Preview: Port Vale vs. Barrow - prediction, team news, lineups

Port Vale play big to Barrow connected Saturday day sitting conscionable 1 constituent adrift of 2nd presumption successful the League Two table.

Meanwhile, the sustained mediocre signifier of the visitors has led to them dropping down to the mid-table spots, 12 points adrift of the playoffs.

Match preview

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The temper has lowered astatine Port Vale successful caller weeks, Darren Moore's broadside having incredibly enactment unneurotic an eight-match winless streak from a presumption of strength.

Failing to triumph a azygous league crippled since edging past lowly Morecambe connected November 16 gave origin for interest up of a travel to promotion rivals Doncaster Rovers past weekend.

However, Vale responded by signaling a much-needed 2-1 success, holding connected during the closing stages having yet scored much than doubly successful a crippled for the archetypal clip since October 26.

Remarkably, Vale inactive clasp the champion distant grounds successful the division, but conscionable 13 goals person been scored successful their 11 league matches connected acquainted territory.

A full of lone 4 wins person been posted during that period, portion they person failed to nett successful their astir caller 3 specified encounters.

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That volition springiness anticipation to a Barrow broadside that person gone from expected promotion contenders to a squad near successful the obscurity of mid-table.

Stephen Clemence is arguably fortunate to inactive beryllium successful a occupation aft a tally of conscionable 2 victories from their past 17 encounters successful the 4th tier.

The information that six points being collected from their astir caller 7 games represents an betterment highlights the rut that Barrow person recovered themselves in.

Last clip out, the Bluebirds went down by a 2-0 scoreline astatine the hands of Harrogate Town, leaving them conscionable 8 points supra the relegation zone.

Port Vale League Two form:

Barrow League Two form:

Team News

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Although Moore made effectual usage retired of his substitutes to spot retired the triumph astatine Doncaster, helium could instrumentality with the aforesaid Vale XI.

Antwoine Hackford and Lorent Tolaj each contributed a extremity oregon assistance successful that contention and should clasp their places successful attack.

New signing Kyle Cameron lasted conscionable 30 minutes for Barrow connected debut and could beryllium replaced successful the broadside by Neo Eccleston.

Isaac Fletcher, different caller look who has been signed from Spennymoor, whitethorn beryllium fixed much clip to get utilized to this level of shot earlier earning a start.

Gerard Garner is successful contention to unafraid a callback successful attack, apt successful spot of Emile Acquah.

Port Vale imaginable starting lineup:
Amos; Smith, Heneghan, Hall; Clark, Croasdale, Lowe, Garrity, Headley; Hackford, Tolaj

We say: Port Vale 1-1 Barrow

On the backmost of edging retired Doncaster past clip out, Port Vale are connected a high, a rarity aft caller matches. However, we consciousness that they whitethorn conflict to get implicit the enactment here, starring america to backmost a low-scoring gully with a Barrow outfit who ideally necessitate 3 points.

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