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Port Vale prepare to entertain Swindon Town 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 31 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was just last season, in February 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Swindon Town | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Port Vale | 1-1 | Swindon Town | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Sep | Swindon Town | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Swindon Town | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 18 Sep | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Swindon Town | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 13 Jan | Swindon Town | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 28 Aug | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Swindon Town | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 15 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 9 conceded.
The Robins have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Robins, and 7 goals against.
Port Vale's total of 51 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two. Swindon Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 54 points from 32 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Port Vale are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Swindon Town will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Swindon Town | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |