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Port Vale face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park 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 lose 21 and win only 7 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2006, with Port Vale inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Latics 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 20 Feb | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 08 Aug | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Latics have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Port Vale's away form is none too clever either, 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.
Oldham Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 14 matches. Port Vale are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 11 points from their 15 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Port Vale are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Boundary Park with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Port Vale | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |