Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Port Vale
Match Time & Date:
29/12/2023
20:45
Prediction: 1-2
Blackpool
All eyes will be on Vale Park when Port Vale and Blackpool square off against each other in a highly-anticipated League One game. The Valiants aim to recover from a 3-2 loss to Barnsley, but they face a difficult task in Friday’s encounter. Teenage midfielder Jack Shorrock should start from the bench once again despite finding the net in the Boxing Day defeat, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The Seasiders, on the other hand, aim to move closer to the playoffs berth and seeing that they want this win more than the hosts, away triumph should be considered. As for the away team, defender Oliver Casey is widely expected to return to the starting XI after coming as a substitute in the last league match. Blackpool head coach Neil Critchley should stick to the 3-5-2 formation.
Highlighted Player (Chris Maxwell):
Chris Maxwell is a Welsh goalkeeper who was born in St Asaph on July 30, 1990. Maxwell began his youth career at Penrhyn Bay (1998-2000) and in 2000 he moved to Wrexham. The 188-cm-tall shoot-stopper made his first-team debut for Wrexham at the age of 18 and he played 76 league games for the club from 2008 to 2012.
During the 2008/2009 season he spent six months on loan at Welsh club Connah’s Quay Nomads and in 2012 he joined Fleetwood Town. Chris Maxwell made 110 appearances in the league for the Trawlermen and on May 16, 2016 he signed a three-year deal with Championship side Preston North End. You should know that he managed to keep clean sheets in 38 appearances for the Lilywhites in the 2016/2017 Championship campaign.
Due to his dual citizenship, Maxwell is capable of representing both Wales and Scotland at senior level, but he played for the Dragons at youth level, being capped for the U21 team 16 times.
Highlighted Team (Port Vale):
Nicknamed the Valiants, Port Vale are a professional club that compete in the League Two. Port Vale welcome their rivals at Vale Park, and they wear white and black kit when playing in front of home fans. Yellow, on the other hand, is the dominant colour of their away kit.
The Valiants’ home ground, which was built in 1950, can hold up to 49,768 people. Championship side Stoke City are seen as one of the club’s fiercest rivals, but their rivalry is pretty healthy. The two teams first met on December 2, 1882, with the Potters emerging triumphant (1-0).
The Valiants maintain a rivalry with fellow League 2 club Crewe Alexandra as well. Speaking of the club’s titles, it has to be noted that Port Vale have won Football League Trophy on two occasions (1993, 2001). A 9-1 win over Chesterfield from September 24, 1932 is the club’s biggest triumph.
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