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Port Vale prepare to entertain Hull City at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Valiants are clearly on top, having won 19 and lost only 8 of the 34 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was two seasons ago, in October 2002, with Port Vale running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a (Associate Members) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Tue 22 Oct | Port Vale | 3-1 | Hull City | AM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 04 Dec | Hull City | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | AM |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 22 Jan | Hull City | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 09 Oct | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Hull City | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 27 Mar | Hull City | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 21 Nov | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Hull City | LD2 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 16 Mar | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Hull City | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 8 conceded.
Hull City's away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Tigers, and 3 goals against.
Port Vale's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Hull City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 6 points from the 2 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 13 |
| Hull City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Port Vale are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Hull City will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Hull City | Undefeated in last 7 away games. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |