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Port Vale travel to take on Oxford United at The Kassam Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.
The last time the two teams met at Oxford Utd. was back in May 2001, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Tue 01 May | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 Aug | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Apr | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 21 Nov | Oxford Utd. | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Apr | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 29 Nov | Oxford Utd. | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 05 Apr | Oxford Utd. | 0 - 2 | Port Vale | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the U's, with 4 goals against.
The Valiants have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Valiants, and 4 goals against.
Oxford Utd.'s 11 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Port Vale are leading the way in the Npower League Two, with their 9 games giving them a return of 22 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
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 Oxford Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oxford Utd. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | 8 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 6 matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |