5th September SALFORD CITY - PORT VALE

This is priced as a comfortable favourite. Salford City is the shortest price on a book of 1.81 / 3.50 / 4.00 (1 / X / 2), an implied 50.8%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 50.8% / 26.3% / 23.0% on an overround of 8.8%.

In the league table Salford City sit 20th on 3 points (1W 0D 3L) with Port Vale 24th on 2 points (0W 2D 2L).

Salford City read W-L-L-L-L-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 0D 4L) — poor.

Port Vale read L-D-D-L-W-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 2D 2L) — patchy.

Head to head the record reads 2-0-4 — Salford City wins, draws, then Port Vale wins. Their last meeting finished Port Vale - Salford City: 2-1.

The read: Salford City at 1.81 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 04:36 on 4th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.