Maidenhead vs Port Vale
League One side Port Vale will be disappointed to have been forced into a replay against National League North side Maidenhead in FA Cup’s 1st round. They were all but through until James Mulley’s 94th-minute strike cancelled out Byron Moore’s opener and took the tie into an extra game. Vale midfielder Michael O’Connor admitted the Valiants looked complacent and promised we will see none of that tonight. He said: “Don’t underestimate non-league teams. With 30 second to go we switched off and they scored a goal, but I thought in the second half we just sat back and let them do what they wanted”.
The fans weren’t happy with the team’s performance either and the players will certainly need to turn up tonight not to disappoint again. The Valiants are actually in good form at the moment, with two straight league wins, so there’s really no reason why they wouldn’t be able to perform also in the cup. We believe they are raring to go with the aim to put things right and please the traveling fans.
Maidenhead manager Alan Devonshire is expected to keep his trust in the same eleven that managed a draw in the first game. Their form in the league have been good, but they lost away to Havant & Waterlooville on the weekend with eyes probably already on tonight’s game. Even though they managed to take this into a replay, the part-time side won’t have surprise on their side this time around, something Devonshire also has acknowledged: “The replay is another game and Vale have seen us now and will know what we are all about.” Should Maidenhead make it through, it will be the first time in 128 years the club has made it to the 2nd round of the FA Cup. History is not exactly on their side and with three divisions separating the two teams, the hosts need to come up with something really special tonight to get anything out of this game.
Date & Time: 19 Nov 2015 – 20.45 CET
League: FA Cup (England)
Match: Maidenhead – Port Vale
Pick: Port Vale Asian hcp -1
Odds: 1.825 @ bet365
Highest Odds: 1.90 @ Betvictor
Stake: 10 EUR
Rating: 1/5
Result: 1-3, bet won!
