Ace Football previews the League One game between Port Vale and Bolton who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Bolton come to Vale Park for the League One match this coming Saturday, Port Vale will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
While Bolton are now third in the League One table after collecting 66 points in 38 rounds, Port Vale trail them on 28 points. This leaves them as number 24 in the table after 35 rounds played.
Team form: Port Vale vs Bolton
Port Vale Form
A draw is the best Port Vale can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-2 defeat against Bradford. A0-0 draw with Huddersfield followed before they were defeated 3-2 by Blackpool. Port Vale are without a win in their last six League One matches on home soil, which produced a record of four draws and two defeats, in which they conceded seven and scored four goals.
Bolton Form
Bolton are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 3-2 against Wycombe, before recording a 2-2 draw with Rotherham. Another draw followed then, this time 0-0 against Doncaster. Bolton claimed two wins against four draws and zero defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting facts for Port Vale and Bolton
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 Bolton played across all tournaments.
- In the last 6 Port Vale matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 7 Port Vale matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Port Vale home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Port Vale matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Port Vale matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Bolton away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Bolton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Bolton matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Bolton matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Bolton away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Port Vale vs Bolton
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. Bolton hope Mason Burstow 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.
Popular betting markets: Port Vale vs Bolton
Full-time result
Port Vale claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing four. Bolton won three of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost two of the games in this run. Bolton are on a serious roll of now 13 matches without defeat. Bolton remained without defeat in 7 away games on the bounce. Bolton have beaten Port Vale in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Port Vale scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Bolton got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Bolton played. Port Vale managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
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 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Bolton, who scored two times on average in these matches.
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