Reading vs Port Vale Prediction & Betting Tips (20 February)

Reading are one of four teams in with a genuine chance of landing the League One title, with their cause being significantly aided by a run of seven consecutive victories, including at fierce rivals last time out. Port Vale, on the other hand, have suffered four defeats in five League One trips recently, losing three times along the way.

It would be fair to say that Reading are not the most exciting team to watch in the League One, as 16 of their previous 19 matches have produced no more than a couple of goals. Given that seven of the last nine Port Vale away games in the top-flight have also been of the under 2.5 goals variety, any deviation from this script would come as a surprise.

It has been quite unusual to see both teams on target in recent Reading home matches, with this being the case in just six of their previous 19 games in the league. What’s more, Port Vale have either failed to score or kept a clean sheet in each of their last four away matches at this level, so it would come as a surprise were the net to bulge at both ends here.