Ace Football previews the League Two round 5 match between Salford City and Port Vale and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Port Vale go up against Salford City this coming Saturday for a League Two meeting at Peninsula Stadium.
While Salford City find themselves in 20th place in the table with a miserable three points after four rounds, Port Vale only have two points as well to their account, leaving them 24th in the League Two standings.
Team form: Salford City vs Port Vale
Salford City Form
Salford City suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Chesterfield in a 0-1 defeat. Shrewsbury also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-0, before Salford City were able to strike back last time out in a 2-1 win against Newport. Salford City won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored eight and conceded five goals.
Port Vale Form
In their last three matches, Port Vale drew 1-1 with Tranmere, drew 0-0 with Crewe and lost 3-1 against Swindon. Port Vale won half their previous six away matches in the League Two, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding ten.
Betting facts for Salford City and Port Vale
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 Salford City and Port Vale played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Salford City matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Salford City have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Salford City have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Salford City home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Salford City have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the League Two while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 12 Port Vale matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Port Vale have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 5 Port Vale matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 5 Port Vale away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Port Vale matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Salford City vs Port Vale
Despite scoring just once in six League Two games, Salford City hope Daniel Udoh adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Port Vale put their faith in George Byers to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six League Two games.
Betting markets: Salford City vs Port Vale
Full-time result
Salford City won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Peninsula Stadium. They drew three and lost one as well, while Port Vale won two of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost eight.
Both teams to score
Salford City scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Port Vale only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Salford City probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Port Vale managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Salford City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Port Vale, who managed to score 0.5 times in those matches. Salford City conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.
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