League Two: Harrogate Town vs Port Vale – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 13 match between Harrogate Town and Port Vale and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

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

Port Vale enjoy the view from the top of the table with 24 points after 12 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Harrogate Town find themselves positioned as number 14 in the League Two with 15 points following 12 rounds.

Form: Harrogate Town vs Port Vale

Harrogate Town Form

Harrogate Town go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against Swindon. They went on to beat Newport 1-0, before sharing the spoils with Carlisle in a 1-1 draw. Harrogate Town claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored six and conceded nine 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. Notts Co. got left behind in a 0-1 win, before Milton Keynes Dons got hammered in a 0-1 victory. Fleetwood was the most recent victim in a 3-1 win for Port Vale. Port Vale came through their last six away games in the League Two with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored ten and conceded seven.

Betting facts for Harrogate Town and Port Vale

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Harrogate Town 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: Harrogate Town vs Port Vale

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Stephen Dooley will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Port Vale hope Antwoine Hackford can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

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Full-time result

Harrogate Town won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at EnviroVent Stadium. They drew two and lost five as well, while Port Vale won five of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost four. Port Vale have hit a nice vein of form with 8 matches now without losing. Port Vale have not lost to Harrogate Town in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Harrogate Town scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Port Vale got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Port Vale managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Harrogate Town, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Port Vale, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches. Port Vale scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.

Betting prediction: Harrogate Town vs Port Vale

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Harrogate Town and Port Vale seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this League Two match.

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