After such a strong start to the season, Exeter are just struggling at the moment to put things together with only the two wins in their last six games and they will be feeling a bit of pressure after a loss against title-favourites Luton in midweek. Port Vale are on a burst of form having collected back to back league wins to haul themselves out of the bottom two. They would love to keep that momentum going but they are still going up against a top three side here. Exeter are 11/8 to pick up the one with against the Vale who are out at 19/10.
Football League Two – St. James’ Park, Exeter – Saturday 21st October – 15:00 UK Time
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Exeter City FC
Port ValeExeter Form
It was not a great week for Exeter who picked up a point against Wycombe last weekend by then were smashed 4-1 at home by Luton in midweek. That was a heavy blow for the Grecians and again they failed to get the better of a strong side. That’s a lot of dropped points they have suffered recently in big games against teams around them. They are still sitting in third with a good W5 D0 L2 record for the season home soil and this should be an easier game for them. In their five home wins, they have conceded just the one goal in total and may be value to back to win to nil at 13/5.
Port Vale Form
Vale have put in a couple of good shifts lately. They have managed to win back to back games for the first time this season over the last weekend, thumping Cheltenham 3-1 at home and then landing a 3-0 win out on the road at Morecambe. Those wins snapped an eleven match sequence where they collected just the two points. So that was all out of the blue. It would be a massive coup if they could get three points in this one against a top three side. Away from home Vale have gone W1 D1 L4 this season and are W1 D1 L1 in their last three. This game is going to be all about momentum for them. Vale have averaged a goal per game out on the road this season and just 29% of their matches away from home have gone over 2.5 goals.
Head to Head News
These two have not met in the league since the 2012/13 season in League Two. There was a 2-0 away win for each that season. Their most recent meeting was an FA Cup tie in December 2015 which Exeter won on home soil. Exeter have lost just one of their last eight home games against Vale, winning five of those. Both teams have scored in just one of the last six meetings.
Top Betting Tips
Port Vale have had a great week, Exeter not so much. But the value appears to still be on the home side who have handled themselves well against lower sides in the table this season. They need to get a spark back into their game and they can make it happen in this one. Home win and likely to nil as well.