Chelsea vs Port Vale Predictions | betCompare

The Blues are expected to control the game from the beginning. The Valiants may look to stay compact and frustrate their opponents, but there is a whole lot of difference between the quality of these two sides. Chelsea are more than likely to outshine Port Vale in their upcoming FA Cup clash 

Match info: FA Cup

Venue: Stamford Bridge, London

Date: Saturday, 4^th April 2026

Time: 5:15 pm Nigerian time

Seeking to avoid a fifth straight loss under head coach Liam Rosenior, Chelsea welcome third-tier outfit Port Vale to Stamford Bridge for an FA Cup quarter-final tie on Saturday evening.

There are 61 places separating these two teams in the English football pyramid, with the Blues sitting sixth in the Premier League and the Valiants placed rock bottom of League One.

Head-to-head:

• Chelsea won seven of the 14 meetings between the two teams.

• Port Vale recorded three victories.

• The remaining four clashes ended in draws.

• Chelsea are on a four-match losing streak and haven’t scored a goal in their last three games.

• Port Vale have won one of their last three games.

Form:

• Chelsea in all competitions: W-L-L-L-L

• Port Vale in all competitions: D-L-W-L-L

Team News:

• Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill and Filip Jorgensen are not going to be in action for Chelsea. They are injured. Benoit Badiashile and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens are likely to miss out due to their fitness issues.

• Port Vale will miss out on the services of Ben Heneghan and George Byers due to their injuries.

Player(s) to watch:

• Joao Pedro 24-year-old will be looking to step up his game so that he can come up with a top performance to help his side get back to winning ways. Joao Pedro has been an important aspect for Chelsea in the attacking front this season. He has only scored one goal in the FA Cup this season, but is surely going to be a constant threat to the opponent’s defence.

• Ben Waine is going to be a crucial part of Port Vale in the final third. He performed decently for the New Zealand national football team during the recent international break. The 24-year-old will be keen to come up with a top performance and engrave his name on the scoresheet.