On Jan 8th, Port Vale hosts Brentford at Vale Park in a FA Cup match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Port Vale is fresh off their 2-1 win against Burton Albion. Ryan Leak struck first for Burton Albion in the 23rd minute on a feed from Jonny Smith, then Dennis Politic tied it up for Port Vale in the 79th minute on a feed from David Worrall Finally they completed the comback in the 82nd minute on a goal by Dennis Politic to cap off a wild match. Port Vale looks to continue their winning ways, having won 6 of their last 10, while brentford is fresh off their 2-1 win against Aston Villa. Danny Ings struck first for Aston Villa in the 16th minute on a feed from Emiliano Buendía, but Yoane Wissa got the equalizer for Brentford in the 42nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 83rd minute on a goal by Mads Roerslev Rasmussen. Brentford is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Sergi Canos and Shandon Baptiste are the top scorers for Brentford in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Port Vale’s most prolific scorer has been James Wilson. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.