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Port Vale face a trip to Walsall at Banks's Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Valiants will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 25 and win only 5 of the 39 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Port Vale | 3 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Walsall | 3 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Thu 03 May | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 21 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Walsall | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
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 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Walsall are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 1 points from their 4 games thus far. Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Port Vale on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Walsall. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |