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Port Vale face a trip to Swindon Town at County Ground on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Valiants will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 7 of the 32 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2003, when they played out a goalless draw 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Mar | Port Vale | 3 - 3 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Swindon Town | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Sep | Swindon Town | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Swindon Town | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 18 Sep | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Swindon Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 7 conceded.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Swindon Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 49 points from their 33 games so far. Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 32 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swindon Town | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Port Vale | 18 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 21 outings ago. |