Port Vale vs Tranmere Rovers betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vale Park (19052 seats)

After the first round it's Port Vale - Tranmere Rovers 0-3 in points. Who will prevail in this second League Two match of the season?

It's no vacation for neither Port nor Tranmere Rovers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Port Vale form and stats

Last season, Port Vale's league statistics were 17 wins, 9 draws and 20 losses, resulting in a 13th position in the League Two. Over these 46 matches they scored 57 goals and conceded 57. Playing at home last season Port Vale managed 9-5-9 (win-draw-lost) with 27 goals and 25 conceded.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 328 minutes without scoring a league goal. T. Conlon was the last player to find the net.

Port's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Sunderland. Jamie Proctor, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 8.35 (out of 10). Proctor scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Heartbreak before that as Port lost 0-1 at Northampton Town's place.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Port Vale have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won three, drawn four and lost three.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Port as they have a new game in only three days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Carlisle United are visiting.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

Let's have a look at how Tranmere Rovers performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 20 victories, 13 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 55 and conceded 50 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 8 and lost 6 with 25/28 goals scored/conceded.

Tranmere has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Oldham Athletic (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) for a Carabao Cup game that ended a draw (2-2). Midfielder Kieron Morris was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.65. Morris hit one key pass. Drawing 2-2 against Oldham Athletic (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager M. Mellon needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Walsall in the League Two.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Tranmere in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Tranmere Rovers, four draws and one defeat.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Tranmere Rovers manager M. Mellon as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Swindon Town.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Port wins - draws - Tranmere Rovers wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Tranmere RoversC. McManaman
C. McManaman
1 goals

Port Vale missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Port Vale Tranmere Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 8
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 12
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 10
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
Port Vale Last season Tranmere Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   24 48
17 9   Won W   9 20
9 5   Drew D   9 14
20 9   Lost L   6 14
57 27   Scored S   26 57
57 25   Conceded C   29 53
89% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   79% 85%
63% 57%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   54% 56%
39% 39%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 42%
24% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 29%
13% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 12%
41% 39%   BTTS BTTS   33% 38%
33% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   46% 40%
37% 39%   Failed to Score F T   42% 38%
 
4.7 5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.5 5.4
5.1 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.3 4.4
1.4 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.5
4 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
10.5 11.4   Shots (avg) S (   10.2 10.1
3.8 3.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3 3.1
33% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 38%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Mansfield Town 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Hartlepool United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Newport County 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Tranmere Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 Leyton Orient 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Salford City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Carlisle United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Colchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Rochdale 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
17 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Sutton United 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Barrow 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Port Vale 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Walsall 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43

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 Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Mansfield Town 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Hartlepool United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Newport County 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Tranmere Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 Leyton Orient 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Salford City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Carlisle United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Colchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Rochdale 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
17 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Sutton United 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Barrow 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Port Vale 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Walsall 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.