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Port Vale v Carlisle United : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Dec, 15:00 BST, Vale Park, Stoke

Saturday afternoon at the Vale Park, and it’s a League Two clash between Port Vale and Carlisle United. Darren Moore and Paul Simpson will be doing all they can to ensure victory. You'll find stats supporting our top of below, but don't forget to explore 16 other markets we're covering too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with League Two performances and head-to-heads included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Port Vale 51%	-	-
Draw 25%	-	-
Carlisle 24%	-	-
Draw 1-1 12%	-	-
Port Vale 1-0 12%	-	-
Port Vale 2-1 9%	-	-
Port Vale 2-0 9%	-	-
Carlisle 1-0 7%	-	-
Draw 0-0 7%	-	-
Carlisle 2-1 6%	-	-
Port Vale 3-1 5%	-	-
Port Vale 3-0 5%	-	-
Draw 2-2 5%	-	-
Carlisle 2-0 4%	-	-
Port Vale 3-2 3%	-	-
Carlisle 3-1 2%	-	-
Port Vale 4-1 2%	-	-
Port Vale 4-0 2%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 49%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 51%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 53%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 43%	-	-
No 1st Goal 5%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 51%	-	-
BTTS - No 49%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 22%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 18%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 11%	-	-
Home/draw 76%	-	-
Away/draw 49%	-	-
Home/away 75%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 74%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 26%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 27%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 73%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 12%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 88%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 5%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 95%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 93%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 7%	-	-
Home DNB 68%	-	-
Away DNB 42%	-	-
Port Vale win to nil 29%	-	-
Carlisle win to nil 13%	-	-

Win / draw / win League Two table

Port Vale have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 5 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Port Vale have outscored their opponents by 26 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

Port Vale have played 9 games at home winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 13 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Carlisle are in 24th position in the League Two on 14 points having played 18 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 17 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 5 and won 3. Carlisle have conceded 30 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Port Vale Carlisle
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Walsall	18	11	4	3	15	37	l 0-1A	Apr 5	Mar 4	l 3-1A
2	Port Vale Home	19	10	5	4	7	35	-	-	Apr 18	Dec 21
3	Doncaster	19	9	6	4	6	33	l 2-3A	Jan 4	d 0-00-0	Mar 29
4	Crewe	18	8	7	3	6	31	d 1-1F	Mar 29	d 1-1F	Jan 1
5	Grimsby	19	10	1	8	-1	31	Apr 21	Dec 29	l 2-3F	Feb 8
6	AFC Wim	18	9	3	6	14	30	w 3-2F	Apr 26	Mar 15	l 4-0A
7	MK Dons	17	9	3	5	11	30	Mar 15	w 0-1F	Jan 11	l 3-0A
8	Chesterfield	19	7	7	5	10	28	w 1-0F	Jan 25	Dec 14	Apr 1
9	Notts C	18	7	7	4	7	28	Feb 13	w 0-1F	l 0-2A	Jan 28
10	Gillingham	18	8	2	8	3	26	May 3	l 1-0A	Feb 22	l 4-1A
11	Bradford	18	6	7	5	4	25	Apr 1	Dec 26	Jan 18	l 2-1A
12	Salford	18	6	6	6	-2	24	Feb 22	w 0-2F	May 3	w 0-1F
13	Barrow	18	6	5	7	1	23	Jan 11	l 4-0A	w 1-0F	Mar 1
14	Bromley	18	5	8	5	0	23	Apr 12	Dec 14	Mar 22	d 1-1A
15	Cheltenham	19	6	5	8	-3	23	Jan 1	d 1-1A	l 0-1A	Apr 26
16	Fleetwood	17	5	7	5	1	22	w 3-1F	Mar 8	l 2-3A	Jan 25
17	Newport	18	6	4	8	-7	22	Jan 18	w 1-4F	Apr 5	-
18	Colchester	18	4	9	5	1	21	d 1-1F	Jan 28	Feb 15	d 0-00-0
19	Harrogate	19	6	3	10	-12	21	Mar 4	w 0-1F	d 1-1A	Mar 8
20	Accrington	18	4	6	8	-8	18	Feb 1	d 2-2A	Dec 29	Apr 21
21	Tranmere	18	4	6	8	-13	18	d 0-00-0	Mar 1	l 1-2F	Jan 4
22	Swindon	19	3	7	9	-10	16	w 2-1F	Feb 8	Feb 1	w 0-2F
23	Morecambe	19	3	5	11	-15	14	Mar 22	w 0-1F	Dec 26	Apr 12
24	Carlisle Away	18	3	5	10	-15	14	Dec 21	Apr 18	-	-

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Port Vale	0 - 1	Walsall
Port Vale	1 - 1	Crewe
Port Vale	3 - 2	AFC Wim
Port Vale	3 - 1	Fleetwood
Port Vale	1 - 1	Colchester
Port Vale	2 - 1	Swindon
Port Vale	1 - 0	Chesterfield
Port Vale	2 - 3	Doncaster
Port Vale	0 - 0	Tranmere
Port Vale	0 - 0	Cambridge
Port Vale	1 - 2	Wycombe
Port Vale	2 - 4	Exeter
Port Vale	2 - 0	Bristol R
Port Vale	0 - 2	Oxford Utd
Port Vale	1 - 2	Shrewsbury
Port Vale	2 - 2	Fleetwood
Port Vale	0 - 2	Lincoln
Port Vale	2 - 2	Stevenage
Port Vale	0 - 1	L Orient
Port Vale	0 - 1	Portsmouth

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Port Vale	0 - 1	Walsall
A	Port Vale	1 - 1	Cheltenham
H	Port Vale	1 - 1	Crewe
A	Port Vale	1 - 0	Morecambe
A	Port Vale	0 - 1	Gillingham
H	Port Vale	3 - 2	AFC Wim
A	Port Vale	1 - 0	Harrogate
H	Port Vale	3 - 1	Fleetwood
A	Port Vale	1 - 0	MK Dons
A	Port Vale	1 - 0	Notts C
H	Port Vale	1 - 1	Colchester
H	Port Vale	2 - 1	Swindon
A	Port Vale	2 - 2	Accrington
H	Port Vale	1 - 0	Chesterfield
A	Port Vale	4 - 1	Newport
H	Port Vale	2 - 3	Doncaster
A	Port Vale	0 - 4	Barrow
H	Port Vale	0 - 0	Tranmere
A	Port Vale	2 - 0	Salford
H	Port Vale	0 - 0	Cambridge

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bromley	1 - 1	Carlisle
Salford	0 - 1	Carlisle
Walsall	3 - 1	Carlisle
AFC Wim	4 - 0	Carlisle
Colchester	0 - 0	Carlisle
Swindon	0 - 2	Carlisle
Bradford	2 - 1	Carlisle
MK Dons	3 - 0	Carlisle
Gillingham	4 - 1	Carlisle
Derby	2 - 0	Carlisle
Cheltenham	0 - 1	Carlisle
Northampton	2 - 0	Carlisle
Peterborough	1 - 3	Carlisle
Shrewsbury	1 - 0	Carlisle
Charlton	3 - 2	Carlisle
Burton	0 - 1	Carlisle
Bristol R	2 - 1	Carlisle
L Orient	3 - 2	Carlisle
Barnsley	2 - 1	Carlisle
Exeter	2 - 1	Carlisle

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Carlisle	1 - 1	Crewe
H	Carlisle	0 - 0	Doncaster
A	Carlisle	1 - 1	Bromley
A	Carlisle	1 - 0	Salford
H	Carlisle	0 - 1	Cheltenham
A	Carlisle	1 - 3	Walsall
H	Carlisle	1 - 1	Harrogate
A	Carlisle	0 - 4	AFC Wim
A	Carlisle	0 - 0	Colchester
H	Carlisle	0 - 2	Notts C
H	Carlisle	2 - 3	Grimsby
A	Carlisle	2 - 0	Swindon
H	Carlisle	2 - 3	Fleetwood
A	Carlisle	1 - 2	Bradford
H	Carlisle	1 - 2	Tranmere
A	Carlisle	0 - 3	MK Dons
H	Carlisle	1 - 0	Barrow
A	Carlisle	1 - 4	Gillingham
A	Carlisle	0 - 2	Derby
H	Carlisle	1 - 3	Wycombe

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Port Vale

Carlisle

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

5 / 9

7 / 9

Clean sheets

2 / 9

4 / 9

PTV

CUT

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Port Vale
Port Vale	1 - 0
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
	0 - 1	Carlisle
Port Vale	2 - 1
	0 - 1	Carlisle
	1 - 2	Carlisle
Port Vale	2 - 1
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
	0 - 2	Carlisle

Carlisle

Port Vale

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

6 / 8

7 / 8

Clean sheets

1 / 8

2 / 8

PTV

CUT

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Carlisle
Carlisle	2 - 1
	1 - 3	Port Vale
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Carlisle	2 - 1
	1 - 2	Port Vale
	0 - 1	Port Vale
Carlisle	3 - 2
Carlisle	3 - 2

Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Carlisle United of late. It has been 10 League Two matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Port Vale.

	Port Vale 2nd	Carlisle 24th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.6 goals	1.0 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 20% 1 32% 2 26% 3 14% 4+ 8% There is a 80% probability that Port Vale will score 1 or more goals	0 36% 1 37% 2 19% 3 4+ There is a 73% probability that Carlisle will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-16 Port Vale have scored 16% fewer goals at home than predicted	-8 Carlisle’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.2 average goals scored	1.0 average goals scored
	1.4 conceded	1.8 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season

32%

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CUT

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Games scored	15		12
Failed to score	4		6
Scored first	12		6
Goals scored	26		15
Avg. goals scored	1.4		0.8
Avg. shots per game	8		8
Avg. shots per goal	6		10
Conversion rate for	16		10
Avg. XG for	1.3		1.2
KickOff rating		+32%

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Games conceded	12		13
Clean sheets	7		5
Conceded first	6		10
Goals conceded	19		30
Avg. goals conceded	1		1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded	7		8
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		5
Conversion rate against	15%		21%
Avg. XG against	0.9		1.1
KickOff rating		+26%

Port Vale v Carlisle League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Port Vale League Two squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
19	4	4	4
C Ripley	J Stockley	L Tolaj	J Stockley

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
C Ripley GLK	19			1 -
T Sang DEF	18		1	1 -
C Hall DEF	18			1 -
R Croasdale MID	18	2	1	3 -
J Stockley FWD	18	4	3	4 -
R Curtis FWD	17	2	2	3 -
B Heneghan DEF	16			3 -
J Debrah DEF	15	1		2 -
B Cover MID	15	2		3 -
E Chislett MID	15	4	1	2 -
B Garrity MID	14	2	1	3 -
R Paton FWD	13	1	1	2 -
R Richards MID	12	2	2	1 -
L Tolaj FWD	12	2	4	2 -
K John DEF	11		1	2 -
S Hart DEF	8			1 -
G Byers MID	8	1		2 -
B. Baker-Boatiey FWD	8		1	2 -
J Lowe MID	7			1 -
J Shorrock MID	6	1	1	-
C Grant MID	4			-
N Smith DEF	2			-
J Plant FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
4	13	4	13
J Stockley	J Stockley	L Tolaj	T Sang

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
J Stockley FWD	4	13	3	11
E Chislett MID	4	9	1	11
R Croasdale MID	2	3	1	7
R Curtis FWD	2	9	2	7
B Cover MID	2	2		8
B Garrity MID	2	3	1	4
R Richards MID	2	5	2	5
L Tolaj FWD	2	7	4	7
R Paton FWD	1	4	1	6
G Byers MID	1	2		8
J Debrah DEF	1	1		1
J Shorrock MID	1	2	1	2
C Grant MID				7
J Lowe MID				1
B. Baker-Boatiey FWD			1	6
C Ripley GLK				2
S Hart DEF				2
K John DEF			1	3
T Sang DEF			1	13
B Heneghan DEF		3		1
C Hall DEF		2		2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
951	49	177
C Hall	B Cover	J Stockley

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
C Hall DEF	951	20	100
C Ripley GLK	759		11
T Sang DEF	637	30	82
R Croasdale MID	601	44	90
J Debrah DEF	535	18	58
B Garrity MID	504	25	91
B Heneghan DEF	481	6	69
B Cover MID	371	49	101
E Chislett MID	348	19	60
R Curtis FWD	312	16	84
J Stockley FWD	286	8	177
K John DEF	271	15	38
L Tolaj FWD	256	15	42
G Byers MID	209	20	37
S Hart DEF	186	16	41
R Paton FWD	163	5	14
R Richards MID	142	6	33
C Grant MID	131	6	16
J Shorrock MID	102	12	18
J Lowe MID	41		1
N Smith DEF	33	4	13
B. Baker-Boatiey FWD	29	2	4
J Plant FWD	4	1	2

Carlisle League Two squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
15	2	3	5
J Mellish	J Mellish	C Harper	J Mellish

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Mellish DEF	17	2	1	5 -
S Lavelle DEF	16	2	1	3 -
D Sadi FWD	16	2	1	3 -
J Vela MID	15			4 -
H Neal MID	15	1		5 -
L Armstrong FWD	15	2		-
H Lewis GLK	14			-
C Harper DEF	14		3	2 -
B Barclay DEF	13	1	1	5 -
C Wyke FWD	13	2		2 -
A Davies DEF	11	1	1	3 -
T Thomas DEF	11			1 -
H Biggins MID	11		1	1 -
A Hayden DEF	9		1	2 -
B Williams DEF	8			-
C Guy MID	8			1 -
D Adu-Adjei FWD	8	2	1	1 -
J Ellis DEF	7			1 -
J Jones FWD	7			4 -
T Charters MID	5			1 -
D McGeouch MID	5		1	1 -
G Kelly FWD	5			1 -
G Breeze GLK	4			-
J Robinson DEF	3			1 -
E Robson MID	3			1 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
2	12	3	16
J Mellish	D Sadi	C Harper	C Harper

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
J Mellish DEF	2	6	1	6
D Adu-Adjei FWD	2	6	1	2
D Sadi FWD	2	12	1	14
L Armstrong FWD	2	6		3
C Wyke FWD	2	3		6
S Lavelle DEF	2	3	1	2
H Neal MID	1	3		2
B Barclay DEF	1	5	1	3
A Davies DEF	1	2	1	8
D McGeouch MID			1	1
T Charters MID				1
J Jones FWD		3		3
H Biggins MID		1	1	7
C Guy MID				4
B Williams DEF		1		2
A Hayden DEF		2	1	2
T Thomas DEF				3
C Harper DEF		3	3	16
J Vela MID		3		2
E Robson MID		1		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
831	35	99
S Lavelle	H Neal	J Mellish

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
S Lavelle DEF	831	21	85
J Mellish DEF	820	31	99
C Harper DEF	596	14	33
H Neal MID	572	35	77
T Thomas DEF	510	19	75
H Lewis GLK	485		5
B Barclay DEF	436	15	49
H Biggins MID	411	11	54
A Hayden DEF	366	12	44
A Davies DEF	339	16	51
D Sadi FWD	335	29	60
C Guy MID	272	8	22
J Vela MID	257	19	47
J Jones FWD	215	5	29
C Wyke FWD	198	9	74
B Williams DEF	170	8	38
D McGeouch MID	126	4	7
G Breeze GLK	126		5
L Armstrong FWD	114	12	54
D Adu-Adjei FWD	100	4	28
T Charters MID	90	2	7
E Robson MID	51	3	7
J Ellis DEF	48	5	12
J Robinson DEF	30	1	4
G Kelly FWD	16		11

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Port Vale v Carlisle United : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Port Vale have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Home League Performance

Carlisle are in 24th position in the League Two on 14 points having played 18 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

Performance against teams above them in the league

Port Vale v Carlisle League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

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