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Port Vale travel to take on Swansea City at Liberty Stadium on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Valiants will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 6 of the 26 games.
The last time the two teams met at Swansea City was back in October 2000, over five years ago, with Port Vale inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Swans in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 26 Apr | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 06 Nov | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 13 Feb | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 05 Sep | Swansea City | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 29 Apr | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Swans have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 3.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Valiants have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swansea City are leading the way in the Coca Cola League One, with their 24 games giving them a return of 43 points. Port Vale see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 31 points from their 25 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Valiants are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Swansea City. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | 11 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |