Ace Football previews the League Two round 10 match between Port Vale and Grimsby and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Grimsby go up against Port Vale on Saturday for a League Two meeting at Vale Park.
Port Vale are placed 23th with five points after seven matches. Grimsby occupy a position as nineth in the league on 13 points.
Team form: Port Vale vs Grimsby
Port Vale Form
Port Vale are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Salford City by a 1-0 score, before winning 1-0 against Exeter. They were back on the losing side in a 2-0 defeat against Walsall. Port Vale managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded four goals.
Grimsby Form
Grimsby have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Crawley by 2-0. Disappointment followed, going down 2-1 against Newport, and 1-2 against Shrewsbury. Grimsby didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League Two matches, but managed five draws, while suffering one defeats. They conceded nine and scored eight goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Port Vale and Grimsby
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Port Vale and Grimsby. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 14 Port Vale home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 14 Port Vale home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Port Vale home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Port Vale matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Port Vale home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Grimsby away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Grimsby have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Grimsby away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Grimsby matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Grimsby have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Port Vale vs Grimsby
Look no further than George Byers, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Port Vale in the League Two, while Kieran Green managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Grimsby in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular betting markets: Port Vale vs Grimsby
Full-time result
Port Vale won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Vale Park. They drew five and lost one as well, while Grimsby won two of their last 10 games away. They drew five and lost three.
Both teams to score
Port Vale scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Grimsby scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Grimsby managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Port Vale were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Port Vale saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Grimsby, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves.
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