It has been five matches now since Port Vale managed to get a win on the board in League Two and if they aren’t careful the relegation zone is going to be creeping up on them. They will get a good chance of getting going here against Morecambe who are two places and three points behind them. So the Valiants could get a nice cushion restored, however, a win for the Shrimps gets them level on points with Port Vale.
Football League Two – Port Vale v Morecambe – Vale Park, Stoke on Trent – Saturday 3rd February 2018 – 15:00 UK Time
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Port Vale
MorecambePort Vale Form
The Valiants are without a win in five league games, picking up just the two points that sequence. As a positive though, those points came at home and they are actually undefeated in their last five home games now in the division, winning three of those. So that’s something for them to build on going into this one. They are not blessed with a great attack and have only returned the 19 goals in their 15 home games so under 2.5 goals looks a pretty strong option for this one. The Valiants are on a five-match scoring streak on home soil but they have conceded in each of their last five league games home and away combined. 63% of their home goals have appeared in the second half of matches so a half-time draw looks good. This has to be an opportunity for them to break their winless streak.
Morecambe Form
The Shrimps are winless in four with only the two points picked up in that sequence, so they are pretty much in the same boat as Vale are right now. It hasn’t been a successful season for the Shrimps away from home as they have only managed to pick up the two road victories all season long (D6 L7). So they aren’t reliable and in their last five road games they are W1 D1 L4. Each of their last three away games have gone under 2.5 goals and this game is likely to be that tight. Only 33% of their away games have made it over 2.5 goals this season and that’s partly because they have only managed 13 goals in 15 road games this season. They haven’t been too bad at the back but they have failed to score in the first half of ten of their fifteen away games this season.
Head to Head News
Morecambe have won three of their last four trips to Port Vale, but they were on the wrong end of a 3-0 scoreline earlier this season against them. There has not been a home win between these two in any of the last five meetings (four away wins and one draw). Both teams have failed to score in six of the last eight clashes between the two sides.
Port Vale v Morecambe – Betting Odds and Predictions
The draw will have the most appeal in this one. But, the Shrimps may well earn themselves a point at Vale Park.
Top Betting Tip Port Vale v Morecambe
The Valiants have drawn their last two at Vale Park while the only side to have beaten Morecambe in their last three away games has been Luton.