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Port Vale prepare to entertain Swindon Town at Vale Park on Tuesday evening, 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 10 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 7 conceded.
Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 11 against.
Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 59 points from their 38 games so far. Swindon Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 64 points from 38 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Port Vale are starting to turn Vale Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Swindon Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |