League Two: Swindon vs Port Vale – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 4 match between Swindon and Port Vale and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Swindon will look to justify their title credentials on Tuesday when they take on Port Vale for a round 4 match in the League Two.

While Port Vale find themselves on the 20th spot in the table with miserable two points after three rounds, Swindon have fought their way to four points which leaves them 14th in the standings at the very moment.

Form: Swindon vs Port Vale

Swindon Form

Swindon went through their last three matches with a 0-0 draw against Northampton, a 2-1 win against Cheltenham and a 3-0 defeat against Oldham. Swindon only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League Two matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded nine goals.

Port Vale Form

Port Vale only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 2-0 at the hands of Oldham, before drawing 1-1 with Tranmere. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Crewe resulting 0-0. Port Vale won half their previous six away matches in the League Two, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding nine.

Betting stats for Swindon and Port Vale

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 Swindon and Port Vale played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Swindon vs Port Vale

Aaron Drinan is showing good form for Swindon, scoring one goals in their last six matches. George Byers scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Popular markets: Swindon vs Port Vale

Full-time result

Swindon won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing four as well. Port Vale won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost eight in this run.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Swindon only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Port Vale only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 8 consecutive home games Swindon played. Port Vale should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Tuesday, as Swindon only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Port Vale claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Swindon and Port Vale when playing at County Ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Swindon, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Port Vale, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.