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Walsall pack their bags to visit Port Vale at Vale Park on Wednesday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 39 games played, Saddlers have recorded 12 wins, and Port Vale have come away with 14 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Vale Park was within the last three years, in October 2005, as the Valiants edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Sep | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Valiants have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.
Walsall's away form is none too clever either, remaining unbeaten in the last six, though five of those have been draws. The Saddlers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 3 against.
Port Vale are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 16 points from their 21 games thus far. Walsall's total of 32 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Walsall | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Saddlers of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Vale Park with Walsall coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Walsall | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 13 games since last defeat. |