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Port Vale play host to Southend United at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Valiants are clearly on top, having won 18 and lost only 5 of the 33 games.
The last time the two teams met at Port Vale was back in January 1997, over five years ago, the Valiants carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Southend Utd. | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 25 Jan | Port Vale | 2-1 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 21 Sep | Southend Utd. | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Mar | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 20 Dec | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 28 Jan | Southend Utd. | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 05 Nov | Port Vale | 5 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southend Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Port Vale's 25 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Southend Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 33 points from 18 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Port Vale's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Southend Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Southend Utd. | 10 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |