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Port Vale travel to take on Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 6 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.
The last time the two teams met at Accrington S. was way back in the black-and-white days of February 1960, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 27 Feb | Accrington S. | 1 - 3 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 10 Oct | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Accrington S. | LGE1 |
| 1953/1954 | Tue 30 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Accrington S. | D3N |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 07 Nov | Accrington S. | 2 - 2 | Port Vale | D3N |
| 1952/1953 | Sat 14 Mar | Accrington S. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | D3N |
| 1952/1953 | Sat 25 Oct | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Accrington S. | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
Accrington Stanley losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 in the wrong end.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Valiants have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Accrington S. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 34 from their 36 matches played. Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 35 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Port Vale on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Accrington S.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Accrington S. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Port Vale | No sequences of note |