Burton vs Port Vale Prediction & Betting Tips (23 March)

Burton may have been denied a fourth successive League One title last term, but a run of six home wins on the bounce suggests that they may well be the team to beat again this time around. Port Vale can only dream of such impressive form on the road, with their previous five games resulting in no points and 11 goals conceded.

Ten of the last 11 Burton matches in the League One have served up two goals or fewer, so there is no reason to expect anything different in what is an important game for both sides. In fact, eight of the previous 10 Port Vale away games at this level have also been of the under 2.5 goals variety, meaning that it would come as a shock to see three goals or more.

At least one of the two keepers has emerged with a clean sheet from 11 of the most recent 16 Burton matches on their own patch in the League One, so thrills and spills have been few and far between. Given that seven of the previous ten Port Vale away games at this level have followed the same pattern, any deviation from this script would come as a shock.