Ace Football previews the League One game between Port Vale and Doncaster who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Doncaster go up against Port Vale this coming Saturday for a League One meeting at Vale Park.
A look at the League One standings shows that five points and nine places currently separate the two teams.
Team form: Port Vale vs Doncaster
Port Vale Form
Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Port Vale at the moment. Against Blackpool, they came out on top in a 0-1 win, before drawing 0-0 against Burton. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 1-2 defeat against Stevenage. Port Vale only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Vale Park in the League One. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded eight goals.
Doncaster Form
Doncaster have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 0-4 win against Middlesbrough, before drawing 1-1 with Wycombe. This little streak came to an end, when Huddersfield proved too strong in a 2-0 defeat for Doncaster. Doncaster only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by nine goals to six.
Betting stats and facts for Port Vale and Doncaster
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Port Vale and Doncaster. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 17 of the last 19 Port Vale matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Port Vale matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 0.5
- In the last 3 Port Vale matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 7 Port Vale matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Port Vale home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Doncaster matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Doncaster matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Doncaster away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Doncaster have won the last 4 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Doncaster have won the last 4 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Port Vale vs Doncaster
Having scored just once lately in the League One, Connor Hall will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Doncaster hope Owen Bailey can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two League One goals in his last six League One games.
Betting markets: Port Vale vs Doncaster
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 two of the games, whilst losing four. Doncaster won six of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost two of the games in this run. Port Vale have not lost to Doncaster in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Port Vale only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Impressively, Doncaster scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Doncaster managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Port Vale have scored in 10 consecutive league meetings with Doncaster.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Port Vale, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Doncaster, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.
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