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Port Vale pack their bags to visit Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Valiants will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 23 and win only 6 of the 39 games.
The previous match played between the two at Blundell Park was more than three years back, in February 2000, with Grimsby running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | Grimsby | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 05 Sep | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Grimsby | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 23 Mar | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Grimsby | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Sep | Grimsby | 2 - 2 | Port Vale | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 11 Jan | Grimsby | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 14 Sep | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Grimsby | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 16 Apr | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Grimsby | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Mariners have scored 5, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Port Vale's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Valiants have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Grimsby's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Natiowide League Division Two, picking up 3 from their 1 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
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 Grimsby. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |