Match Preview: Peterborough United v Port Vale (Wednesday, 7.45pm)

Peterborough United host Port Vale on Wednesday at the Weston Homes Stadium in League One.

In their last league match, on April 1, Peterborough beat Leyton Orient 2-1 away, with goals from Ephron Mason-Clark and Hector Kyprianou.

Vale drew, 0-0 away at Wigan Athletic on Saturday.

With 77 goals in 40 games so far this season, Peterborough are the league’s second-highest scorers with 1.9 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 50 goals at a rate of 1.2 per game.

Vale, meanwhile, are below average scorers, with 0.9 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.3. They have conceded 1.5 goals per game.

In the last 10 years, Peterborough and Vale have played each other on 10 occasions. Peterborough won five of them, Vale two, and they drew three times.

On average, the Posh scored 1.8 goals and the Valiants 0.9 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on October 24, when Peterborough won 1-0 away.

United are fourth in the table after 40 games, of which they have won 22 and drawn eight, earning 74 points.

The Valiants are 16 places behind the Posh in 20th, with 10 wins and 10 draws putting them on 40 points.

The home team’s Harrison Burrows is among the league’s most creative players, racking up 12 assists in 40 appearances so far this season, and holding second spot in League One’s assist charts.

For the visitors, Ethan Chislett has set up the most goals, having laid on seven assists in 38 games.

Peterborough are in reasonable form in League One, with four wins and two losses from their last six games.

With two wins and two draws over that period, Vale’s form is worse – they have taken eight points from 18, compared to Peterborough’s 12.

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Peterborough United v Port Vale
League One | Weston Homes Stadium
Wednesday, 10 April 2024 @ 7.45pm

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