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Port Vale face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Thursday 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 24 and win only 10 of the 42 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2006, with Port Vale inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Rovers in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Port Vale | 2 - 3 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 13 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 31 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 29 Apr | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 07 Dec | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers 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 Rovers in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Tranmere Rvs., Port Vale are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Valiants have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Tranmere Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 56 points from their 38 games so far. Port Vale find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 38 games have yielded only 26 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Valiants are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Tranmere Rvs.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Port Vale | 13 games since last away draw. |