Ace Football previews the League One game between Port Vale and Cardiff who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Port Vale hope to live up to their early billing as the League One title favourites this coming Thursday when they welcome Cardiff over to the Vale Park for a round 2 match.
Port Vale will be hopeful of getting on the board after an unlucky opening game to the new League One campaign which left them empty-handed.
Form: Port Vale vs Cardiff
Port Vale Form
Port Vale managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 0-2 victory against AFC Wimbledon. They went on to lose 0-1 against Gillingham, before getting dumped in a 2-1 defeat against Rotherham. Port Vale only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Vale Park in the League One. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded ten goals.
Cardiff Form
In their last three matches, Cardiff drew 0-0 with West Bromwich, lost 4-2 against Norwich and beat Peterborough 2-1. Cardiff won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches says five goals conceded and five scored.
Betting stats and facts for Port Vale and Cardiff
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Port Vale and Cardiff. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 15 of the last 17 Port Vale matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Port Vale home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Port Vale have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Port Vale matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Port Vale have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 24 of the last 26 Cardiff matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Cardiff away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Cardiff away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Cardiff matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Port Vale vs Cardiff
Having scored just once in six League One matches, Connor Hall hope to rediscover his scoring instincts on Thursday. Simultaneously, Cardiff hope to see Rubin Colwill adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six League One outings.
Betting markets: Port Vale vs Cardiff
Full-time result
Port Vale won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. Cardiff won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost five in this run. Cardiff didn’t lose any of their previous 6 outings. Cardiff have not lost to Port Vale in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Port Vale scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Cardiff only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Port Vale probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Thursday, as Cardiff managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Cardiff have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Port Vale when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Port Vale’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Cardiff’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.
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