There is plenty of domestic action still over the weekend to enjoy and the action from League Two starts on Friday night as Port Vale make the trip to South Wales to face Newport. Vale had some good form snapped last time out with a loss that saw them slip back towards the drop zone, while Newport are just struggling to rediscover their winning touch and are in danger of falling away from the top seven. Newport are even money to pick up the three points, with the visiting Vale at 13/5.
Football League Two – Rodney Parade, Newport – Friday 10th October 2017 – 19:45 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 5/2 at Ladbrokes |
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Newport
Port ValeNewport Form
The Exiles really looked like a strong early contender to get themselves in the automatic promotion race, but they have slipped to having picked up just the one point in their last three games and have three defeats now in their last six. It’s just going off the rails a little bit for them. At home, they have only suffered the one defeat for the season though and boast a good W4 D2 L1 record at Rodney Parade. The Exiles have collected four clean sheets in those seven games and have conceded only the four home goals all season. Just 29% of their league home games have gone over the 2.5 goal line. Three of their four home wins have been to nil.
Port Vale Form
Vale strung together a three-match winning streak totally out of the blue and one of those wins were against the powerful Exeter as well. It was all a flurry of unexpected action from the Valiants who suddenly looked as if they could get clear of the relegation zone. But a heavy loss at home against Swindon recently snapped that and they are back to third from bottom, level on points with second-from-bottom Morecambe. Still, they have won their last two road games in the league and have only lost one of their last four which is a massive improvement from them. 62% of their away goals have happened in the first half of matches away from home. If they get in front, they can rattle the Exiles.
Head to Head News
This will be the first league meeting between Newport and Port Vale.
Top Betting Tips
There may be a little value in Port Vale Double Chance at 5/6. That is because they have won five of their last six in all competitions and took a great FA Cup win against League One side Oxford on the weekend. Given their recent win at Exeter, the Valiants could sneak at least a point out of this.