League Two: Carlisle vs Port Vale – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Carlisle and Port Vale who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Carlisle enjoy home advantage, when visitors Port Vale swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Sitting top of the table, Port Vale claimed 76 points after 42 rounds, while Carlisle have amassed 37 points. This ranks the latter as number 23 in the League Two before the next round.

Form: Carlisle vs Port Vale

Carlisle Form

Carlisle look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Chesterfield, they were left empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Newport in a 3-2 win. They followed that up with a 0-2 win against Morecambe in their most recent outing. Carlisle only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League Two matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded eight goals.

Port Vale Form

Port Vale are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Bradford got left behind in a 2-0 win, before Walsall got hammered in a 2-3 victory. Bromley was the most recent victim in a 5-0 win for Port Vale. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Port Vale won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats and facts for Carlisle and Port Vale

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Carlisle and Port Vale. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Carlisle vs Port Vale

It’s been a great season for Lorent Tolaj so far with 13 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target five times in his last six games, and no doubt Port Vale want him to continue this productive spell against Carlislethis coming Friday.

Betting markets: Carlisle vs Port Vale

Full-time result

Carlisle won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Brunton Park. They drew four and lost three as well, while Port Vale won three of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost three. Port Vale won their last 4 matches on the trot. Port Vale have not lost to Carlisle in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Carlisle only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Port Vale scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Carlisle played. Port Vale were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Carlisle, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Port Vale’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.