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Port Vale prepare to entertain Cheltenham Town at Vale Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Valiants have drawn one game and lost the other.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was less than a year ago, in March 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 06 Mar | Port Vale | 1-1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 29 Oct | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Valiants have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Cheltenham T.'s away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Robins have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 5 points from their 8 games thus far. Cheltenham T. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Vale Park for the Valiants and the Madmen are unable to see past Cheltenham T. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Cheltenham T. | 11 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |