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Port Vale pack their bags to visit Luton Town at Kenilworth Road 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 9 occasions, and draw 5, from the 15 games played.
The previous match played between the two at Kenilworth Road was within the last three years, in December 2004, the The Hatters carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Luton Town | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Luton Town | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Luton Town | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 May | Luton Town | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Luton Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
The away form of Port Vale is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Valiants have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Luton Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 6 matches. Port Vale are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 5 points from their 6 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Luton Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Hatters, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Luton Town | 17 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | No win in the 2 most recent games. |