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Port Vale face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 21 out of 31 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, with Oldham Ath. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Sep | Port Vale | 2 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 11 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 5 conceded.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Valiants's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Oldham Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League One, picking up 43 points from their 30 games so far. Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 29 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Oldham Ath. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |