League One: Port Vale vs Burton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 31 match between Port Vale and Burton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Port Vale and Burton will be desperate for points this coming Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Team form: Port Vale vs Burton

Port Vale Form

Showing inconsistent form, Port Vale lost two of their past three matches, going down 1-3 against Exeter, before beating Leyton Orient 0-1. The joy was short-lived, as AFC Wimbledon proved too strong in a 0-1 defeat. Port Vale claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored six and conceded seven goals.

Burton Form

Burton only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 2-1 defeat against Bolton. Then a 2-2 draw with Cardiff followed, before Doncaster claimed a 1-2 victory. Burton came through their last six away games in the League One without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 12 goals to four.

Betting facts for Port Vale and Burton

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Port Vale and Burton. 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 Burton

Having scored just once lately in the League One, Jayden Stockley will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Burton hope Jake Beesley can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three League One goals in his last six League One games.

Betting markets: Port Vale vs Burton

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. Burton won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Somehow Burton failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches. Burton have beaten Port Vale in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Port Vale only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Burton got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Burton games. Port Vale probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Burton managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Burton have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Port Vale when playing at away ground.

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. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Burton. They performed an average of 1.8 goals in these. Burton conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.