Preview EFL Trophy: Port Vale vs Wrexham

 

 

Port Vale, pemuncak klasemen League Two, akan menghadapi Wrexham, yang sedang mengincar promosi di League One, dalam laga EFL Trophy di Vale Park. Di pertandingan EFL Trophy sebelumnya, Port Vale menang atas Wolverhampton U21 lewat adu penalti setelah imbang 2-2, sementara Wrexham sukses mengalahkan Wolves U21 dengan skor telak 3-0. Saat ini, Port Vale berada di posisi kedua grup dengan lima poin, sedangkan Wrexham memimpin grup dengan enam poin.

 

Port Vale baru saja mengalami kekalahan tipis dari Gillingham di liga, dan ini menjadi kekalahan kedua beruntun mereka, meskipun sebelumnya mereka memenangkan delapan dari sepuluh pertandingan terakhir. Di kandang, performa mereka cukup kuat dengan empat kemenangan dalam enam laga terakhir. Sementara itu, Wrexham datang ke laga ini setelah menang 1-0 atas Mansfield Town di League One dan kini berada di peringkat ketiga. Meski rekor tandang Wrexham kurang stabil dengan tujuh kali gagal menang dalam sembilan laga tandang terakhir, mereka tetap memiliki pemain-pemain berkualitas yang bisa menciptakan peluang.

 

Port Vale: Ripley; Debrah, Hall, Heneghan; Cover, Lowe, Sang, Grant; Boaitey, Paton, Curtis.

Wrexham: Okonkwo; Cleworth, O'Connell, O'Connor; Barnett, Cannon, Dobson, Rathbone, Revan; Bodvarsson, Palmer.

 

Prediksi

Prediksi akhir pertandingan diperkirakan akan seru dengan Port Vale unggul tipis 3-2, meskipun Wrexham diyakini masih akan memberi perlawanan sengit.

England League 1-Leyton Orient VS Port Vale

 

 

Leyton Orient now quickly turn their focus to Tuesday's fixture, where they will have the chance to complete a league double over Port Vale after recording a 1-0 win when the two sides met last month.

 

The O's have managed to avoid defeat in each of their last seven home games against the Valiants, although they have had to settle for a point in each of their previous three head-to-head home matches.

 

Darren Moore is still searching for his first win as Port Vale boss, having taken just one point from his six matches in charge.

 

Baylee Dipepa's second-half effort proved to be a mere consolation in Saturday's 2-1 loss against Shrewsbury Town, leaving them without a win in 12 matches.

 

Although they boast at least one game in hand over the teams above them, Port Vale have their work cut out to remain in the third tier with a sizeable seven-point gap separating them from safety.

England League Cup-Port Vale vs Middlesbrough Predictions

 

 

Port Vale have won three of their last 11 matches

Vale have kept just one clean sheet in their last ten matches on their own patch

Middlesbrough have scored at least twice in 12 of their 15 away games this term

Vale look in for a difficult night

League One Port Vale have not beaten a team from the top two divisions on their way to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals and it seems likely that their memorable run will be ended by Middlesbrough on Tuesday.

 

Vale are 15th in the third tier and while they will have been boosted by Ethan Chislett’s hat-trick giving them a 3-2 win over Wigan on Saturday, that ended a run of five home matches without a victory.

 

They surrendered a two-goal lead when beaten by Stevenage on penalties in their FA Cup replay, so they are struggling to finish the job and it could be that Middlesbrough’s extra class proves too much for the Tunstall outfit.

 

Boro forwards flourish on the road

Much was expected of Boro after they reached the playoffs last season, but they did not hit the ground running and will be disappointed to find themselves in tenth spot.

 

The congested nature of the Championship means they could easily get into top-six contention during the second half of the campaign.

 

One thing that is noticeable with Michael Carrick’s side is that they have been full of goals on the road, scoring 12 times on the last five occasions they have been on their travels.

 

They could keep that run going with a 2-1 win here, having already won at Huddersfield, Bolton, Bradford and Exeter in this competition this season.

 

Tips : Port Vale have yet to test themselves against Championship opposition in this year’s Carabao Cup and they could struggle against Middlesbrough, who have been generally strong on the road this season and are probably stronger than their tenth position in the second tier suggests.

 

Recommendation: Away @1.79

England League 1 -- Port Vale vs Peterborough United Prediction

 

 

Analysis:

Port Vale will welcome Peterborough United at Vale Park for Monday’s League 1.

 

Port Vale

Port Vale picked up 35 points from their 24 League matches, sitting in 11th place. They are in good state lately, with wining four out of their last six rounds, including a 3-1 away victory over Forest Green Rovers last outing. Now they head into this round for getting their straight fourth home win.

 

Peterborough United

Peterborough United fell a 0-3 home defeat against Peterborough United, and they just won one of their last eight matches across all competitions. Moreover, they have only one draw but three defeats in their latest four visits in the League.

 

Prediction:

This will be a close game, but Port Vale are in good home form lately, so I will back them to win on the Asian Handicap market.

 

AH Pick: Port Vale 0