What channel is Port Vale v Colchester on?
Port Vale v Colchester kicks off on Tuesday 27 April at 7:45pm UK time, at Vale Park (Stoke on Trent), in League Two, matchday 44. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Port Vale are 20th with 12 points from 10 matches (3 won, 3 drawn, 4 lost), unbeaten in 3; Colchester are 19th with 12 points from 11 (2 won, 6 drawn, 3 lost), 2 draws in a row. Goals: Port Vale have scored 6 and conceded 10 (-4), Colchester have scored 11 and conceded 14 (-3). Port Vale have taken 11 points from 5 home matches, Colchester 3 points from 6 away matches. Arena Rete's model makes Port Vale favourites (39%), with 0-0 the most likely score. In the 15 previous meetings on record: 4 wins for Port Vale, 5 draws, 6 wins for Colchester.
How to watch Port Vale v Colchester in the UK
The League Two TV guide →No channel has been announced for Port Vale v Colchester yet. The UK rights to League Two are held by:
- Sky SportsThe selected League Two matches on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event; Sky shows more than 1,000 EFL matches a season under a deal that runs to 2028/29.
- ITVfreeTen EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.
The streaming services that carry League Two:
- Sky Sports+The matches not on the main Sky Sports channels; included with Sky Sports at no extra cost: the Sky Sports+ channel and the Sky Sports app on Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and mobile.
- Sky GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.
- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- ITVXfreeThe ten free-to-air matches and the highlights; free, with registration.
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Tue 20 OctGillingham 1-1 Port Vale
- Sat 17 OctPort Vale 1-0 Chesterfield
- Sat 10 OctPort Vale 1-0 Grimsby
- Sat 26 SeptPort Vale -1--1 Northampton
- Sat 19 SeptWalsall 2-0 Port Vale
- Tue 20 OctChesterfield 1-1 Colchester
- Sat 17 OctColchester 0-0 Exeter
- Sat 10 OctNewport County 1-0 Colchester
- Sat 26 SeptShrewsbury 2-2 Colchester
- Sat 19 SeptColchester 1-1 Cheltenham
What is at stake
If it ended today →Port Vale are 20th: 5 pts off the play-offs and 2 pts clear of the relegation zone. Colchester are 19th: 5 pts off the play-offs and 2 pts clear of the relegation zone. The two sides are level on points.
In League Two: The top three go up automatically. Play-offs from fourth to seventh. The bottom two are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 10 league matches for Port Vale and 11 for Colchester; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Port Vale v Colchester down the years15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Port Vale 18, Colchester 18 · 2.4 per match
- 11 Mar 2025Colchester2-1Port ValeLeague Two
- 1 Oct 2024Port Vale1-1ColchesterLeague Two
- 5 Mar 2022Colchester1-0Port ValeLeague Two
- 23 Oct 2021Port Vale3-0ColchesterLeague Two
- 20 Mar 2021Colchester0-1Port ValeLeague Two
- 12 Dec 2020Port Vale1-1ColchesterLeague Two
- 15 Feb 2020Port Vale3-0ColchesterLeague Two
- 3 Aug 2019Colchester1-1Port ValeLeague Two
- 12 Jan 2019Port Vale0-3ColchesterLeague Two
- 11 Aug 2018Colchester2-0Port ValeLeague Two
and 5 older ones.
The last meeting was on 11 Mar 2025: Colchester 2-1 Port Vale. With Port Vale at home: 3 home wins, 3 draws and 2 away wins in 8 matches, goals 13-9. Port Vale last won this fixture on 23 Oct 2021 (Port Vale 3-0 Colchester). Colchester last won it on 11 Mar 2025 (Colchester 2-1 Port Vale).
The numbers compared
All League Two team stats →Port Vale on the left, Colchester on the right: league matches only, 10 and 11 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Port Vale v Colchester kick off?
- Tuesday 27 April at 7:45pm UK time, at Vale Park (Stoke on Trent).
- What channel is Port Vale v Colchester on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Port Vale v Colchester on free-to-air TV?
- No. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
- Where can I watch Port Vale v Colchester highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Port Vale v Colchester being played?
- At Vale Park (Stoke on Trent), capacity 19,052. Port Vale are the home side.
- Where are Port Vale and Colchester in the table?
- Port Vale are 20th with 12 points from 10 matches; Colchester are 19th with 12 points from 11. Port Vale are 20th: 5 pts off the play-offs and 2 pts clear of the relegation zone. Colchester are 19th: 5 pts off the play-offs and 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
- What form are Port Vale and Colchester in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Port Vale: D W W L W (unbeaten in 3). Colchester: D D L D D (2 draws in a row).
- Who is the favourite in Port Vale v Colchester?
- Arena Rete's model makes Port Vale favourites (39%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 0-0. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Port Vale and Colchester?
- 15 meetings on record: 4 wins for Port Vale, 5 draws, 6 wins for Colchester; goals 18-18.
- When did Port Vale and Colchester last meet?
- On 11 Mar 2025 (League Two): Colchester 2-1 Port Vale.
- Where can I follow Port Vale v Colchester live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
The League Two TV guide →This page is for viewers in the United Kingdom, and its times are UK time. Rights and channels change: check the broadcaster's own listing on the day. League tables rebuilt from results do not include points deductions; expected goals and team stats come from our data provider, where it supplies them. We earn nothing from these links.