Ace Football previews the League One game between Port Vale and Wigan who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Port Vale welcome Wigan 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 Sunday.
Team form: Port Vale vs Wigan
Port Vale Form
Port Vale look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Rotherham by 1-0, before drawing 0-0 with Barnsley. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Peterborough 1-3. Port Vale managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored three and conceded three goals.
Wigan Form
Wigan are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Northampton got left behind in a 1-3 win, before Mansfield got hammered in a 2-1 victory. Rotherham was the most recent victim in a 3-0 win for Wigan. Wigan claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League One. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 16 goals to eight.
Betting stats for Port Vale and Wigan
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 Wigan played across all tournaments.
- In the last 9 Port Vale home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Port Vale home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 4 Port Vale home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 7 Port Vale home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 9 Port Vale home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Wigan matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Wigan matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Wigan have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Wigan have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Wigan have won the last 3 matches in a row in the League One and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Port Vale vs Wigan
Ryan Croasdale is the most prolific League One marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Wigan look to Callum Wright, hoping he can add to his current total of three League One goals in his latest games.
Popular betting markets: Port Vale vs Wigan
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 four of the games, whilst losing two. Wigan won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Port Vale scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Wigan scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Port Vale managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Wigan were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Wigan have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Port Vale when playing at away ground.
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 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Wigan, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.
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