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Port Vale face a trip to Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 7 previous games, with the hosts winning just 2.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2009, with Accrington S. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 29 Sep | Port Vale | 2 - 2 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 17 Mar | Accrington S. | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 27 Feb | Accrington S. | 1 - 3 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 10 Oct | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Accrington S. | LGE1 |
| 1953/1954 | Tue 30 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Accrington S. | D3N |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 07 Nov | Accrington S. | 2 - 2 | Port Vale | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
Accrington Stanley's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Reds have scored 7, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
Port Vale's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Valiants pummel 13 goals, and let in 5.
Accrington S. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 54 points from their 40 games played so far, Port Vale's 60 points from 41 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Port Vale are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Accrington S.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Accrington S. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |