Port Vale face a trip to Lincoln City at Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 39 games played, Valiants have recorded 10 wins, and Lincoln City have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2009, with Port Vale inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Red Imps in a League Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2009/2010 | Tue 23 Feb | Port Vale | 4 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
2009/2010 | Tue 01 Dec | Lincoln City | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
2008/2009 | Fri 20 Feb | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Lincoln City | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Lincoln City | FAC |
2000/2001 | Tue 20 Mar | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Lincoln City | ASSM |
2000/2001 | Tue 13 Mar | Lincoln City | 0 - 2 | Port Vale | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Red Imps have scored 9, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Port Vale is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Valiants have hit 8 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Lincoln City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 25 points from 23 matches. Port Vale are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 40 points from 25 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 |
Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Valiants out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Lincoln City. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Lincoln City | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |