League Two: Port Vale vs Milton Keynes Dons – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 37 match between Port Vale and Milton Keynes Dons and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Milton Keynes Dons come to Vale Park for the League Two match on Saturday, Port Vale will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 6 in the League Two standings, Port Vale, have so far collected 58 points this season, while Milton Keynes Dons collected 42 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 35 rounds.

Form: Port Vale vs Milton Keynes Dons

Port Vale Form

Two draws were the best Port Vale could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 0-0 with Harrogate Town, before finishing even in a 1-1 draw against Fleetwood. Their most recent match brought a 2-1 defeat against Colchester. Port Vale won four of their past six matches on home soil in the League Two, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored nine goals and conceded four times.

Milton Keynes Dons Form

Milton Keynes Dons suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Colchester in a 0-1 defeat. Accrington also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-0, before Milton Keynes Dons were able to strike back in a 2-1 win against Morecambe. Milton Keynes Dons are winless in their last six away games in the League Two, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 11 goals while scoring four themselves.

Betting facts for Port Vale and Milton Keynes Dons

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Port Vale and Milton Keynes Dons played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Port Vale vs Milton Keynes Dons

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Ronan Curtis, who is performing well for Port Vale. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Milton Keynes Dons.The visitors will be looking to Danilo Orsi to find the net once again, after managing two League Two goals for Milton Keynes Dons in recent matches.

Betting markets: Port Vale vs Milton Keynes Dons

Full-time result

Port Vale claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing two. Milton Keynes Dons won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run. Port Vale didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches at Vale Park. Milton Keynes Dons conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.

Both teams to score

Port Vale scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Milton Keynes Dons got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Milton Keynes Dons should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Port Vale only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Milton Keynes Dons claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games. Port Vale have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Milton Keynes Dons.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Port Vale, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Milton Keynes Dons, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches. Milton Keynes Dons conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.