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Port Vale face a trip to Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Tuesday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Valiants will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 5 of the 22 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2005, the Forest carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Sep | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 06 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 12 Aug | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 19 Oct | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 10 Jan | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Forest, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Nottm. Forest, Port Vale are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Valiants have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm. Forest are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 23 games giving them a return of 44 points. Port Vale's 35 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Forest, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |