What channel is Port Vale v Crawley Town on?
Port Vale v Crawley Town kicks off on Saturday 8 May at 3pm UK time, at Vale Park (Stoke on Trent), in League Two, matchday 46. 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; Crawley Town are 24th with 5 points from 10 (1 won, 2 drawn, 7 lost), 2 defeats in a row. Goals: Port Vale have scored 6 and conceded 10 (-4), Crawley Town have scored 11 and conceded 20 (-9). Port Vale have taken 11 points from 5 home matches, Crawley Town 4 points from 5 away matches. Arena Rete's model makes Port Vale favourites (49%), with 1-0 the most likely score. In the 14 previous meetings on record: 10 wins for Port Vale, 1 draw, 3 wins for Crawley Town.
How to watch Port Vale v Crawley Town in the UK
The League Two TV guide →No channel has been announced for Port Vale v Crawley Town 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 OctCrawley Town 2-3 Shrewsbury
- Sat 17 OctSalford City 2-1 Crawley Town
- Sat 10 OctCrawley Town 2-2 Chesterfield
- Sat 3 OctWalsall -1--1 Crawley Town
- Sat 19 SeptGrimsby 2-0 Crawley Town
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. Crawley Town are 24th, in the relegation zone: 12 pts off the play-offs. 7 points separate the two sides.
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 10 for Crawley Town; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Port Vale v Crawley Town down the years14 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Port Vale 30, Crawley Town 14 · 3.1 per match
- 12 Mar 2022Port Vale4-1Crawley TownLeague Two
- 30 Oct 2021Crawley Town1-4Port ValeLeague Two
- 27 Mar 2021Crawley Town1-3Port ValeLeague Two
- 12 Sept 2020Port Vale2-0Crawley TownLeague Two
- 14 Dec 2019Crawley Town0-0Port ValeLeague Two
- 19 Jan 2019Crawley Town0-1Port ValeLeague Two
- 18 Aug 2018Port Vale1-0Crawley TownLeague Two
- 7 Apr 2018Port Vale1-2Crawley TownLeague Two
- 5 Aug 2017Crawley Town1-3Port ValeLeague Two
- 17 Mar 2015Port Vale2-3Crawley TownLeague One
and 4 older ones.
The last meeting was on 12 Mar 2022: Port Vale 4-1 Crawley Town. With Port Vale at home: 4 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins in 6 matches, goals 12-7. Port Vale last won this fixture on 12 Mar 2022 (Port Vale 4-1 Crawley Town). Crawley Town last won it on 7 Apr 2018 (Port Vale 1-2 Crawley Town).
The numbers compared
All League Two team stats →Port Vale on the left, Crawley Town on the right: league matches only, 10 and 10 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Port Vale v Crawley Town kick off?
- Saturday 8 May at 3pm UK time, at Vale Park (Stoke on Trent).
- What channel is Port Vale v Crawley Town 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 Crawley Town 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 Crawley Town highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Port Vale v Crawley Town being played?
- At Vale Park (Stoke on Trent), capacity 19,052. Port Vale are the home side.
- Where are Port Vale and Crawley Town in the table?
- Port Vale are 20th with 12 points from 10 matches; Crawley Town are 24th with 5 points from 10. Port Vale are 20th: 5 pts off the play-offs and 2 pts clear of the relegation zone. Crawley Town are 24th, in the relegation zone: 12 pts off the play-offs.
- What form are Port Vale and Crawley Town in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Port Vale: D W W L W (unbeaten in 3). Crawley Town: L L D L L (2 defeats in a row).
- Who is the favourite in Port Vale v Crawley Town?
- Arena Rete's model makes Port Vale favourites (49%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 1-0. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Port Vale and Crawley Town?
- 14 meetings on record: 10 wins for Port Vale, 1 draw, 3 wins for Crawley Town; goals 30-14.
- When did Port Vale and Crawley Town last meet?
- On 12 Mar 2022 (League Two): Port Vale 4-1 Crawley Town.
- Where can I follow Port Vale v Crawley Town 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.