Accrington are rolling along nicely in the top three in League Two having put three straight victories on the board. So they are going well again and they will be confident of landing another three points here. Port Vale have collected only the one point in their last three games and they have slumped to narrow back to back defeats on the road as well.
Football League Two – Accrington v Port Vale – Crown Ground, Accrington – Saturday 20th January 2018 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 23/10 at William Hill |
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Accrington
Port ValeAccrington Form
Accrington are up in third in League Two at the moment and they are riding a positive wave of a three-match winning streak as well going into this one. Stanley have scored nine goals in their last three games without conceding so the likelihood of them winning to nil looks pretty strong. They have posted a W7 D2 L3 record this season at home and they have been scoring strongly with 23 goals netted in their 12 games. They have really gotten themselves going again well now and in total, they have scored in 92% of their home matches. They have scored the opening goal in seven of their twelve home games so far and they have scored in each of their last six home games as well.
Port Vale Form
Port Vale have failed to win any of their last three games in League Two now (D1 L2) and the two defeats in that sequence were both 1-0 losses and that means that that is probably a decent option to look at in the correct score market for this one. Port Vale are just above the bottom six in the league at the moment and they have the best defensive record of everyone 15th or lower. Their chance of winning this is slim as they have scored just the one victory in their last six away games. The Valiants have also averaged under a goal per game on the road so far this season and just 29% of their games away from Vale Park have gone over the 2.5 goal line. In the last eight rounds of matches, only five teams in the division have collected more points than Vale have (14).
Head to Head News
Accrington won the season’s previous meeting by taking a 2-1 victory out at Vale Park at the end of September. From the eleven previous League Two contests between the sides, Port Vale are W4 D2 L5. At home, Accrington are unbeaten in their last three against the Valiants with a W2 D1 record and have earned a clean sheet in both of those victories.
Accrington v Port Vale – Betting Odds and Predictions
So the Valiants go as 40/17 underdogs for the game with Accrington hovering around the even-money mark.
Top Betting Tip Accrington v Port Vale
Accrington are the stronger of the two sides and at home, and they should find a way to pick up three points. They have been scoring well enough in their recent fixtures and Port Vale are unlikely to hold out at the end of the day. Win Accrington is available at 5/4 with Ladbrokes.