Port Vale vs Cheltenham Town betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League Two match on January 01th, 2025

Port Vale and Cheltenham Town will play on Wednesday, January 01th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), in a League Two game to be held in England, check the Port Vale vs Cheltenham Town betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Port Vale vs Cheltenham Town will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Vale Park stadium, in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, with a capacity for 18947 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Port Vale vs Cheltenham Town 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 2.51 goals per match played.

Port Vale last match

Port Vale is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Bradford City in a match valid for League Two, and the match ended 2-1. The eleven coached by D. Moore played in a 3-1-4-2 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.25, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

The defense certainly did not have an easy time in this match. The worst in the department is perhaps Connor Hall, who was missing in the most important moments of the match. One of the worst on the field.

Cheltenham Town last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for League Two, Cheltenham Town, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Crewe Alexandra team with a final score of 2-1.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.80, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Port Vale vs Cheltenham Town h2h

The last time Port Vale faced Cheltenham Town it was in League Two. Port Vale, then in 1st place opened with a play using the 3-4-1-2 formation, while Cheltenham Town, who was in 14th place, played using a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago! The meeting was valid for the League Two 2024/2025, on 03-12-2024. On that occasion, the clubs drew 1-1.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The performance of the Cheltenham Town team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Port Vale team.

This game will have J. Bell fully in charge on the pitch while O. Spender alongside M. Archibald will be supporting from the sideline.

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 5 losses.

Which means that the team has an advantage of 1 point, in the 24th round, with the Doncaster Rovers team in hot pursuit at 3rd place.

Port Vale analysis

At the end of round 23 of League Two, Port Vale collected 27 goals scored and 21 goals conceded.

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.

Cheltenham Town

League Two leaderboard now

Cheltenham Town arrives in this game with 30 points, and in 14th place in the League Two, having won 8 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 6 draws.

In the 24th round, the team has the same score that the Gillingham who occupies position 13.

Cheltenham Town analysis

We have reached matchday 23 in League Two and at the moment Cheltenham Town has made 31 goals and conceded 31.

An average of 3.64 shots on goal per game is certainly not exciting for Cheltenham Town, which is therefore a team that does not score many goals, nor does it particularly engage the goalkeepers. This will be an important factor to consider when evaluating the match.

Best goalscorer from Cheltenham Town

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight George Miller. With 6 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Cheltenham Town team achieving several victories this season.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Port Vale is Jayden Stockley, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Cheltenham Town is George Miller, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.5 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.61 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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

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