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Port Vale face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 34 out of 49 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2002, the Tykes carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Port Vale | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Dec | Barnsley | 3 - 1 | Port Vale | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 05 Apr | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 11 Oct | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | Port Vale | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
The away form of Port Vale is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. The Valiants's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
Barnsley's 50 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 55 from their 36 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 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 Barnsley. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |