Cheltenham will just be a little concerned about their lack of form again with just one win in their last six games played. They are still relatively clear of the drop zone but need to start getting wins on the board again regardless.
Football League Two – Cheltenham v Port Vale – Whaddon Road, Cheltenham – Saturday 10th February 2018 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 21/10 at Ladbrokes |
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Cheltenham Town FC
Port ValeCheltenham Form
Cheltenham are without a win in four now and with just one in their last eight. So they are not a side carrying any form to speak of, but they look to have done enough to keep themselves safe this season if that counts for anything. The Robins have drawn their last two league outings and they will be out at Whaddon Road on the weekend looking to snap a four-match winless streak of home form in the league. They have only come up with the two goals in those four games as well. There has been no clean sheet for the Robins in their last eight league games so it’s pretty clear why they are struggling. They have averaged 1.3 goals per game at home so far this season but under 2.5 goals is probably worth a look for this fixture.
Port Vale Form
The Valiants are not doing much better than the Robins are at the moment as they are on a six-match losing streak in League Two which has seen them go D3 L3. All of the points in that sequence though were on home soil and that means that they are on a three-match losing streak away from home and winless in four out on the road. They have failed to score in two of their last three away from Vale Park. Overall this season the Villains have only collected the four away wins and they have averaged exactly one goal per game. Just a third of their away games this season have gone over 2.5 goals. 65% of their away goals have been produced in the second half of matches this season and Vale have only opened the scoring in six of their fifteen road games. About a third of the goals that Vale have scored this season home and away have been in the final fifteen minutes of matches.
Head to Head News
Port Vale collected a comfortable home win over Cheltenham earlier this season and that gives them back to back wins in League Two over the Robins and it means that they are undefeated in three now against them. So that’s a positive but Cheltenham have remained unbeaten in their last five home games against the Valiants now (W2 D3) so they have that positive working for them. Three of the last four between these two have made it up and over the 2.5 goal line.
Cheltenham v Port Vale – Betting Odds and Predictions
Port Vale are pretty much in the same boat as the Robins are as they haven’t been winning lately either and start the game two points adrift of sixteenth-placed Cheltenham. This should be a tight battle.
Top Betting Tip Cheltenham v Port Vale
It is a little tough to pick a winner out of two sides who carrying very similar form between them. They have both drawn their last two league games and therefore the draw has the most appeal in the match outright for this one. Neither would be too unhappy with avoiding defeat in the Whaddon Road clash.