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Port Vale prepare to entertain Oldham Athletic at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 23 wins out of 34 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was just last season, in February 2007, with Port Vale running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 17 Nov | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Valiants have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Oldham Ath.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 2 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 leaked at the wrong end.
Port Vale find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 34 games have yielded only 22 points. Oldham Ath.'s 44 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Valiants at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Latics come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Oldham Ath. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |