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Port Vale prepare to entertain Rushden & Diamonds at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
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Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Rushden & D have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Diamonds have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 30 points from their 19 games so far. Rushden & D's 27 points from 19 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Rushden & D | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Rushden & D is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Valiants in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Rushden & D | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |