Bradford City vs Port Vale betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League Two match on December 26th, 2024

Bradford City will be playing against Port Vale in a League Two football match scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 26th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), in England, check the Bradford City vs Port Vale betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Bradford City vs Port Vale will occur

The game takes place in the small The Coral Windows Stadium stadium, in the city of Bradford, with a capacity for 25136 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Bradford City vs Port Vale betting tip 2024/2025

The League Two has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.98 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.5 goals per match played.

Bradford City last match

Bradford City come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Notts County, valid for the League Two, ended with a 3-0. The team coached by G. Alexander lined up in the last match with a 3-4-2-1 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.20, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

The whole defensive section of the team suffered a lot from the opponent's raids, but the most in trouble seemed to be Paul Huntington. The player made many crucial mistakes during the match, and he will have to regain his lucidity as early as the next match in order to return useful to his team.

Port Vale last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for League Two, Port Vale, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Carlisle United team with a final score of 0-0.

Taking into account the previous analysis, the probabilities of winning were high, which is reason enough to consider the draw (odd 3.40) as a bad outcome.

Bradford City vs Port Vale h2h

Port Vale was in 9th place when they last played Bradford City who was 13th place in League Two. Port Vale played using the 3-4-1-2 formation while Bradford City responded with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement.

It was on 19-03-2022 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 1-2 win for Port Vale, was valid for the 2021/2022 season of the League Two.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

The Bradford City team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Port Vale team, which won only 1 game.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

P. Newhouse and M. Bacon will be assisting the referee M. Corlett in this football match.

Bradford City

League Two leaderboard now

Considering the home team Bradford City, standing in 12th place with 28 points in the League Two competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 7 wins, 6 losses and, 7 draws.

Which means that the team has an advantage of 1 point, in the 22nd round, with the Bromley team in hot pursuit at 13th place.

Bradford City analysis

At the end of round 21 Bradford City has a good ratio of goals made to goals conceded, with 24 goals to its credit against 22 conceded.

The Bradford City team comes from a defeat in the League Two, and its coach Graham Alexander wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

The team proves to be better playing in their own base, having 5 wins versus 1 loss, and 3 draws. They won 2 games playing as the visiting team.

Best goalscorer from Bradford City

In this season, the individual highlight is Andy Cook that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 10 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Bradford City achieved in several matches.

Port Vale

League Two leaderboard now

The Port Vale team with 37 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 10 wins, 7 draws, and 4 losses.

This means that Doncaster Rovers team, in 3rd place, is close behind in the 22nd round with a disadvantage of 1 point.

Port Vale analysis

After 21 rounds, Port Vale has a positive goal difference, with 26 goals scored and only 19 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

As we approach the Regular Season, Port Vale is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 3.67 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the League Two.

With a balance of 6 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws in the League Two, Port Vale playing away usually gives opponents slim chances of beating them.

Port Vale is a more offensive team than Bradford City, having 2219 attacks vs. 2006 from Bradford City, having scored 26 times, in comparison, Bradford City converted into goal 24 times.

Best goalscorer from Port Vale

Jayden Stockley has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 4 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Port Vale to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Port Vale, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Bradford City that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 1.83.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Bradford City is Andy Cook, who has already scored 10 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Port Vale is Jayden Stockley, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

Port Vale has conceded 9 away goals in 11 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Port Vale will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-2, something to take into consideration.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Taking into consideration that Port Vale scores an average of 1.18 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.73.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 5.42 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.57 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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