League One: Port Vale vs Shrewsbury – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 37 match between Port Vale and Shrewsbury and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Port Vale and Shrewsbury are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash this coming Saturday at Vale Park, with much riding on the outcome in this League One battle.

Form: Port Vale vs Shrewsbury

Port Vale Form

A draw is the best Port Vale can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-2 defeat against Lincoln City. A2-2 draw with Fleetwood followed before they were defeated 3-0 by Derby. Port Vale are without a win in their last six League One matches on home soil, which produced a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored seven goals.

Shrewsbury Form

Shrewsbury have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-3 win against Reading. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-0 against Lincoln City, before handing over all three points in a 0-2 defeat against Blackpool. Shrewsbury claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting facts for Port Vale and Shrewsbury

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Port Vale and Shrewsbury. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Port Vale vs Shrewsbury

Funso Ojo hit the target once in six League One, while Aaron Pierre scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at Vale Park.

Betting markets: Port Vale vs Shrewsbury

Full-time result

Port Vale claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Shrewsbury won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing four in this series of matches. Shrewsbury conceded a goal in their last 7 matches. Port Vale have not lost to Shrewsbury in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Port Vale only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Shrewsbury scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Port Vale managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Shrewsbury kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Port Vale have scored in 8 consecutive league meetings with Shrewsbury.

Total goals

Port Vale saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Shrewsbury’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Port Vale failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 matches. Shrewsbury conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.

Recommended tip: Port Vale vs Shrewsbury

To sum up, the upcoming match between Port Vale and Shrewsbury seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.

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