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Port Vale pack their bags to visit Walsall at Bescot Stadium 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 24 and win only 5 of the 37 games.
The previous match played between the two at Bescot Stadium was more than three years back, in December 2000, the Saddlers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Thu 03 May | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Walsall | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 21 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Walsall | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 12 Nov | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LD1 |
| 1989/1990 | Mon 28 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Walsall | LC |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 22 Aug | Walsall | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 26 Mar | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Saddlers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Valiants's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Valiants has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Walsall. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Port Vale | 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |