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Port Vale travel to take on Exeter City at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, Valiants have recorded 6 wins, and Exeter City have come away with 10 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Exeter City was well over fifteen years ago, back in November 1993, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Oct | Port Vale | 1 - 3 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 30 Apr | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Exeter City | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 20 Nov | Exeter City | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 04 May | Exeter City | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 21 Apr | Exeter City | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | ASSM |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 16 Mar | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Exeter City | ASSM |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 12 Sep | Port Vale | 2 - 2 | Exeter City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Exeter City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Grecians's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Valiants have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Exeter City's total of 36 points from their 22 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Port Vale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 26 points from their 23 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Grecians, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Exeter City | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |