Burton Albion vs Port Vale Match Analysis & Prediction
14/11/2023 10:45 pm
Burton Albion and Port Vale will meet for the third time this season when the face off in Tuesday’s FA Cup first-round replay.
The Brewers claimed a 3-2 victory in September’s league encounter, before the two sides played out a goalless draw in the initial cup tie.
Since facing Port Vale at the beginning of the month, Burton have gone on to lose successive matches to Doncaster Rovers and Northampton Town in the EFL Trophy and league respectively.
In their most recent game against Northampton, Dino Maamria saw his side go into halftime on level tersm following a goalless first half, but second-half goals from Marc Leonard and Sam Hoskins ensured Burton left Sixfields empty-handed.
Disappointingly, the Brewers have now failed to win in five competitive matches since claiming a 4-1 victory over Bristol Rovers on October 21.
On a more positive note, Burton are currently enjoying a six-game unbeaten home run, which will put them in good stead for the midweek contest, as they look to reach the second round for a third successive season.
However, rather than Burton, Port Vale are hoping it will be them that make the second-round trip to Stevenage at the start of December.
Port Vale, who are aiming to avoid successive first-round exits, have gone three competitive matches without a win since beating Mansfield Town to reach the EFL Cup quarter-finals for the first time in their history.
The Valiants have also failed to win any of their last nine league matches after they were denied all three points in Saturday’s eventful away game against Lincoln City.
After taking a lead into halftime following Ben Garrity’s opener, Port Vale saw Ollie Arblaster sent off in the opening two minutes of the second half, and while the numbers were quickly evened with Paudie O’Connor’s red card, Olamide Shodipo’s stoppage-time effort ensured the Valiants had to settle for a draw.
Port Vale will now turn their attention to their first away game in the FA Cup since December 2021 when they won 2-1 against Burton Albion.
Burton Albion vs. Port Vale Head to head
In the 17 previous meetings between these two teams, Burton have claimed six victories while Port Vale have won seven, and they have drawn in four. Port Vale have scored 27 goals and conceded 21 in the process.
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04/12/2021Burton Albion1Port Vale2FA Cup
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20/08/2022Burton Albion0Port Vale2League One
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18/03/2023Port Vale2Burton Albion3League One
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19/09/2023Port Vale2Burton Albion3League One
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04/11/2023Port Vale0Burton Albion0FA Cup
Burton Albion Team News
Burton Albion will be without the services of John Brayford, Sam Hughes and Kwadwo Baah, who are all ruled out through injury.
Forward Bez Lubala will look to add to his four-goal tally for the season when he leads the line for the hosts on Tuesday.
Burton Albion's Last 5 Matches
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24/10/2023Carlisle United2Burton Albion1League One
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28/10/2023Burton Albion0Leyton Orient0League One
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04/11/2023Port Vale0Burton Albion0FA Cup
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07/11/2023Doncaster Rovers2Burton Albion1EFL Trophy
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11/11/2023Northampton Town2Burton Albion0League One
Port Vale Team News
Port Vale’s injury list consists of Conor Grant, Mitch Clark, Alex Iacovitti, Dan Jones, Kofi Balmer and James Wilson.
Arblaster will serve a one-game ban folloiwng his redd card at the weekend, and the midfielder’s suspension could see Tom Conlon come into the side to make his second start since returning from injury.
Port Vale's Last 5 Matches
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28/10/2023Port Vale1Cheltenham Town2League One
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31/10/2023Mansfield Town0Port Vale1League Cup
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04/11/2023Port Vale0Burton Albion0FA Cup
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07/11/2023Wrexham2Port Vale1EFL Trophy
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11/11/2023Lincoln City1Port Vale1League One
Burton Albion vs. Port Vale: Odds and Predictions
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