Ace Football previews the League Two round 6 match between Port Vale and Exeter and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Exeter come to Vale Park for the League Two match this coming Saturday, Port Vale will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
A look at the League Two standings shows that three points and eight places currently separate the two teams.
Form: Port Vale vs Exeter
Port Vale Form
A draw was the best Port Vale could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 0-0 draw against Crewe, before getting trounced 3-1 against Swindon. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Salford City ran out 1-0 winners. Port Vale claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League Two. They also drew three and lost one, scored ten goals and conceded four.
Exeter Form
Exeter only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 2-1 at the hands of York, before drawing 1-1 with Barnet. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Walsall resulting 0-0. Exeter claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and four scored.
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.
- In the last 13 Port Vale home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 13 Port Vale home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Port Vale matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Port Vale home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Port Vale home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 30 of the last 32 Exeter matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 16 Exeter away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Exeter matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Exeter matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Exeter away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Port Vale vs Exeter
Having scored just once lately in the League Two, George Byers will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Exeter hope Jack Fitzwater 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
Port Vale won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing five and losing two as well. Exeter won zero from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost seven in this run. Port Vale have not lost to Exeter in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Port Vale only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Exeter scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Exeter managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Port Vale were first on target in three of their last 10 outings. Port Vale have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Exeter.
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 0.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Exeter’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.
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