Ace Football previews the League One game between Port Vale and Exeter who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Port Vale welcome Exeter at Vale Park in round 44 of the League One campaign. Only three matches remain this season, and important points are at stake this coming Saturday.
Form: Port Vale vs Exeter
Port Vale Form
In their last three matches, Port Vale lost 2-0 against Northampton, drew 0-0 with Wigan, before losing to Peterborough by 3-0. Port Vale just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the Vale Park. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded ten goals.
Exeter Form
In their three most recent outings, Exeter won 1-2 and 1-0 against Cheltenham and Stevenage, before drawing 2-2 against Leyton Orient. Exeter won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored ten goals whilst conceding seven.
Betting stats for Port Vale and Exeter
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 Exeter played across all tournaments.
- Port Vale have not won 16 of the last 18 matches
- Port Vale have not won 16 of the last 18 matches in the League One
- In 10 of the last 11 Port Vale matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Port Vale matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Port Vale matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Exeter matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Exeter matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Exeter have conceded in 15 of the last 17 away matches in the League One
- In 10 of the last 12 Exeter away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Exeter away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Port Vale vs Exeter
Having scored just once lately in the League One, Ryan Loft will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Exeter hope Reece Cole 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 Exeter
Full-time result
Port Vale claimed two wins, drew three and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Exeter won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away. Exeter didn’t lose any of their previous 7 outings.
Both teams to score
Port Vale scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Exeter scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Port Vale have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Port Vale managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
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 0.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Exeter, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches. Exeter scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.
Betting prediction: Port Vale vs Exeter
To sum up, the upcoming match between Port Vale and Exeter seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.