Grimsby Town vs Port Vale betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League Two match on December 29th, 2024

Grimsby Town and Port Vale will be playing against each other on Sunday, December 29th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), in a League Two football game in England, check the Grimsby Town vs Port Vale betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Grimsby Town vs Port Vale will occur

The game will be played in the small Blundell Park stadium, in the city of Cleethorpes, with a capacity for 9546 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Take the opportunity to check out the match live in Betarena, bringing much information to your bets, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Grimsby Town 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.

Grimsby Town last match

The last match ended in a loss for the Grimsby Town team. On that occasion they met Swindon Town for the League Two, and the match ended 3-1. Coach D. Artell's lined up a 4-1-4-1 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.38, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

The defense appeared lacking in energy throughout the match. Particularly below expectations, Harvey Rodgers, who did not appear in his best form. His team's results in the future will also depend on his performance.

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.

Grimsby Town vs Port Vale h2h

The last time Port Vale went up against Grimsby Town, it was in League Two. Port Vale, ranked 12th place, started with a 3-5-2 tactic, while Grimsby Town, then in 24th place, was charged with a 4-4-2 formation.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 01-05-2021, in the 2020/2021 season of the League Two, which ended with a 1-0 win for Grimsby Town.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

S. Jackson will be in charge of arbitrating this game, well assisted by W. Cavanagh and S. Clayton.

Grimsby Town

League Two leaderboard now

Considering the home team Grimsby Town, standing in 8th place with 31 points in the League Two competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 10 wins, 10 losses and, 1 draw.

In the 23rd round, the team has the same score as opposed to Notts County who places just above in 7th place.

Grimsby Town positioned in the middle of the league table in the England League Two without high aspirations, or relegation concerns will try to take advantage of being the hosts to get a win.

Grimsby Town analysis

Grimsby Town have a negative goal difference, having after 22 rounds conceded 33 goals to opponents and scored 28. An average to improve.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 2 losses streak in the League Two, which is not a good omen for this next match.

Grimsby Town average number of shots on net is 3.86 per game. This is a good indicator of the fact that the team does not score much, nor does it impose too much of a burden on opposing defenses.

Grimsby Town, with a ball possession of 49.57% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Port Vale of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Best goalscorer from Grimsby Town

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Danny Rose. He has already scored 6 times this season and has helped Grimsby Town come away with the positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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.

Which means that in the 23rd round, the team is ahead with an advantage of 1 point over Doncaster Rovers team who is in the 3rd place.

Port Vale analysis

Port Vale counted 26 goals scored and 19 conceded at the end of League Two day number 22.

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

The chances of an opposing team beating Port Vale are low, with the latter having a balance of 6 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws when playing away in the League Two.

Best goalscorer from Port Vale

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Jayden Stockley. The Attacker has already scored 4 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Port Vale, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

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

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Grimsby Town is Danny Rose, who has already scored 6 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 1-0, something to take into consideration.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Grimsby Town 1.4 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Port Vale 1.18 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.85.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 4.5 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.32 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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