Port Vale vs Crawley Town Predictions & Tips

Port Vale are lagging a little in their promotion push, with the club sitting in eighth place in League Two. However, that comes after an eight-game unbeaten run. That solid form shows that the hosts are on the right track, while they’ve been a tough side to face at this ground throughout the campaign.

That’s an issue for Crawley, who are suffering after a season full of tough results on the road. The visitors have a single away win in this League Two campaign, but can they find their feet on their travels to secure the points in this clash?

Crawley’s Away Woes

The visitors remain one of the worst travelling sides in the division, with just 13 points from 18 away trips. They come into this clash having failed to win 17 of those 18 trips. However, they have managed to record 10 draws in that time. The visitors have more away draws than anyone in the league.

This is an encounter between the two sides with the joint-most draws across League Two – 15 each. Port Vale have the second-most home draws at home this term, while they have seen each of their last three games finish level. The pair shared the spoils when they clashed earlier this season. On current form, that seems like the likely outcome of this one.

Clinical Pair

These two sides have been great in front of goal this term, with even Crawley’s poor away form bringing goals. The visitors have scored in 89% of their away trips, including seven of their last eight. However, they’ve also conceded in 89% of their trips, so we can expect a couple of goals in their visit to Port Vale, who themselves have scored in 89% of their home games.

The duo have seen few goalless draws, as 87% of Port Vale’s draws here have seen both teams score, as have 80% of the visitors’ away draws. Given that run, we are backing both teams to score and the match to finish level, which looks well priced given the form of the two. We’re also backing a 1-1 draw, the most frequent scoreline at this ground.