Ace Football previews the League One round 19 match between Port Vale and Bradford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Bradford go up against Port Vale on Wednesday for a League One meeting at Vale Park.
Team form: Port Vale vs Bradford
Port Vale Form
In their last three matches, Port Vale drew 1-1 with Luton before recording another draw with Bristol City in a 0-0 match and beat Sunderland with a 1-0 scoreline. Port Vale only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Vale Park in the League One. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored ten and conceded nine goals.
Bradford Form
Two victories are what Bradford have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Rotherham 1-0. This was followed by a 2-1 defeat against Reading, before winning again 2-1 against Leyton Orient. Bradford only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 12 goals to five.
Betting stats for Port Vale and Bradford
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 Bradford played across all tournaments.
- In the last 4 Port Vale matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 5 Port Vale matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Port Vale matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Port Vale home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Port Vale matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 24 of the last 26 Bradford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 22 of the last 23 Bradford matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bradford have lost 7 of the last 8 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Bradford have lost 7 of the last 8 away matches in the League One while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Bradford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Port Vale vs Bradford
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Jayden Stockley, who is performing well for Port Vale. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League One outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Bradford.The visitors will be looking to Antoni Sarcevic to find the net once again, after managing three League One goals for Bradford in recent matches.
Betting markets: Port Vale vs Bradford
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 three of the games, whilst losing three. Bradford won two of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost eight of the games in this run. Bradford scored at least once in their previous 8 matches. Bradford have not lost to Port Vale in 8 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Port Vale scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Bradford got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Bradford managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Bradford have scored in 7 consecutive meetings with Port Vale when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three 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 happened in five of the last ten outings for Bradford, who managed to score one time in those matches. Bradford scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.
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