Newcastle Town vs Port Vale tips and predictions

Hosts to make a fist of it

It's expected that when these sides get underway they're likely to deliver some goals even if that doesn't mean there's anything exciting about the prices.

Port Vale are the clear favourites in the betting but they are too short.

Newcastle Town will take anything they can from Port Vale's recent results. The last 20 fixtures have not all gone well for the away squad; they've lost 13 of them. For a team so short in the betting, perhaps they'd be expected to have done better than this.

And although they are expected to get a result against Newcastle Town they aren't a dead-cert and a home win might be a reasonable play.

Newcastle Town are going to have to produce a standard of football most people don't think they are capable of. While probably not enough to change the destiny of the match, the hosts have posted some good numbers. This home side is playing some good football and things are really coming together. They have scored two or more goals in 11 of their recent 18 matches while their rearguard players have been backing up the frontline. They have only conceded an average of 1.3 goals over their last 6 games.

There have been episodes when Port Vale have lost their shape and they haven't had foundations to stand up to pressure. They have conceded two or more goals in 13 of their last 18 matches. Further, there could be some evidence that their total goals expectation is taking a dip. Port Vale have only scored once in their last 8 away games.

If Port Vale are to justify their short price they may come out eager to maintain a clean sheet. The No BTTS bet seems fair enough.