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Port Vale v Walsall : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 7th Dec, 12:30 BST, Vale Park, Stoke

Walsall are on the road on Saturday lunch time, as manager Matthew Sadler takes his men to visit Port Vale and Darren Moore at the Vale Park in the League Two. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, stats for seventeen major betting market have been laid out below, with head-to-head history and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds from leading bookmakers are provided too.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead we're tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Port Vale and Walsall will score at least 2 between them during 90 minutes. It's a prediction based on each side's recent form stats, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 74%. The bookmakers have it available at 1.25.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 40% chance of Walsall coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Port Vale
34%
29/2029/20
Draw
26%
12/512/5
3%
Walsall
40%
9/59/5
2%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
8%
Walsall 1-0
10%
9/115/2
Port Vale 1-0
9%
17/27/1
Walsall 2-1
9%
10/18/1
Port Vale 2-1
8%
17/215/2
Draw 0-0
7%
10/117/2
Walsall 2-0
7%
14/111/1
Port Vale 2-0
6%
12/110/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/110/1
Walsall 3-1
4%
20/116/1
Port Vale 3-1
3%
18/114/1
Walsall 3-0
3%
28/120/1
Walsall 3-2
2%
28/120/1
Port Vale 3-0
2%
22/118/1
Port Vale 3-2
2%
25/118/1
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
17/204/5
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
19/2010/11
Home 1st Goal
47%
4/5-
Away 1st Goal
49%
11/10-
No 1st Goal
5%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/64/6
BTTS - No
47%
11/1011/10
BTTS - Home Win
16%
15/410/3
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
3%
BTTS - Away Win
18%
4/119/5
Home/draw
60%
2/54/9
Away/draw
66%
8/158/15
Home/away
74%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1/41/4
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
11/45/2
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
2/119/10
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
4/114/11
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
5/19/2
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/82/15
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
12/19/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/251/25
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/201/20
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/117/2
Home DNB
52%
8/113/4
Away DNB
58%
1/119/20
Port Vale win to nil
18%
7/2-
Walsall win to nil
22%
4/1-
Port Vale / Port Vale
20%
3/114/5
Port Vale / Walsall
3%
25/120/1
Port Vale / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Port Vale
14%
5/19/2
Draw / Walsall
13%
11/25/1
Draw / Draw
15%
9/219/5
4%
Walsall / Port Vale
3%
25/120/1
11%
Walsall / Walsall
18%
7/217/5
5%
Walsall / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Port Vale have played 17 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 4 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 30 goals to 25 goals.

Home League Performance

Port Vale have played 8 games at home winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 13 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Walsall are in 5th position in the League Two on 27 points having played 14 matches so far this season. Walsall are unbeaten in 1 games against teams above them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 1 games. Walsall are winless in the 1 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 5 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

1 game have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 0 games, drawn 1 and won zero. Walsall have conceded 1 goal, scored 1, scored in every game and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Port Vale
Walsall
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Port Vale 171043834 
-
-
Apr 5
Dec 7
2
Walsall 169431331 
Dec 7
Apr 5
-
-
3
Crewe17863630 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
d
 
1-1A
May 3
4
Doncaster17854429 
l
 
2-3A
Jan 4
Dec 26
Apr 1
5
Notts C17773828 
Feb 13
w
 
0-1F
Dec 3
Jan 1
6
MK Dons16835827 
Mar 15
w
 
0-1F
Jan 18
l
 
1-0A
7
AFC Wim168261126 
w
 
3-2F
Apr 26
Mar 29
w
 
0-1F
8
Chesterfield176741025 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 25
Feb 15
d
 
2-2F
9
Grimsby17818-725 
Apr 21
Dec 29
Mar 8
w
 
1-4F
10
Bradford16655423 
Apr 1
Dec 26
w
 
2-1F
Jan 25
11
Gillingham16727323 
May 3
l
 
1-0A
-
Mar 22
12
Fleetwood15573522 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 8
l
 
2-6F
Jan 28
13
Barrow17647122 
Jan 11
l
 
4-0A
Dec 14
Apr 12
14
Cheltenham17638-321 
Jan 1
Dec 3
w
 
2-1F
Jan 4
15
Salford16565-321 
Feb 22
w
 
0-2F
Feb 1
w
 
0-2F
16
Newport17638-721 
Jan 18
w
 
1-4F
Dec 29
Apr 21
17
Harrogate17638-721 
Mar 4
w
 
0-1F
Apr 18
Dec 21
18
Colchester17395-318 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 28
w
 
4-0F
Feb 8
19
Accrington16466-418 
Feb 1
d
 
2-2A
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
20
Bromley16385-217 
Apr 12
Dec 14
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
21
Tranmere16457-1017 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
Jan 11
l
 
1-0A
22
Carlisle183510-1514 
Dec 21
Apr 18
w
 
3-1F
Mar 4
23
Swindon17278-813 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 8
Mar 1
w
 
0-4F
24
Morecambe173410-1213 
Mar 22
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Port Vale have not lost in 6 consecutive home league games
5
Walsall have not lost in 5 consecutive away league games
Port Vale 1ST
20 league games
Home
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Walsall 2ND
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Walsall have beaten Port Vale in 5 consecutive away league meetings
6
Walsall have not lost to Port Vale in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Port Vale since 2000
Port Vale
Walsall
Goals: Scored
10
17
Games: Scored
7 / 11
9 / 11
Clean sheets
2 / 11
4 / 11
PTV
3
D
2
WLS
6
League games at Walsall since 1999
Walsall
Port Vale
Goals: Scored
14
12
Games: Scored
6 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
5 / 11
PTV
3
D
4
WLS
4
Goal Statistics
Port Vale 1st Walsall 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Port Vale will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Walsall will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Port Vale’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+12
Walsall have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/281419/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Port Vale
PG (predicted goals)
Walsall
1.2
1.4
Attack rating
PTV
WLS
7%
better
view stats
Games scored14
13
Failed to score3
3
Scored first12
12
Goals scored25
30
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.9
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for17
21
Avg. XG for1.3
1.8
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
2%
better
PTV
WLS
view stats
Games conceded10
10
Clean sheets7
6
Conceded first4
3
Goals conceded17
17
Avg. goals conceded1
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
5
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against15%
20%
Avg. XG against0.9
0.9
KickOff rating
+2%

Port Vale v Walsall League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Port Vale League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17444
C RipleyJ StockleyL TolajJ Stockley
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Ripley GLK17
1
-
C Hall DEF16
1
-
T Sang DEF161
1
-
R Croasdale MID1621
2
-
J Stockley FWD1643
4
-
B Heneghan DEF15
2
-
R Curtis FWD1512
3
-
J Debrah DEF141
2
-
B Cover MID142
3
-
B Garrity MID1421
3
-
E Chislett MID1341
2
-
L Tolaj FWD1124
2
-
R Paton FWD111
2
-
R Richards MID1022
1
-
K John DEF91
2
-
J Lowe MID7
1
-
G Byers MID71
2
-
B. Baker-Boatiey FWD71
2
-
S Hart DEF6
1
-
J Shorrock MID611
-
C Grant MID3
-
J Plant FWD1
-
Walsall League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16864
C BarrettN LoweC BarrettJ Matt
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Barrett DEF166
2
-
T Allen DEF1632
2
-
J Jellis MID163
3
-
R Stirk MID16
1
-
J Matt FWD1652
4
-
T. Simkim GLK15
1
-
D Okagbue DEF1502
2
-
L Gordon DEF1511
3
-
C Lakin MID151
2
-
J Earing MID152
-
A Adomah FWD1421
1
-
N Lowe FWD1483
-
H Williams DEF101
2
-
D Johnson FWD92
-
B Comley MID7
1
-
G Hall FWD51
-
O McEntee DEF4
1
-
J Gordon FWD41
1
-
P Farquharson DEF3
1
-
D Daniels DEF3
1
-
R Cleary FWD3
-
R Maher MID2
-
S Hornby GLK1
-
E Weir DEF1
1
-