League Two: Tranmere vs Port Vale – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 34 match between Tranmere and Port Vale and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Struggling Tranmere are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Port Vale on Saturday at Prenton Park. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Team form: Tranmere vs Port Vale

Tranmere Form

A draw was the best Tranmere could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 1-1 draw against Milton Keynes Dons, before getting trounced 2-1 against Notts Co.. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Accrington ran out 0-1 winners. Tranmere just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Prenton Park. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded six goals.

Port Vale Form

Port Vale went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 3-3 draw against Swindon. A 1-0 win against Notts Co. followed, before they beat Salford City by 2-1. Port Vale claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by ten goals to seven.

Betting facts for Tranmere and Port Vale

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

Players in form: Tranmere vs Port Vale

Look no further than Kristian Dennis, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Tranmere in the League Two, while Jayden Stockley managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Port Vale in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Prenton Park across all tournaments Tranmere won two times, drew five and lost three times. Port Vale claimed three wins, four draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Port Vale have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 8 games. Tranmere have not lost to Port Vale in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Tranmere only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Port Vale scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Port Vale should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Tranmere only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Port Vale claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Tranmere have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Port Vale.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Tranmere, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Port Vale, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game.