League One news and guide: Port Vale moderate betting favourite to top Burton Albion

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vale Park (19052 seats)

Let's get ready for Port Vale - Burton Albion! Never mind the highs and lows so far, this game should be immense!

Insights:
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (41) in League One

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League One.

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Port Vale form and stats

7 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Port Vale have to build on here at Vale Park in the League One. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Vale Park.

Port Vale travelled for their previous game, a trip to Fleetwood Town that ended 1-1. Ojo (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.6/10. Ojo hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Milton Keynes Dons.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Port have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 3 and lost 3.

On the other hand, Port Vale have conceded 22 goals.

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Burton Albion form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Burton Albion so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 4-3-10 (win-draw-lose).

This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Peterborough United with 2-5 on the scoreboard. As you can tell from the result, the match against Peterborough United was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today? Midfield player Powell was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.25/10. Powell scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Wycombe Wanderers.

Burton Albion are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.

Burton Albion find the net regularly in their away games. 23 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Burton manager Maamria has some worries about the defense as 39 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The squads have played each other before in this season, with the match result Burton Albion - Port Vale 0-2 registered in the official records. Head to head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Port won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Burton Albion managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.

Top Goalscorers

Port ValeE. Harrison
E. Harrison
9 goals
Port ValeJ. Wilson
J. Wilson
4 goals
Port ValeN. Smith
N. Smith
3 goals

Port Vale missing players

Burton Albion missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Port Vale Burton Albion
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 5 17 35
12 7 2 Won W 3 4 10
8 4 3 Drew D 0 3 8
16 7 0 Lost L 2 10 17
36 18 7 Scored S 8 23 44
50 22 5 Conceded C 6 39 68
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
67% 56% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 94% 83%
47% 44% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 71% 57%
25% 22% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 35% 34%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 29% 23%
44% 44% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 65% 51%
28% 33% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 6% 17%
33% 28% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 29% 34%
 
5.6 5.6 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 4.9 5.7
4.6 4.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.5 5.3
1.8 1.8 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 1.9 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
12.6 12.8 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13.6 11.1 11.7
2.2 2.6 2.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.6 3.4 3.8
44% 39% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 40% 33%
 
10.6 9.3 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 15.1 13.5
3.1 2.8 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 4.8 4.1
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals (39) away in League One
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (41) in League One
  • Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 34 23 8 3 61 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 77
2 Plymouth Argyle 36 22 8 6 63 41 18 16 1 1 36 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 22 74
3 Ipswich Town 36 20 12 4 70 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 39 72
4 Barnsley 34 20 6 8 55 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 26 66
5 Derby County 36 18 10 8 59 35 18 12 4 2 37 14 18 6 6 6 22 21 24 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 51 30 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 6 5 7 23 19 21 63
7 Wycombe Wanderers 36 18 6 12 50 34 18 10 4 4 28 16 18 8 2 8 22 18 16 60
8 Peterborough United 36 18 3 15 60 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 18 7 1 10 27 26 13 57
9 Shrewsbury Town 36 16 7 13 47 39 18 10 2 6 28 22 18 6 5 7 19 17 8 55
10 Portsmouth 36 14 12 10 49 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 18 7 4 7 21 24 7 54
11 Exeter City 35 12 10 13 47 45 17 7 5 5 24 20 18 5 5 8 23 25 2 46
12 Charlton Athletic 36 11 12 13 50 48 18 6 6 6 29 23 18 5 6 7 21 25 2 45
13 Lincoln City 35 9 18 8 33 35 17 4 13 0 16 11 18 5 5 8 17 24 -2 45
14 Bristol Rovers 36 12 9 15 50 58 18 5 6 7 22 28 18 7 3 8 28 30 -8 45
15 Port Vale 36 12 8 16 36 50 18 7 4 7 18 22 18 5 4 9 18 28 -14 44
16 Fleetwood Town 36 10 13 13 37 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 43
17 Cheltenham Town 36 11 7 18 29 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 19 5 3 11 15 26 -17 40
18 Burton Albion 35 10 8 17 44 68 18 6 5 7 21 29 17 4 3 10 23 39 -24 38
19 Oxford United 36 9 9 18 38 48 18 5 3 10 22 26 18 4 6 8 16 22 -10 36
20 Accrington Stanley 35 8 11 16 30 55 17 5 5 7 20 27 18 3 6 9 10 28 -25 35
21 Milton Keynes Dons 36 9 6 21 32 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -22 33
22 Morecambe 37 7 12 18 36 61 19 6 7 6 24 25 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 33
23 Cambridge United 36 8 6 22 27 57 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 2 2 14 11 36 -30 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 36 5 8 23 28 69 18 4 1 13 13 32 18 1 7 10 15 37 -41 23

Burton Albion:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 34 23 8 3 61 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 77
2 Plymouth Argyle 36 22 8 6 63 41 18 16 1 1 36 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 22 74
3 Ipswich Town 36 20 12 4 70 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 39 72
4 Barnsley 34 20 6 8 55 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 26 66
5 Derby County 36 18 10 8 59 35 18 12 4 2 37 14 18 6 6 6 22 21 24 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 51 30 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 6 5 7 23 19 21 63
7 Wycombe Wanderers 36 18 6 12 50 34 18 10 4 4 28 16 18 8 2 8 22 18 16 60
8 Peterborough United 36 18 3 15 60 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 18 7 1 10 27 26 13 57
9 Shrewsbury Town 36 16 7 13 47 39 18 10 2 6 28 22 18 6 5 7 19 17 8 55
10 Portsmouth 36 14 12 10 49 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 18 7 4 7 21 24 7 54
11 Exeter City 35 12 10 13 47 45 17 7 5 5 24 20 18 5 5 8 23 25 2 46
12 Charlton Athletic 36 11 12 13 50 48 18 6 6 6 29 23 18 5 6 7 21 25 2 45
13 Lincoln City 35 9 18 8 33 35 17 4 13 0 16 11 18 5 5 8 17 24 -2 45
14 Bristol Rovers 36 12 9 15 50 58 18 5 6 7 22 28 18 7 3 8 28 30 -8 45
15 Port Vale 36 12 8 16 36 50 18 7 4 7 18 22 18 5 4 9 18 28 -14 44
16 Fleetwood Town 36 10 13 13 37 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 43
17 Cheltenham Town 36 11 7 18 29 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 19 5 3 11 15 26 -17 40
18 Burton Albion 35 10 8 17 44 68 18 6 5 7 21 29 17 4 3 10 23 39 -24 38
19 Oxford United 36 9 9 18 38 48 18 5 3 10 22 26 18 4 6 8 16 22 -10 36
20 Accrington Stanley 35 8 11 16 30 55 17 5 5 7 20 27 18 3 6 9 10 28 -25 35
21 Milton Keynes Dons 36 9 6 21 32 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -22 33
22 Morecambe 37 7 12 18 36 61 19 6 7 6 24 25 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 33
23 Cambridge United 36 8 6 22 27 57 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 2 2 14 11 36 -30 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 36 5 8 23 28 69 18 4 1 13 13 32 18 1 7 10 15 37 -41 23

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