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Port Vale v Cambridge United : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Vale Park, Stoke

Darren Moore's Port Vale side are on home soil in the League One on Saturday lunch time, as Garry Monk's Cambridge United travel to the Vale Park. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, statistics for every betting market have been laid out below, with head-to-head records and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. The best odds are included as well.

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The last English League One meeting between Port Vale and Cambridge was on Saturday 27th April 2024
English League One
April 27th 2024
Port Vale 0
0 Cambridge
 
PTV
CMU
Shots On
4
2
Shots Off
4
3
Corners
4
3
Possession
55%
45%
Fouls
8
16
Yellow/red cards
2/0
4/0
 
Port ValeCambridge
 
C. Ripley
N. Smith
J. Debrah
A. Iacovitti
J. Weir (M. Clark 84')
E. Chislett (A. Buah 84')
B. Garrity
U. Ikpeazu (J. Lowe 70')
R. Walters (F. Ojo 22')
B. Dipepa
J. Shorrock
W. Mannion
L. Bennett
J. Okedina
R. Bennett
J. Gibbons
D. Andrew
(A. May 90') J. Brophy
P. Digby
(G. Hoddle 90') E. Kachunga
G. Ahadme
(S. Kaikai 46') M. Bonne
Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Port Vale or Cambridge are in the kind of form that would leave us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The statistics tell us that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 75% chance of 2 goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Port Vale are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.40.
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral Betfred 888Sport
Port Vale
39%
29/20
11%
6/4
5%
--
Draw
26%
23/1023/10--
Cambridge
35%
19/10
16%
9/5
7%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
8%
5/1--
Port Vale 1-0
9%
7/1
7%
6/1
17%
--
Cambridge 1-0
9%
8/1
20%
13/2
7%
--
Port Vale 2-1
9%
17/2
14%
8/1--
Cambridge 2-1
8%
10/1
10%
17/2
5%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
8/1
6%
7/1
14%
--
Port Vale 2-0
7%
10/1
15%
9/1
11%
--
Cambridge 2-0
6%
14/1
36%
11/1--
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1
12%
11/1
20%
--
Port Vale 3-1
4%
20/1
9%
16/1--
Cambridge 3-1
4%
25/1
24%
18/1
10%
--
Port Vale 3-0
3%
22/1
21%
18/1
12%
--
Port Vale 3-2
3%
28/1
15%
22/1
12%
--
Cambridge 3-0
2%
33/1
48%
20/1
9%
--
Cambridge 3-2
2%
33/122/1
21%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
21/20
7%
---
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
3/4
6%
---
Home 1st Goal
49%
4/5
18%
---
Away 1st Goal
47%
5/4
23%
---
No 1st Goal
4%
8/1
6%
---
BTTS - Yes
55%
4/5
8%
5/6
9%
--
BTTS - No
45%
19/20
8%
10/11
10%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
4/1
17%
19/5
9%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
9%
10/3
6%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
5/1
9%
17/4
19%
--
Home/draw
65%
2/5
7%
2/5
3%
--
Away/draw
61%
8/15
9%
1/2
4%
--
Home/away
74%
1/31/3--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1/3
5%
---
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
9/4
18%
---
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
5/2
13%
---
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
2/7
6%
---
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
7/1
11%
---
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/12
1%
---
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
16/1
11%
---
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/40---
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/14---
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
8/1
6%
---
Home DNB
57%
4/6
13%
3/4
6%
--
Away DNB
53%
11/10
17%
19/20
7%
--
Port Vale win to nil
20%
3/1
8%
---
Cambridge win to nil
18%
4/1
25%
---
Port Vale / Port Vale
20%
3/1
16%
29/10
5%
--
Port Vale / Cambridge
3%
28/122/1
12%
--
Port Vale / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
8%
--
Draw / Port Vale
14%
9/2
8%
9/2
5%
--
Draw / Cambridge
13%
11/2
8%
5/1
8%
--
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1
5%
7/2
2%
--
Cambridge / Port Vale
3%
25/1
10%
20/1
9%
--
Cambridge / Cambridge
18%
4/1
15%
17/5
8%
--
Cambridge / Draw
6%
14/111/1
8%
--
bet365
Win / draw / win League One table

Port Vale have played 45 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

43 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 24 games, drawn 10 and won 9. Port Vale have conceded 72 goals, scored 39, failed to score in 20 matches and kept 10 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Port Vale have played 22 games at home, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 13 fixtures. They have scored 27 goals, conceded 34 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 7 times in home league games.

Cambridge lay in 19th place on 47 points in the League One league table having played 45 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 11 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cambridge have conceded 6 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Cambridge have played 22 away games, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 14 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Port Vale
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Cambridge
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
 Portsmouth46281353797 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
 Derby46288104192 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
 Bolton46251293587 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
 Peterborough46259122884 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
5-0A
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2F
 Oxford Utd462211132377 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
2-3A
l
 
7-0A
 Barnsley462113121876 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
 Lincoln462014122574 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
6-0A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
 Blackpool462110151773 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
 Stevenage461914131171 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
 Wycombe46171415565 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
 L Orient46181117-265 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-2F
d
 
0-00-0
 Wigan46201016762 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
2-4F
w
 
0-1F
 Exeter46171019-1561 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
 Northampton4617920-960 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
 Bristol R4616921-1657 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
3-3A
w
 
2-3A
 Charlton46112015-153 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
 Reading46161119-253 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-0A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
 Cambridge Away46121222-2248 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
 Shrewsbury4613924-3248 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2A
l
 
2-3A
w
 
0-1F
 Burton46121024-2846 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-2F
 Cheltenham4612826-2444 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-0A
 Fleetwood46101323-2343 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
-
-
 Port Vale Home46101125-3341 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
 Carlisle467930-4030 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-4F
Win / draw / win form
4
Port Vale have lost 4 consecutive league games
6
Port Vale have not won in 6 consecutive league games
5
Cambridge have not won in 5 consecutive league games
Port Vale 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
4
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
2
D
4
Lost
14
Cambridge 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Port Vale since 2017
Port Vale
Cambridge
Goals: Scored
6
3
Games: Scored
3 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
2 / 5
PTV
3
CMU
2
All league games since 2017
Port Vale
Cambridge
Goals: Scored
9
13
Games: Scored
6 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
4 / 10
PTV
4
D
1
CMU
5
Goal Statistics

Cambridge United's defensive record is to be admired, G. Monk's men having conceded 1 or less in 7 consecutive League One games. An average PG rating of 1.4 for Port Vale makes sense in this context.

Port Vale 23rd Cambridge 18th
Kickoff prediction
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1.4
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 58% probability that Port Vale will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Cambridge will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Port Vale’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-21
Cambridge have scored 21% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Statistics League One - 2023/2024 Season
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Port Vale
PG (predicted goals)
Cambridge
1.4
1.3
Attack rating
PTV
CMU
1%
better
view stats
Games scored25
25
Failed to score21
21
Scored first17
16
Goals scored41
39
Avg. goals scored0.9
0.8
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal10
8
Conversion rate10%
12%
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
PTV
CMU
11%
better
view stats
Games conceded34
32
Clean sheets12
14
Conceded first24
24
Goals conceded74
61
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate17%
15%
KickOff rating
+11%

Port Vale v Cambridge League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Port Vale League One squad statistics 2023/2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
44977
C RipleyB GarrityE ChislettF Ojo
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Ripley GLK44
5
-
J Debrah DEF29
5
-
N Smith DEF4022
5
-
A Iacovitti DEF291
5
-
J Shorrock DEF101
-
B Garrity MID3793
6
-
R. Walters MID9
-
J Weir MID141
1
-
E Chislett MID4197
3
-
U Ikpeazu FWD1811
2
-
B. Dipepa FWD2032
-
Subs
J Leutwiler GLK
-
K Lopata DEF6
-
M Clark DEF12
2
-
A. Buah DEF
-
F Ojo MID382
7
-
J Lowe MID28
6
-
K. Agnero MID
-
Cambridge League One squad statistics 2023/2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
431049
D AndrewG AhadmeS KaikaiR Bennett
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
W Mannion GLK11
1
-
J Okedina DEF10
-
R Bennett DEF391
9
-
D Andrew DEF4321
8
-
L. Bennett MID431
2
-
E Kachunga MID335
4
-
P Digby MID391
8
-
J Brophy MID433
6
-
J Gibbons MID10
1
-
G Ahadme FWD2610
2
-
M Bonne FWD131
-
Subs
L Chadwick GLK
-
A May  MID25
1
-
J Cousins MID331
4
-
G Hoddle MID
-
J Lankester MID3813
9
-
S Kaikai FWD3634
1
-
F Okenabirhie FWD2052
1
-
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