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Port Vale prepare to entertain Tranmere Rovers at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 39 games played, Valiants have recorded 16 wins, and Tranmere Rvs. have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was two seasons ago, in August 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Port Vale | 1-4 | Tranmere Rvs. | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Tranmere Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 18 Apr | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 28 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Rovers 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 8 goals for the Rovers, and 2 goals against.
Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 67 points from their 44 games so far. Tranmere Rvs.'s 64 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Valiants go into their game against Tranmere Rvs. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |