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Port Vale face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Saturday 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 17 and win only 7 of the 31 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2003, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Tranmere | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 4 | Tranmere | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Tranmere | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Tranmere | 3 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 18 Apr | Tranmere | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 28 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Tranmere | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 24 Apr | Tranmere | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Port Vale is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Valiants have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Tranmere are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 18 matches. Port Vale's total of 30 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tranmere | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Port Vale are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Prenton Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |