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Port Vale face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Tuesday evening,
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, the Dale carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Apr | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 30 Oct | Rochdale | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | ASSM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 11 Jan | Rochdale | 3 - 3 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 31 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 16 Mar | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Dale, with 7 goals against.
Port Vale's away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Valiants, and 8 goals against.
Rochdale are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League Two, with their 26 games giving them a return of 55 points. Port Vale's 33 points from 24 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 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 14 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Rochdale is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Won 4 successive home games. 15 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 10 matches. |
| Port Vale | Undefeated in last 9 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |