31st October PORT VALE - ROCHDALE

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• The market expects a one-sided afternoon. Port Vale is the shortest price on a book of 1.61 / 3.80 / 5.00 (1 / X / 2), an implied 57.3%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 57.3% / 24.3% / 18.4% on an overround of 8.4%.

• In the league table Port Vale sit 23rd on 12 points (3W 3D 5L) with Rochdale 17th on 15 points (4W 3D 6L).

• Port Vale read W-L-D-W-W-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (4W 1D 1L) — a strong recent run.

• Rochdale read L-D-L-D-L-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 2D 3L) — more bad than good.

• Head to head the record reads 3-1-2 — Port Vale wins, draws, then Rochdale wins. Their last meeting finished Rochdale - Port Vale: 1-1.

• Port Vale lean hardest on Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (9.5), Connor Hall (9.5), Ben Garrity (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• Rochdale lean hardest on Harvey Gilmour (9.5), Baba Adeeko (9.5), Kaiden Wilson (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• The read: Port Vale at 1.61 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

• This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 30th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.