Finished 1 0 Port Vale - Carlisle England League 1 - Vale Park 5th Round 
* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.
Port Vale and Carlisle cross swords on Saturday, August 26h in a match that promises to be close. Carlisle are yet to win this season after their promotion. The Valiants reacted well to a humiliation early on. Here is our detailed preview of the game, as well as our best Port Vale vs Carlisle free betting tips.
Port Vale vs Carlisle Predictions and Betting Tips
If you need help finding the right bet for Port Vale vs Carlisle, check our top betting picks for this game, along with our other best football tips for today.
Port Vale to Win
- Port Vale near-perfect in their last 4 games (W3 D1).
- Carlisle lost 3 of their last 4 and are yet to win this season (D1 L4).
- Also, Carlisle lost 2 out of 2 on the road while the Valiants won 2 out of 2 at home.
Under 2.5 Goals
- There have been fewer than 3 goals in all of Carlisle’s 5 matches so far this season.
- Also, 3 of the last 4 H2Hs stayed under 2.5 goals.
- So did, 2 of Port Vale’s last 3 matches.
Top Betting Odds and Key Stats for Port Vale vs Carlisle
Check the best Port Vale vs Carlisle odds and useful stats here, on our website:
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Last Five - Port Vale
Last Five - Carlisle
Now, let's take a better look at the best markets and odds we found for this duel:
Port Vale odds: 11/13 (1.85) – 54.2% Probability
Draw odds: 14/5 (3.80) – 26.3% Probability
Carlisle odds: 18/5 (4.60) – 21.7% Probability
*all odds provided are the best price at the time of publication and come from various bookmakers and therefore the probabilities won't always add up to 100%.
As we can see, the bookies favour Port Vale as the expected winners of this match. With a 54.20% win probability, the hosts are given the advantage. Regarding other markets, James Wilson to Score Anytime has the best odds in that category 2/1 (3.00) – 33.30%.
Port Vale – Carlisle Preview: Latest Form, News, and Potential Lineups
Read all of the latest injury updates and team news for this duel, including our predicted Port Vale vs Carlisle lineups.
Port Vale
Port Vale started the new season with a shameful 0-7 away loss vs Barnsley. The Valiants responded to that convincingly though and they have been near-perfect in their last 4 games (W3 D1).
Last weekend Vale edged Charlton 3-2 away from home. This was the second 3-2 win of the season for the Valiants and they continue to have issues defensively but at least have found their stride in attack.
This is despite missing striker Harrison in the last 3 matches. He’s nursing a calf issue and is likely to remain out again. The only other absentee is the sidelined playmaker Conlon. Garrity doing pretty well anyway so this is not a big problem.
Predicted Lineup:
Ripley (GK), Smith, Jones, Iacovitti, Sang, Arblaster, Ojo, Grant, Garrity, Chislett & Wilson
Carlisle
The Cumbrians are finding life difficult back in League One after their promotion last spring. Carlisle are yet to win this season (D2 L3). Last weekend they were pretty flat when losing 0-2 vs Exeter.
So far the main goal had been trying to add players on loan to improve the quality and this has yet to materialise. With only days left of the transfer window, Carlisle are predicted to sign 4-5 new names before the weekend so some of those could bring a positive change.
Winger Terry Ablade has already joined on loan from Fulham and he’s likely to play some part straight away.
Predicted Lineup:
Holy (GK), Lavelle, Huntingdon, Mellish, Back, Gibson, Guy, Moxon, Armer, Edmondson & Maguire
Starting Lineups
The teams usually announce their starting lineups one hour before the start of the game.
Player to Watch: Ben Garrity
Port Vale’s main ball distributor Ben Garrity has been in fine form lately. He averages 3.6 big chances created per match in the last 3 rounds. Garrity is on set-piece duties too and he’s been involved in almost every goal Port Vale have scored so far.
We expect to see another accomplished and dominant performance from Garrity against the Cumbrians.
