Finished 1 2 Port Vale - Cheltenham England League 1 - Vale Park 
* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.
Port Vale and Cheltenham cross swords on Saturday, October 28th in a League One clash. Here is our detailed preview of the game, as well as our best Port Vale vs Cheltenham free betting tips. Also, check out our dedicated League One betting tips page.
Port Vale vs Cheltenham predictions and betting tips
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Under 9.5 Corners
- In 4 of the last 7 H2Hs, there were no more than 9 corners.
- Cheltenham saw only 1 of their last 5 matches produce the double-digit amount of corners.
- Port Vale saw 3 of their last 5 games stay under 9,5 corners.
Under 2.5 Goals
- In only 1 of Cheltenham’s last 6 games, there were more than 2 goals scored.
- All of Port Vale’s last 4 matches stayed under 2.5 goals.
- The same happened in all of Port Vale’s last 3 home outings.
Top betting odds and key stats for Port Vale vs Cheltenham
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Last Five - Port Vale
Last Five - Cheltenham
Now, let's take a better look at the best markets and odds we found for this duel:
Port Vale odds: 4/5 (1.80) – 55.6% Probability
Draw odds: 14/5 (3.80) – 26.3% Probability
Cheltenham odds: 17/4 (5.25) – 19.0% 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 see Port Vale to be the expected winners in this match, with a 55.60% win probability. Regarding other markets, BTTS – No is our recommendation to consider at 20/23 (1.87) – 53.50%.
Port Vale – Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham lineups.
Port Vale
Port Vale’s struggles continued on Tuesday with a 0-1 home loss vs Peterborough. Conceded the only goal very early on and despite having chances and time to respond never found an equaliser.
The Valiants are now without a win in the last 7 rounds so they start to feel some serious pressure.
The clashes between Port Vale and Cheltenham tend to be dominated by the side hosting the fixture. There was only 1 away win in the last 13 H2Hs.
Important defender Balmer picked up a knock in midweek but he hopes to be available. 4 others remain in the treatment room and their absence limits the options for rotation.
Predicted Lineup:
Ripley (GK), Lowe, Smith, Balmer, Clark, Ojo, Arblaster, Massey, Garrity, Devine & Loft
Cheltenham
Cheltenham remained in last place but they finally started to score goals and this should improve the confidence.
On Tuesday Cheltenham dug themselves into a 0-3 hole on their visit to Blackpool. The improved second-half display nearly brought a heroic point but in the end, the match was lost 2-3. Still, the late push showed desire and determination.
Important centre-back Curtis Davies is available again after serving his ban. This is timely as now the other main centre-back Freestone is missing due to a suspension. Horton remains the only injury issue.
Predicted Lineup:
Southwood (GK), Long, Bevan, Davies, Ferry, Bonds, Sercombe, Adshead, Goodwin, Street & Malcolm
Starting Lineups
The teams usually announce their starting lineups one hour before the start of the game.
Player to Watch: Luke Southwood
Cheltenham remained last but they finally started scoring and playing better. In their only win so far the Player of the Match was goalkeeper Luke Southwood. He has started 60 consecutive league games between the posts for Cheltenham and his teammates rely on his reflexes.
Last season a series of clean sheets kept by Southwood were the main reason why Cheltenham survived. For them to start believing in survival again Southwood needs to be delivering more Player of the Match displays.
