Ace Football previews the League One round 9 match between Port Vale and Mansfield and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Mansfield go up against Port Vale on Saturday for a League One meeting at Vale Park.
Sitting bottom of the table, Port Vale have claimed five points after eight rounds, while Mansfield have amassed 11 points. This places the latter as number 13 in the League One at the moment.
Team form: Port Vale vs Mansfield
Port Vale Form
Port Vale suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Reading in a 1-0 defeat. Leyton Orient also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-3, before Port Vale were able to strike back last time out in a 0-2 win against Exeter. Port Vale are without a win in their last six League One matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded eight and scored four goals.
Mansfield Form
Mansfield have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Lincoln City, they got a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Wycombe, who ran out 2-0 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 1-1 game with Stevenage. Mansfield only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 13 goals to seven.
Betting stats and facts for Port Vale and Mansfield
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Port Vale and Mansfield. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 19 of the last 21 Port Vale matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Port Vale matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Port Vale home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Port Vale matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Port Vale home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Mansfield matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Mansfield away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Mansfield matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Mansfield matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Mansfield away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Port Vale vs Mansfield
Look no further than Devante Cole, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Port Vale in the League One, while Regan Hendry managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Mansfield in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular betting markets: Port Vale vs Mansfield
Full-time result
Port Vale claimed a modest three 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 five. Mansfield won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Port Vale have beaten Mansfield in 3 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Port Vale scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Mansfield scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Mansfield managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Port Vale have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Mansfield.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Port Vale’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Mansfield, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.
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