Cardiff City will look to continue their winning start to life in League One when they take on Port Vale at Vale Park on Thursday night.
The Bluebirds kicked off their first season in the third tier in over 20 years with a 2-1 comeback win at home to Peterborough United in what was Brian Barry-Murphy's first game in charge.
On the other side, Vale marked their return to the division after a year away with a 2-1 loss at Rotherham. Having conceded twice and gone down to 10 men inside 32 minutes, Darren Moore's side did well to pull a goal back, and will look to build on a positive second half here.
The Sporting News brings you all the best odds and tips ahead of this clash.
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Port Vale vs. Cardiff League One prediction, betting tips
Cardiff had to come from behind to win on the opening day, but we expect things to be a bit more comfortable here.
They are priced up at 13/10 with Paddy Power while Vale are back at 19/10, and the draw is at 23/10.
The Sporting News' Score Prediction: Port Vale 0-2 Cardiff
- Cardiff are given a 43.5% chance to beat Port Vale by Paddy Power for this clash.
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Port Vale vs. Cardiff predicted lineups
Port Vale predicted lineup (3-4-3, right to left)
- Marosi (GK) — Debrah, Humphreys, Hall — Clark, Croasdale, Byers, Shipley — Tolaj, Curtis, Stockley
Injured: Gabriel, Garrity, Amos
Suspended: Headley
Cardiff predicted lineup (4-5-1, right to left)
- Turner (GK) — Kpakio, Fish, Chambers, Bagan — Tanner, J. Colwill, Wintle, R. Colwill, Ashford — Salech
Injured: Perry Ng, Alex Robertson
Suspended: None
Port Vale vs. Cardiff latest odds, correct score betting
Our tip of 2-0 is at the very decent odds of 10/1, but there is plenty of potential with other scores. You can check out the other most likely scorelines according to the bookies here, with odds via Bet365.
| Result | Odds* |
| Cardiff 1-0 | 7/1 |
| Cardiff 2-0 | 10/1 |
| Cardiff 2-1 | 17/2 |
| Port Vale 1-0 | 17/2 |
| Draw 1-1 | 11/2 |
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Port Vale vs. Cardiff team news
- Port Vale are set to again be without captain Ben Garrity, goalkeeper Ben Amos and right-back Jordan Gabriel after the pair sat out the opening day loss with injury.
- Jaheim Headley will also miss out having been sent off in the loss to Rotherham.
- Cardiff pair Perry Ng and Alex Robertson are likely to be out, but skipper Calum Chambers is back after serving a one-game ban for a red card on the final day of last season.
Port Vale vs. Cardiff Bet Builder tips
Our bet builder for this game is Cardiff HT/FT and Cardiff to have most corners in each half, currently available at just short of 25/1 with Paddy Power.
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How to watch Port Vale vs. Cardiff: Live stream, TV channel
- Date: Thursday, August 7
- Venue: Vale Park
- Time: 8:00 p.m. BST
- TV/Stream: Sky Sports Football