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Port Vale travel to take on Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Friday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Valiants will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Wed. was more than a decade ago, in October 1990, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1990/1991 | Mon 06 May | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | DIV2 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 20 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | DIV2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 11 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 1 | Port Vale | DIV3 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 17 Sep | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | DIV3 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 05 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | DIV3 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 28 Aug | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | DIV3 |
| 1975/1976 | Mon 16 Feb | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These games have seen the Owls score just 5 goals, though they have conceded 1.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Sheff. Wed. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 22 matches. Port Vale's 32 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Valiants out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Sheff. Wed.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |