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Port Vale prepare to entertain Burton Albion at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
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Recent respective form guides
Port Vale need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Valiants have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Burton Albion's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Brewers have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 21 matches. Burton Albion's 29 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Vale Park for the Valiants and the Madmen are unable to see past Burton Albion claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Burton Albion | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |