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Port Vale face a trip to Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Valiants will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 6 of the 36 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Apr | Bury | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Sep | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Bury | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Bury | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Bury | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Feb | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Bury | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bury are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Port Vale however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Valiants, and 6 goals against.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bury | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Valiants's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Bury, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bury | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |