Swindon, despite only having won one of their last four league games now are still well in the hunt for a play off place this season. However, the contest for places is so tight and tough that they are going to have to start winning again very soon. They will have a chance at doing just that on the weekend as they play host to a Port Vale side who haven’t tasted success for quite a while in the league.
Football League Two – Swindon v Port Vale – County Ground, Swindon – Saturday 17th February 2018 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 13/5 at Betfair |
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Swindon
Port ValeSwindon Form
The Robins are W7 D2 L7 at home this season and four of those wins have been in their last four fixtures at the County Ground. So they are in hot home form right now and that puts them in pole position for this fixture. The Robins have scored in each of their last ten league games played and they are averaging 1.25 goals per game at home. Their defence hasn’t really held too firm this season but still, for this fixture that could lead to some nice value in backing the home side to win to nil. Three of their last four home wins have been to nil so there is a trend there. They were actually all 1-0 results so that is another great option for this fixture. Swindon starts the weekend in sixth place in the league and this is the start of a nice run of games against bottom-half of the table opponents for them.
Port Vale Form
The Valiants took a heavy hit out at Cheltenham last weekend. They were due to play Exeter in midweek but the game was postponed so at least they got a little bit of an extra rest anyway. Vale are winless in their last seven games now, drawing three and losing four of those. Thir away form sees them on a four-match losing streak on the road and winless in five. They only have the four away wins to their name anyway this season on their travels. They have not taken a clean sheet in any of their last eight league road games so they are naturally going to be at considerable risk of defeat in this game. Just 38% of their away games have made it over 2.5 goals so it’s worth looking under that for this one. With six points from their last eight games, only three teams in the league have picked up fewer in that same spell than the Valiants have done.
Head to Head News
Swindon are carrying food home from over Port Vale having gone W3 D1 in their last four at the County Ground against them. The Robins also took a big 3-0 win on the road against the Valiants earlier in the season. Over the last five league meetings, things are even though with two wins each and a draw.
Swindon v Port Vale – Betting Odds and Predictions
The home side is even, the draw is 13/5 with Betfair and Port Vale is 31/10 with the same b0okmaker.
Top Betting Tip Swindon v Port Vale
Swindon can be backed with a little bit of confidence to deliver a victory in this one. They are going well at the County Ground currently and the same cannot be said of Port Vale on their travels right now. Home win to nil.