FM Preview: Port Vale v Cheltenham Town 22 Jan 2011

Last updated : 21 January 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Port Vale v Cheltenham Town fixture

Port Vale prepare to entertain Cheltenham Town at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was just last season, in October 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline 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:
2010/2011Sat 23 OctCheltenham T.0 - 0Port ValeLGE2
2009/2010Sat 20 MarCheltenham T.1 - 1Port ValeLGE2
2009/2010Sat 24 OctPort Vale1-1Cheltenham T.LGE2
2007/2008Wed 02 JanCheltenham T.1 - 0Port ValeLGE1
2007/2008Tue 02 OctPort Vale3 - 0Cheltenham T.LGE1
2006/2007Tue 06 MarPort Vale1 - 1Cheltenham T.LGE1
2006/2007Sat 12 AugCheltenham T.0 - 1Port ValeLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Port Vale are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Valiants, with 3 goals against.

Cheltenham T. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Port Vale are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 39 points from 23 games. Cheltenham T.'s 34 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Port Vale61055163
Cheltenham T.6213987

FootyMad's prediction ...

Valiants are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Port Vale Won 5 successive home games.
6 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Cheltenham T. Undefeated in last 3 away games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.