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Port Vale prepare to entertain Shrewsbury Town at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 20 games played, Valiants have recorded 8 wins, and Shrewsbury Tn. have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was just last season, in January 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Port Vale | 1-1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Dec | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | ASSM |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 19 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 2 | Port Vale | ASSM |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 05 Jan | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | FAC |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 04 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Shrewsbury Tn. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Shrews have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 67 points from their 45 games so far. Shrewsbury Tn.'s 62 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Valiants's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Shrewsbury Tn.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |