clean sheet then a 'sell' bet at 71 would return 71x your stake (market would settle at 0 in line with Port Vale not having any Goal Minutes).

Only one of Arsenal's last five matches have seen Both Teams Score. In Port Vale's case, they have had Both Teams Scoring in three of their last five. You can back both teams to find the net here at 8/5, or 1/2 if you don't believe both sides will grab a goal.

Make sure to check out the match pricing page closer to kick-off for the latest specials and Price Boosts!

See all our Port Vale v Arsenal betting specials and price boosts here.

Learn how to spread bet on PORT VALE v ARSENAL

Spreadex offers football spread betting prices on Port Vale versus Arsenal, as well as traditional sportsbook/fixed odds prices.

Some of these markets include options such as Player Goal Minutes (the aggregate minutes of the goals scored by a named player in a match), Total Goal Minutes (the aggregate of the minutes of all goals scored in a match), Shirt Numbers (the aggregate of the shirt numbers of all goalscorers in a match), Bookings Points (based on 10 points per yellow, 25 per red), Corners, Time of 1st Match Goal, Match Performance and many, many more.

See our football spread betting education centre to see examples of how spread betting works, watch short explainer videos and try interactive betting widgets to see how win or loss levels work on different bets.

Visit our football spread betting education area here.

Please note that this preview is not designed to offer any betting advice or suggestions. All prices quoted correct as of 11am Monday 22nd September. Price Boosts and other markets will be added closer to kick-off time.