Port Vale ran headfirst into a brick wall at the turn of the year, having lost both league games played in 2018. Both were narrow away defeats and they will be keen to get back to home soil where they have been far more secure. The Glovers are three places beneath them, just above the drop zone and have lost back to back games going into this fixture.
Football League Two – Port Vale v Luton – Vale Park, Stoke on Trent – Saturday 13th January 2018 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 5/2 at Ladbrokes |
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Port Vale
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The Valiants have lost their last two games in the division but both of those defeats happened out on the road. At home, they are actually on a three-match winning streak and all with cleans sheets as well. Actually, each of their last four home wins have been to nil and that may be a decent trend to jump on. Vale are W4 D1 L2 in their last seven which is pretty solid from them and they are still clear of relegation issues really. They can at least boast one of the better defensive records of sides in the bottom third of the table and they have taken a clean sheet in 31% of their games at Vale Park. Granted they have failed to score in 31% of their home games too. But their current home form is certainly there and their last home win was a 4-0 demolition job over league leaders Luton which few would have seen coming.
Yeovil Form
The Glovers are one of six sides beneath Port Vale in the league at the moment and they are out of form as well, having lost their last two games. They have taken some bad blows lately against Morecambe and Crawley, not the strongest of opposition. Yeovil have just the two away wins all season under their belt in a W2 D2 L9 away record which doesn’t instil a lot of confidence. But they did win out at Cheltenham on Boxing Day to give themselves a boost. They only have two clean sheets in their last ten league games home and away and add that to already dodgy away form, they will be at risk and that’s why they are big underdogs. Three points for the Glovers would put them to within a point of Port Vale. However, only 30% of their points earned this season have come from away games.
Head to Head News
This will be meeting number four between the two sides this season. There was a 1-1 draw in the league and another 1-1 draw in the FA Cup before Yeovil took a 3-2 win back at home in the replay. Things are dead even between the two of these from what previous head to head there is with four wins each and three draws. Vale are unbeaten on home soil against Yeovil (W3 D2).
Port Vale v Yeovil – Betting Odds and Predictions
Vale are 8/11 odds on to collect the win with Yeovil out as 21/5 underdogs.
Top Betting Tips Port Vale v Yeovil
Port Vale should be value to get back to winning ways as they return home after their trials and tribulations away from home. Yeovil have had their glimmers of hope but with five goals shipped in their last two games, the Valiants can probably pick them off with 8/11 with Skybet.