League Two: Crewe vs Port Vale – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 39 match between Crewe and Port Vale and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Crewe could close the current gap on the top four, when they face off against Port Vale on Saturday. Their current position in the League Two standings naturally favours Port Vale, but Crewe won’t be short on motivation.

Form: Crewe vs Port Vale

Crewe Form

In their previous three matches, Crewe first drew 1-1 against Salford City, then 1-1 against Doncaster before also finishing even in a 0-0 draw against Notts Co.. Crewe only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Mornflake Stadium in the League Two. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded ten goals.

Port Vale Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Port Vale. They first took out Milton Keynes Dons by 3-0 before downing Morecambe by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Barrow, who ran out 0-1 winners. Port Vale only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew four and lost one as well as being outscored by nine goals to nine.

Betting stats for Crewe and Port Vale

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Crewe and Port Vale. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

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Full-time result

Crewe won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Mornflake Stadium. They drew four and lost three as well, while Port Vale won two of their last 10 games away. They drew five and lost three. Port Vale have not lost to Crewe in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Crewe 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 6 consecutive away games Port Vale played. Port Vale managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Crewe were first on target in three of their last 10 outings. Port Vale have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Crewe when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Crewe, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Port Vale, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.