Port Vale vs Carlisle United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League Two match on December 21st, 2024

Port Vale and Carlisle United will face each other in a League Two game in England on Saturday, December 21st, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), check the Port Vale vs Carlisle United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Port Vale vs Carlisle United will occur

The game takes place in the small Vale Park stadium, in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, with a capacity for 18947 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Port Vale vs Carlisle United 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 2.49 goals per match played.

Port Vale last match

Port Vale comes from a draw in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Bromley, in a match valid for League Two, and the match ended 0-0. Coach D. Moore's team lined up with this formation: 3-4-2-1.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.20.

Port Vale average performance has certainly not been brilliant. One of the few who made a difference is Antwoine Hackford: well positioned on the field, with a well-tuned foot, he was instrumental to the team in saving the result.

Carlisle United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for League Two, Carlisle United, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Chesterfield team with a final score of 0-2.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.30, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Port Vale vs Carlisle United h2h

The last time Port Vale faced Carlisle United it was in League One. Port Vale, then in 14th place opened with a play using the 3-4-2-1 formation, while Carlisle United, who was in 24th place, played using a 3-5-2 tactic.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2023/2024 League One season. The match, played on 01-01-2024, recorded the 2-1 win for Carlisle United.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

Port Vale

League Two leaderboard now

The Port Vale team with 36 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 10 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses.

Which means that in the 21st round, the team is ahead with an advantage of 2 points over Crewe Alexandra team who is in the 3rd place.

Port Vale analysis

After round number 20 in League Two, Port Vale has 26 goals scored and 19 conceded.

Port Vale averaged 3.6 attempts toward the opponent's goal per match played, which may say a lot about the team's offensive skills and its ability to score.

While Carlisle United has only managed to convert 15 of their 1836 attacks into goals, Port Vale has been much more successful with 2109 attacks and 26 goals.

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.

Carlisle United

League Two leaderboard now

With 14 points won, Carlisle United is in 24th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 11 losses, plus 5 draws.

In the 21st round, the team has the same score that the Morecambe who occupies position 23.

Carlisle United analysis

After round 20 of League Two we count 15 goals scored by Carlisle United and 32 conceded.

The Carlisle United team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 54.47%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

The outcome of the match promises to be less than positive for the team, which is awaiting a complicated away game and has some less than comforting attacking numbers: only 0.79 goals on average per game in this tournament.

Best goalscorer from Carlisle United

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Dominic Sadi. The Attacker has scored 2 times in the current season and has helped Carlisle United come out with a positive result on several occasions.

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

Goals Top Betting Tips

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.97 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.75 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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