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Port Vale pack their bags to visit Bournemouth at Dean Court 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 taste defeat on 17 occassions, and draw 10, from the 29 games played.
The previous match played between the two at Dean Court was within the last three years, in November 2001, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Bournemouth | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 20 Nov | Bournemouth | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Feb | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Sep | Bournemouth | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 16 Apr | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | LD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 07 Dec | Bournemouth | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Bournemouth see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Two, showing a record of 32 points from their 25 games played so far, Port Vale's 36 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Valiants has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Bournemouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | 4 games since last defeat. |